D-backs put Archie Bradley on DL, call up Robbie Ray

By foxsports
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PHOENIX -- The Arizona Diamondbacks have placed right-hander Archie Bradley on the 15-day disabled list with shoulder tendinitis and recalled left-hander Robbie Ray from Triple-A Reno.

Bradley has struggled since returning from a sinus fracture caused by a line drive that hit him in the face on April 28.

"After he pitched Monday night, he came in Tuesday, his shoulder was just sore, more than normal," said Arizona manager Chip Hale. "They did a bunch of tests, everything was good, MRI, everything was great. We just felt like, at this point, after the tough outings, getting hit on the face, and then some soreness in his shoulder, we wanted to DL him and get him a break."

The soreness began in Bradley's Mary 26 start at St. Louis and carried over, Bradley said.

"It's just a different feeling than I had before," he added.

The 22-year-old failed to pitch past the fifth inning in four starts since coming back, going 0-3 with a 7.42 ERA. He allowed five runs on eight hits in five innings in a loss to Atlanta on Monday.

"I said something (about the soreness) and I think they were just taking the cautious route, letting it calm down and go from there," Bradley said. "Now we can just on it early, use this time to work out some of the issues I was going through as well."

Ray made one appearance with the Diamondbacks earlier this season, allowing one run in five innings before being sent down to Reno. He is expected to start Thursday night against the New York Mets.

Ray is 2-3 with a 3.67 ERA for Reno with 57 strikeouts in 41-2/3 innings. He's allowed a total of four earned runs in his last three starts while striking out 19 in 16 innings pitched.

Bradley, meanwhile, is expected to take a rehab stint after his disabled list assignment -- he didn't after being hit in the face -- and won't return with any guarantees, Hale said.

"He's a young kid. We talked about it today, 'You're young, this is all part of your career,'" the skipper added. "We need to stay positive with him, but he needs to understand he can't continue to pitch the way he was pitching and pitch here."