Wednesday night’s win over the Twins was a costly one for the Angels, who lost third baseman David Freese to a fractured right index finger after he was hit on the hand by a Mike Pelfrey pitch.
Freese said after the game that he hopes to return in as little as three weeks, but Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports that he’ll spend the next two weeks with his finger in a splint. Kyle Kubitza, who got a brief call-up to the Angels earlier this season, is expected to sub for Freese at third base.
Freese has hit .240 with 11 homers and a .706 OPS in 90 games to basically match his production from last season, but he’s yet to reach the higher offensive levels he called home with the Cardinals from 2009-2013.