Agencies/Minneapolis

With the season only a week old, the Kansas City Royals already suffered their first injury casualty.
Right fielder Alex Rios is out indefinitely with a non-displaced fracture of the fifth metacarpal on his left hand after he was hit by a pitch from Minnesota reliever J.R. Graham during Monday’s game against the Twins.
Rios was hit by a pitch Monday in the eighth inning of their game at Minnesota. X-rays revealed a non-displaced fracture of the fifth metacarpal, which is the bone on the pinky finger. The team said no timetable for his return has been set, declaring him out indefinitely, but the injury typically takes one month or so to heal.
The Royals and Twins had Tuesday off before resuming their series Wednesday, when the Royals will make a corresponding move to replace Rios on the roster. Likely, Lorenzo Cain will move to right field and Jarrod Dyson will replace Cain in center field.
The defending American League champion Royals (7-0) are the only unbeaten team in the major leagues, with a baseball-best 52 runs scored. Rios is batting .321 with eight RBIs and one homer in his first year with the team.
Rios has hit 12 or more home runs in nine of his first 11 major league seasons, topping 20 three times, but he had a nagging injury to his right thumb last year that contributed to him hitting only four homers in 131 games for the Texas Rangers. The Royals have been hit by 12 pitches this year, the most in the majors. Rios was hit by Twins rookie J.R. Graham. He stayed on the bases and eventually scored but was replaced by Dyson for defense in the bottom of the inning.
The Cleveland Indians signed Colorado Rockies castoff pitcher Jhoulys Chacin to a minor league contract and designated reliever Shaun Marcum for assignment.
The 27-year-old Chacin was released by the Rockies on March 22 near the end of spring training after he gave up seven runs, 16 hits and four walks in 9 2/3 innings in four appearances.
Texas Rangers right-hander Lisalverto Bonilla needs Tommy John surgery and the injury bug continues to bite the team’s starting rotation.
Bonilla started the season on the 15-day disabled list and received an injection for discomfort in his elbow.