TBO Rays · Jul 7, 2019
Rays’ Jose Alvarado exits with oblique strain
Rays manager Kevin Cash motions to the bullpen after reliever Jose Alvarado, center, gets ready to leave the mound in the seventh inning with an injury against the Yankees on Saturday, July 6, 2019. [ALLIE GOULDING | Times]ST. PETERSBURG — Left-handed reliever Jose Alvarado winced in pain after serving up a single to the Yankees’ Aaron Hicks in the seventh inning Saturday.
Manager Kevin Cash and athletic trainer Mark Vinson came out to check on Alvarado, who eventually exited the game with a right oblique strain.
Alvarado, who said he expects to miss 2-6 weeks, is scheduled for an MRI exam on Sunday.