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 Masterson is 4-6 with a 5.51 ERA in 98 innings for the Indians
this season. He is currently sidelined with a knee injury but
expected to return from the disabled list for the Indians on Friday.
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Detroit Tigers minor league pitcher Evan Reed was charged on
Wednesday with sexually assaulting a woman at a Detroit hotel in
March.
Reed allegedly sexually assaulted an "incapacitated" woman in his
hotel room on March 30 before ordering her to leave, a prosecutor
said in announcing charges against the 28-year-old reliever. Reed's
attorney, however, insists the 45-year-old woman consented to sex,
according to the Detroit News.
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Houston Astros right-hander Josh Zeid will undergo season-ending
surgery on his right foot next Wednesday. He is expected to be
sidelined a minimum of three months.
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The Miami Marlins promoted infielder Ed Lucas, 32, from Triple-A New
Orleans. The team sent down outfield Jake Marisnick, 23, to the same
team to make roster room.
Lucas, who spent the first nine-plus seasons of his pro career in
the minors, played 51 games with the Marlins this year before being
sent back down on July 19.
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The San Francisco Giants announced before the game that first baseman
Brandon Belt, out since July 19 with a concussion, will travel with the
team on its 10-game trip to New York, Milwaukee and Kansas City.
Belt is expected to be activated off the disabled list sometime during
the three-game series later this week against the New York Mets.
(Editing by Frank Pingue)
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