HOUSTON -- Center fielder Adam Jones was out of the team’s starting lineup for Saturday’s game against the Houston Astros with soreness in his left ankle and left hip, manager Buck Showalter said.
Showalter said Jones jammed his ankle while pursuing a ball in the gap while the team was in Detroit last week and the injury had for the most part managed itself until it regressed in recent days. He said that the team will see how Jones progresses over the next day before seriously considering whether Jones will undergo any series of tests, but Showalter was optimistic the lingering injury would resolve itself over the next two days.