Knee inflammation lands Street on DL

ANAHEIM — Angels closer Huston Street, slogging through the worst season of his distinguished career, landed on the disabled list for the second time this season on Tuesday, with inflammation in his right knee.

Street, who turned 33 on Tuesday, has been battling the issue “on and off” for the last week and the knee “got really inflamed” when he blew a three-run, ninth-inning lead against the Red Sox on Sunday, manager Mike Scioscia said.

The Angels called up homegrown right-handed reliever Mike Morin to fill Street’s spot in the bullpen and will go with a closer-by-committee in the interim, even though Cam Bedrosian — 0.92 ERA, with 48 strikeouts in 39 innings — has pitched superbly.

“Cam will certainly be part of that committee,” Scioscia said, “but there are times when you’re going to want to use Cam in the eighth inning against a certain matchup instead of the ninth.”

The Angels dealt former setup man Joe Smith to the Cubs on Monday, but Scioscia mentioned JC Ramirez (2.08 ERA in 17 appearances with the Angels) and Fernando Salas (one run in his last seven innings) as other late-inning options.

Morin, 25, posted a 2.90 ERA in 60 appearances as a rookie in 2014, but has since put up a 5.66 ERA in 82 games in the Majors.

The Angels will get a better feel for Street’s timeline after viewing the results of the MRI he underwent Tuesday. The …

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