It looks bad. That’s the underlying message from Major League Baseball after it announced Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz will be out of action at least until Aug. 31. The exact wording of the news was this: “MLB and the MLBPA have agreed to extend Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz’s non-disciplinary paid leave through games of Aug.

The investigation is related to in-game prop bets on two pitches thrown by Ortiz that received higher activity than usual during two starts last month.

CLEVELAND — Major League Baseball and the player’s association have agreed to extend Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz’s paid administrative leave through Aug. 31 “while MLB continues its investigation,” the league announced Friday.