Glasnow lands on DL with shoulder discomfort

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PITTSBURGH — Many eagerly anticipated Tyler Glasnow’s first career start at PNC Park. Discomfort in his throwing shoulder ensured it wasn’t a long one.

Glasnow, rated by MLBPipeline.com as the top Pirates prospect and the No. 8 prospect in all of baseball, left his second Major League start while facing the third hitter of the fourth inning of what ended up as a 7-4 Pittsburgh win over Philadelphia on Saturday. The Pirates then placed the right-hander on the 15-day disabled list Sunday, recalling fellow righty A.J. Schugel from Triple-A Indianapolis.

Glasnow appeared to react awkwardly after throwing a 2-0 called strike to Peter Bourjos with two on and no out in a 2-2 game. Manager Clint Hurdle and team trainer Todd Tomczyk quickly came out to examine Glasnow and talk to the rookie, who soon thereafter walked off the mound to the dugout.

Hurdle said on Saturday that the 22-year-old Glasnow did not tell him his …

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