Rodriguez suffers setback with finger

Doctors recommended that Endy Rodriguez immobilize his right index finger for another week, a setback for the Pittsburgh Pirates catcher/first baseman’s timeline to return to playing.

Rodriguez suffered a laceration on top of the knuckle when a ball ricocheted off his right hand in the first inning against the Washington Nationals on April 14 and was placed on the 10-day injured list the next day. Rodriguez was eligible to be activated Friday.

Pirates senior director of sports medicine Todd Tomc...