MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Kansas City Royals have suffered their first loss of the season: Right fielder Alex Rios was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with a broken bone in his left hand.
Rios was hit by a pitch Monday in the eighth inning of their game at Minnesota. X-rays revealed a non-displaced fracture of the fifth metacarpal, which is the bone on the pinky finger. The team said no timetable for his return has been set, declaring him out indefinitely, but the injury typically takes one month or so to heal.
The Royals and Twins had Tuesday off before resuming their series Wednesday, when the Royals will make a corresponding move to replace Rios on the roster. Likely, Lorenzo Cain will move to right field and Jarrod Dyson will replace Cain in center field.
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