ST. LOUIS — Cardinals pitcher Brad Penny was put on the 15-day disabled list Saturday because of a strained back, although the team believes it’s a minor injury.
St. Louis general manager John Mozeliak said Penny received an injection and could return to throwing in seven to 10 days.
The Cardinals had worried the right-hander, 3-4 with a 3.23 ERA, might be lost for an extended period after getting pulled before the fourth inning of Friday night’s start.
“It was good news,” Mozeliak said. “I wasn’t handicapping it either way, but I was optimistic and hopeful and it seemed to work.”
Rollins back on DL.
Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins was placed on the 15-day disabled list again after reinjuring his right calf in Friday’s 5-1 victory over Boston.
Rollins missed 29 games with a strained right calf before rejoining the lineup last Monday. He left in the sixth inning of Friday’s game after feeling a pop while running to first base on a single. An MRI exam revealed a strain.
A’s lose Chavez.
Athletics star Eric Chavez is on the disabled list once again and says his career could be over.
Oakland put Chavez on the 15-day DL because of what he calls two bulging discs in his neck. The 32-year-old designated hitter is the longest-tenured member of the A’s.
Footnotes.
Nationals left- hander Scott Olsen was placed on the 15-day disabled list because of inflammation in his pitching shoulder.
• The Padres recalled pitcher Luis Perdomo from Triple-A Portland (Ore.) and optioned reliever Cesar Ramos.
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