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Boxberger placed on DL with oblique strain
- Updated: June 1, 2016
Rays manager Kevin Cash wanted to ease right-hander Brad Boxberger back into action. Instead, the Tampa Bay reliever is headed back to the disabled list.
The Rays placed Boxberger on the 15-day DL with a left oblique strain and recalled infielder Tim Beckham from Triple-A Durham to take his spot, the team announced Wednesday.
Tuesday night’s contest — a 10-5 loss to the Royals — served up the perfect moment, with the Rays trailing by four runs in the sixth, affording the 2015 American League saves leader an outing to knock off the rust.
Unfortunately for Tampa Bay, Boxberger had to leave the game because of a muscle strain in his left side.
Facing Jarrod Dyson, his sixth batter of the inning, Boxberger appeared to come up favoring his side after the third pitch, which moved the count to 3-0.
Boxberger said he began to feel that something was going on several pitches earlier.
“I knew after that last …
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