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- Updated: May 8, 2016
ANAHEIM – In what’s fast becoming a troubling trend in Anaheim, the Angels lost another key player to injury on Sunday in a 3-1 loss to the Rays when shortstop Andrelton Simmons sprained his left thumb.
Simmons injured the thumb making a diving stop on a grounder by Evan Longoria in the third inning. While it looked as though he wanted to stay in the game, Angels manager Mike Scioscia made it clear that the injury was too severe.
“Obviously he wants to play, but we’ve got to evaluate this tomorrow,” Scioscia said. “There’s no way he could have continued playing.”
Simmons, who was not available for comment after the game, will undergo an MRI on Monday. Scioscia didn’t immediately know if the injury was bad enough to warrant a stint on the DL, but said that if he was lost for an extended period, second baseman Cliff Pennington would be a candidate to replace him.
“It’s a …
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