The Kansas City Royals announced Sunday that they have placed right-handed pitcher Wade Davis on the 15-day disabled list with a flexor strain.
RHP Wade Davis has been placed on the DL with a flexor strain; LHP Matt Strahm has been recalled from @nwanaturals. #Royals
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) July 31, 2016
The D.L. stint is retroactive to July 28, making him eligible for reinstatement on August 12.
To take Davis’ place on the roster, the club has recalled left-handed pitcher Matt Strahm from Northwest Arkansas (AA). Strahm will be in uniform (#64) for Sunday's game against the Texas Rangers.
Strahm, 24, has made 22 appearances and 18 starts for the Naturals this season, posting a 3-8 record with a 3.43 ERA and 107 strikeouts in 102.1 innings pitched. He was the Royals’ 21st-round draft pick in 2012 and was named a South Atlantic League All-Star (A) in 2015.
The left-hander posted a 2.59 ERA and 121 strikeouts in 29 outings (11 starts) between Wilmington (A-Advanced) and Lexington (A) last season.
(Cont.) Davis' D.L. stint is retroactive to July 27, making him eligible to return to the club on August 12. #Royals
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) July 31, 2016
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