Jays place rookie Drew Hutchison on DL with elbow sprain
Posted June 16, 2012 11:04 am.
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The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Drew Hutchison on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a right elbow UCL sprain.
The 21-year-old rookie left Friday night’s 3-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies after just nine pitches.
Hutchison, who has a 5-3 record with a 4.60 earned-run average in 11 starts, is the third Toronto starting pitcher to go down in five days.
The Blue Jays said on Friday that an MRI revealed right-hander Kyle Drabek has a torn ligament in his elbow that may require surgery. Drabek left in the fifth inning of Toronto’s 6-2 loss to Washington on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, right-hander Brandon Morrow left Monday’s 6-3 loss to the Nationals after just nine pitches with a strained oblique muscle in his left side. He’s also on the 15-day DL.
The Jays recalled Robert Coello from triple-A Las Vegas to take Hutchison’s spot on the roster.
The 27-year-old spent time with the Jays earlier this month, holding the Boston Red Sox to three hits and no runs in two innings of work back on June 1.