Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) – The Texas Rangers placed All-Star pitcher Yu Darvish on the 15-day disabled list Thursday with a strained trapezius in his right shoulder.<\/p>\n
It’s Darvish’s first stint on the disabled list in his big league career, and it will force him from participating in the All-Star Game. Tampa Bay’s Matt Moore was selected as his replacement.<\/p>\n
Darvish was slated to start Thursday’s finale of a four-game road series against the Baltimore Orioles, but after feeling discomfort in the muscle during a throwing session on Monday, the Rangers and Darvish decided to skip the scheduled start rather than push through it.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old Japanese right-hander has an 8-4 record with a 3.02 earned run average in 18 starts for the Rangers this season. He leads the majors with 157 strikeouts.<\/p>\n
The Rangers have optioned pitcher Josh Lindblom and recalled pitchers Joseph Ortiz and Wilmer Font to fill the 40-man roster. It will be Ortiz’s third stint with Texas this season. In 22 relief appearances, he has gone 2-1 with a 5.08 ERA.<\/p>\n
Font, who made his big league debut last season with the Rangers, will see his first major league action of the year. He has combined to go 2-2 with 11 saves and a 1.27 ERA in 30 relief appearances for Double-A Frisco and Triple-A Round Rock.<\/p>\n
Lindblom will be sent to Round Rock. He is 1-3 with a 5.46 ERA in eight games (five starts) with the Rangers this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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