Orioles' Zach Eflin: IL-bound with lat strain
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Manager Brandon Hyde said Tuesday that the Orioles will place Eflin on the 15-day injured list with a low-grade right lat strain, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Eflin was pulled from his start Monday against Arizona due to shoulder fatigue, but an MRI determined that he's contending with a lat injury. A return timetable may emerge once he's cleared to begin a throwing program, but he'll be shut down from activity for at least one week before the Orioles potentially clear him to start playing catch. The Orioles added Colin Selby to their taxi squad Tuesday, and he'll likely be formally recalled from Triple-A Norfolk on Wednesday to replace Eflin on the active roster. The Orioles have an off day on Thursday, which would allow them to reshuffle their rotation and get by without a fifth starter until April 19 versus Cincinnati.
