A day after brief begin, McClanahan (again) lands on IL

The Rays on Saturday positioned ace left-hander Shane McClanahan on the 15-day injured checklist with mid-back tightness and recalled lefty Jalen Beeks from Triple-A Durham.

McClanahan has been battling again tightness for about two weeks. He left his June 22 begin in opposition to the Royals after 3 2/3 innings with the harm and made his subsequent begin on additional relaxation. But he struggled on Friday in opposition to the Mariners, permitting 4 runs on 5 hits and three walks in three innings, although the Rays bats bailed him out in a 15-4 win.

“There’s a little bit of an issue with his back,” stated Tampa Bay supervisor Kevin Cash after Friday’s recreation, suggesting that the transfer to the injured checklist was doubtless with the All-Star break developing.

Last 12 months’s beginning pitcher for the AL within the All-Star Game, McClanahan is authoring one other glorious season, going 11-1 with a 2.53 ERA and 101 strikeouts in 96 innings for the Rays.