Royals' Andrew Benintendi on IL with fractured rib

Kansas City Royals outfielder Andrew Benintendi won't have a chance to face the Boston Red Sox, his former club, this coming weekend. 

Per ESPN, the Royals have placed Benintendi on the 10-day injured list with a fractured right rib that he suffered during Sunday's matchup against the Oakland Athletics. 

"He had something grab when he threw yesterday," Kansas City manager Mike Matheny explained about Benintendi's setback on Monday. "He'd been feeling a little bit of something for a while. Obviously, it wasn't affecting his swing. On the throw, it grabbed him. He was fine last night. Woke up today and it wasn't right. He had it X-rayed."

Benintendi heads to the IL batting .283 with eight home runs and 31 RBIs in 60 games. He joined the Royals via a February trade with the Red Sox.

Kansas City began Monday's action at 30-34 and in third place in the American League Central standings, 10.5 games back of the first place Chicago White Sox.