Overview
- Boyd, who hurt his left knee Wednesday while playing with his children, was placed on the 15-day injured list with the move retroactive to Monday.
- Team officials said surgery was successful and the club expects him back this season, though no firm timetable is set and reports peg roughly a month to begin mound work in early June.
- Chicago selected right-hander Trent Thornton from Triple-A Iowa and designated lefty Charlie Barnes for assignment, then on Thursday DFA’d Corbin Martin and recalled reliever Gavin Hollowell.
- The rotation was already stretched by Cade Horton’s season-ending elbow surgery and Justin Steele’s setback in his elbow recovery, leaving Shota Imanaga, Edward Cabrera, Jameson Taillon, Colin Rea and Javier Assad to cover innings.
- Boyd, an All-Star last year, is 2-1 with a 6.00 ERA over five starts this season, and his absence strengthens expectations that the front office will explore trades or other additions for starting depth.