Update on the latest sports
APMLB-NATIONALS-VOTH HURT
Voth hurt, Nats manager worries about more
UNDATED (AP) — Nationals reliever Austin Voth was sent to a Philadelphia hospital to get his nose reset after it was broken when he was hit by a pitch while squaring around to bunt. Voth was hurt Sunday in a 12-6 loss to the Phillies.
Hit by a pitch from Vince Velasquez, Voth exited with a towel covering a gash across his nose after the ball appeared to deflect off the bill of his batting helmet.
Washington manager Dave Martinez warned such injuries might become more frequent if Major League Baseball follows through on plans to crack down on pitchers using foreign substances to maintain a better grip on the baseball.
In other major league action:
— The Marlins close a nine-game road trip in the same place it started — at Fenway Park. Miami makes up a May 30 postponement in Boston with a quick detour back to face the Red Sox. Jesus Aguilar and the Marlins played twice at Fenway, twice in Buffalo against the Blue Jays and four times in Pittsburgh — Miami lost the first eight before beating the Pirates on Sunday. After Pablo López (1-3, 2.82 ERA) takes on Boston’s Nick Pivetta (6-1, 3.77 ERA), the Marlins head home to host Colorado on Tuesday.
— Highly regarded Royals prospect Jackson Kowar is set to make his major league debut, going on the road to face big-hitting Shohei Ohtani and the Angels. The 24-year-old Kowar was 5-0 with an 0.85 ERA at Triple-A Omaha. The right-hander struck out 41 in 31 2/3 innings. Angels righty Dylan Bundy (0-6, 6.49 ERA) aims for his first win in his 11th start of the season.
— Manager Torey Lovullo and the Arizona Diamondbacks get a day off before trying again to end their 17-game road losing streak. Arizona’s skid continued Sunday with a 2-0 loss at Milwaukee. The Diamondbacks have lost 28 of 33 overall and haven’t won away from Phoenix since Madison Bumgarner threw seven no-hit innings on April 25 to finish a doubleheader sweep in Atlanta. On Tuesday, right-hander Jon Duplantier (0-1, 9.35 ERA) starts at Oakland.
— The NL West-leading Giants expect to be without third baseman Evan Longoria for at least six weeks because of a sprained left shoulder. The 35-year-old Longoria was injured Saturday night when he collided with shortstop Brandon Crawford in the ninth inning as both players tried to field a grounder against the Cubs. Longoria is hitting .280 with nine home runs and 30 RBIs. San Francisco called up infielder Thairo Estrada from Triple-A Sacramento to take Longoria’s place on the roster.
FRENCH OPEN
US teen Gauff reaches French Open quarterfinals
PARIS (AP) — American teenager Coco Gauff served superbly to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Ons Jabeur at the French Open.
The 17-year-old Gauff lost only nine points on her serve. Gauff also had a quick match in the previous round. Jennifer Brady retired with an injured left foot after Gauff won the opening set.
Gauff will next face Barbora Krejcikova (kreh-jih-KOH’-vah). She also reached reached her first quarterfinal at a major by beating 2018 French Open runner-up Sloane Stephens 6-2, 6-0.
In other French Open action:
— Diego Schwartzman posted a fourth straight-set win to reach the quarterfinals at the French Open. The 10th-seeded Argentine beat Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany 7-6 (9), 6-4, 7-5. Schwartzman has yet to drop a set in Paris. He made it to the semifinals last year at Roland Garros. He lost to Rafael Nadal. He will either face the 13-time champion or 18th-seeded Jannik Sinner in the next round.
SOLITARY CONFINEMENT-BUTLER
Former NBA star works to end solitary confinement in prisons
UNDATED (AP) — Former NBA star Caron Butler is among those asking Connecticut’s governor to sign a bill that would strictly limit the use of solitary confinement in prison.
Butler spent two weeks in solitary confinement while serving time in prison as a teenager on guns and drug charges. He calls it dehumanizing.
The legislation, which requires that almost all inmates be allowed at least 6 1/2 hours out of their cells and also limits the use of certain restraints, received final legislative approval early Sunday morning. It comes as the state is closing its maximum-security, Northern Correctional Institution, which was designed specifically to keep inmates in isolation.
