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BOSTON (AP) — surgery on his left knee for an injury that kept him out of the World Series.The team says Dr. Riley Williams operated Monday at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. Williams also performed a debridement to remove damaged tissue.Wright was removed from the Division Series roster following the opener against the New York Yankees Ken Griffey Jersey , a day after reinjuring his left knee during a workout.An All-Star in 2016, Wright started the 2018 season late following recovery from left knee surgery and a 15-game domestic violence suspension. The 34-year-old right-hander made four starts and six relief appearances, went back on the disabled list in late June because of the knee, then returned in September.Wright went 3-1 with a 2.68 ERA in four starts and 16 relief appearances. TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Chris Archer had success against the high-powered New York Yankees and more importantly felt great afterwards.Archer allowed two hits and struck out four over three scoreless innings in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 6-5 loss on Sunday.The right-hander, who underwent surgery to repair a hernia in November, faced a lineup that included Aaron Judge http://www.marinersfanproshop.com/authentic-edgar-martinez-jersey , Giancarlo Stanton, Troy Tulowitzki, Gleyber Torres, Brett Gardner and Greg Bird.“The biggest thing for me is health,” Archer said. “Whenever I don’t have to be tentative, I don’t have to be passive because there’s an ailment, I’m happy.”Gardner and Stanton had first-inning singles before Archer retired his final seven batters.“Facing those guys http://www.marinersfanproshop.com/authentic-edgar-martinez-jersey , you get really good feedback,” Archer said. “But the process of executing the pitches, that’s all I was focused on.”Archer had four strikeouts over two hitless innings in his first spring training start in Tuesday’s 10-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles.The 30-year-old will start the Pirates’ home opener April 1 against the St. Louis Cardinals.Pittsburgh acquired Archer from Tampa Bay in a July trade that sent outfielder Austin Meadows and pitcher Tyler Glasnow to the Rays.Archer went 3-3 with a 4.30 ERA in 10 starts for the Pirates, including a 2-1 mark with a 2.70 ERA in September.MORE OPENINGSJameson Taillon, the Pirates’ opening-day starter March 28 at Cincinnati, is scheduled to make his first spring training start Tuesday against Minnesota. Pittsburgh has extensively used simulated games as part of the preparation process for pitchers. Taillon went 14-10 with a 3.20 ERA in 32 starts last season.DIAZ UPDATEC Elias Diaz, who had been away from the team for 2 1/2 weeks because of an undisclosed virus Nelson Cruz Jersey , is back at camp. He will not be ready for opening day. “We’re happy to have him back,” Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. “It was a perfect time for him to come back and start his road to play. We’ve set up a plan, we’ll follow the plan. We don’t have a timetable right now.”GONE QUICKLYJung Ho Kang and former Yankees’ catcher Francisco Cervelli homered on consecutive pitches from J.A. Happ in the third inning. All four of Kang’s hits in 20 at-bats have been homers. … LHP Francisco Liriano walked all four batters he faced during the fourth.