ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers reliever Josh Sborz was positioned on the 15-day injured listing for the second time this season Thursday due to a right rotator cuff strain.
Sborz confronted solely two batters when pitching within the second recreation of the Rangers’ doubleheader at Oakland on Wednesday. His velocity was down when he issued a four-pitch stroll, then had a 3-1 depend on the second batter, received checked by an athletic coach and left the sport.
The right-hander missed 17 video games April 7-25 due to the identical shoulder challenge, and the earliest he might return from this IL stint is May 24. He is 1-0 with a 1.69 ERA in 5⅓ innings over seven aid appearances this season.
Sborz received a seven-out save for the Rangers of their World Series-clinching Game 5 victory at Arizona final fall.
There was no quick corresponding transfer as a result of Texas did not have a recreation Thursday. A participant can be added to its 26-man energetic roster earlier than the opener of a three-game sequence at Colorado on Friday night time.
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