Angels put Street on DL with strained oblique

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ANAHEIM — Angels closer Huston Street suffered a strained left oblique while warming up prior to Wednesday’s game and was officially placed on the 15-day disabled list on Thursday.

The recovery time on this type of injury tends to vary, with fellow reliever Mike Morin missing nearly six weeks when he suffered a strained oblique last year and starter Matt Shoemaker out for a little less than three weeks down the stretch in 2014. A postgame MRI late Wednesday night confirmed the oblique strain for Street, who will let the ailment heal for 72 hours before doctors determine a timeline.

“It just kind of happened,” Street said after the Angels’ 4-2, sweep-clinching victory over the Royals on Wednesday. “I was like, ‘What was that?’ I made one more throw and I was like, ‘There’s definitely something in there.'”

Street — with 320 saves …

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