NEW YORK (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles placed second baseman Jackson Holliday on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday with left wrist inflammation.
The move, retroactive to Tuesday, was announced shortly before the Orioles beat the New York Mets 7-1. Baltimore (75-78) is 2 1/2 games behind the Chicago White Sox for the last AL wild-card spot.
Orioles manager Craig Albernaz didn't rule out the possibility that Holliday could return for the final weekend of the season. Albernaz said Holliday would undergo imaging when the club returns to Baltimore, where it will host the Milwaukee Brewers starting Friday.
“He's been dealing with it for a while and playing through it,” Albernaz said Wednesday night. “Credit to him, he's been posting every day and playing through it.”
Holliday was replaced on the roster by infielder José Barrero, whose contract was selected from Triple-A Norfolk.
The 22-year-old Holliday is the son of former big league outfielder Matt Holliday and was the No. 1 pick in the 2022 amateur draft. He is batting .229 with seven homers, 30 RBIs and eight stolen bases in 98 games this season. He missed the first 48 games recovering from surgery to remove the hamate bone in his right hand.
Holliday went 2 for 4 in Monday’s 2-1 win over the Mets but is hitting .196 with 24 strikeouts over 102 at-bats in his last 25 games.
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Baltimore Orioles' Jackson Holliday (7) throws out New York Mets' Bo Bichette at first base after foercing out Francisco Lindor (12) for a double play during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
HOUSTON (AP) — John Rave hit a two-run homer, Michael Massey added a solo shot and the Kansas City Royals beat Houston 5-2 on Wednesday night, dropping the Astros into a first-place tie with the Texas Rangers in the AL West.
The Astros own the tiebreaker over the Rangers with both teams at 76-76, but this is the first time since Aug. 24 that Houston has not been alone in first place. Whichever team doesn't win the division could still make the playoffs as a wild card.
Rave’s sixth homer came in the fourth inning off Astros starter Cristian Javier (2-6).
Massey led off a three-run eighth inning with his 12th homer of the season and third hit of the night. After the Royals scored another run on a throwing error by right fielder Jorge Barrosa, Carter Jensen capped the frame with an RBI double.
Daniel Lynch IV (6-5) allowed two hits and struck out three in five scoreless innings. Craig Kimbrel worked around a one-out single to complete a scoreless sixth.
Nolan Hoffman allowed singles to two of the three batters he faced in the seventh inning, but Anthony Gose ended the threat by striking out pinch-hitter Nelson Velazquez and getting Daulton Varsho to fly out.
Jeremy Peña was 3 for 4 with a double, his second consecutive three-hit game for Houston. Yainer Diaz homered in the ninth inning.
Javier allowed two runs on five hits over 5 1/3 innings for Houston.
RHP Seth Lugo (7-8, 4.99 ERA) will start for the Royals when the series concludes on Thursday. RHP Miguel Ullola (0-0, 3.38) will start for the Astros as an opener.
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Houston Astros' Yainer Diaz celebrates after hitting a home run against the Kansas City Royals during the ninth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Kansas City Royals' Michael Massey (19) and John Rave (16) celebrate after a baseball game against the Houston Astros Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Kansas City Royals' Carter Jensen hits a two-run double against the Houston Astros during the eighth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Kansas City Royals' Isaac Collins (1) scores as Houston Astros catcher Yainer Diaz reaches to tag him during the eighth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Kansas City Royals' John Rave celebrates after hitting a two-run home run against the Houston Astros during the fourth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
