Chicago, IL (Sports Network) – The Chicago White Sox placed pitcher Jesse Crain and first baseman Paul Konerko on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Crain is dealing with a right shoulder strain and hasn’t pitched since June 29, when he gave up the eventual game-winning run in the eighth inning of a 4-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians. The move is retroactive to June 30.<\/p>\n
The hard-throwing right-hander, who turns 32 on July 5, owns a 2-3 record and a slim 0.74 earned run average over 38 games with the White Sox this season.<\/p>\n
Konerko had missed Chicago’s last six games with a lower back strain before returning to the lineup for Tuesday’s win over the Baltimore Orioles.<\/p>\n
However, Konerko struggled in his return, as the 37-year-old slugger went 0- for-4 with two strikeouts before landing on the DL.<\/p>\n
The 17-year veteran is batting .249 with seven homers and 30 RBI through 67 games with the White Sox this season.<\/p>\n
To fill the vacated roster spots, Chicago recalled third baseman Brent Morel and purchased the contract of pitcher David Purcey from Triple-A Charlotte.<\/p>\n
Morel played in three games with the White Sox earlier this season and went 2- for-9 with a stolen base and a run scored. The 26-year-old third baseman batted .283 with five homers and 40 RBI in 68 games at Charlotte.<\/p>\n
Purcey, who hasn’t pitched in the majors since 2011, went 0-2 with a 3.03 ERA and three saves over 26 relief appearances at Charlotte.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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