DETROIT — The White Sox put right-handed pitcher Lucas Giolito on the 10-day injured list with a strained left hamstring and recalled outfielder Ryan Cordell and right-hander Carson Fulmer from Class AAA Charlotte Thursday morning.
Giolito (2-1, 5.30) suffered the injury, which he called a Grade 1 strain, in the third inning of his start against the Royals Wednesday.
“It was a little freak thing,” Giolito said Thursday. “Just make sure I get my hamstring nice and strong, nice and loose, and I’ll be good to go.”
Cordell, 27, is batting .323 with three doubles, one homer and one triple in seven games with Charlotte. He made his first Opening Day roster with the Sox and went 2-for-6 with a homer and three RBI over five games before being optioned to Charlotte on April 7.
Manager Rick Renteria said he plans to give Cordell, who bats right, a lot of playing time in right field and center against right and left-handed pitchers.
Fulmer, 25, was pitching well at Charlotte with a 1.29 ERA and 11 strikeouts over three relief appearances covering 11 innings. He was recalled by the Sox on April 8 and allowed one run over three innings before being optioned back to Charlotte.
The Sox optioned struggling outfielder Daniel Palka to Charlotte after their 4-3 loss to the Royals in 10 innings Wednesday.
The team’s home run leader with 27 as a rookie in 2018, Palka is 1-for-35 this season. As a pinch hitter Wednesday, he singled softly through the left side of the infield for his first hit. Palka hit into an inning ending double play his next time up.
“Ultimately I just gotta get back on my game,” Palka said.
“That’s all it is. So, the plan is to go down and get back in rhythm and when they need a bat, hopefully I’m that bat.”
