ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) — The Texas Rangers placed sidearming lefthander Mike Munoz on the 15-day disabled list today with elbow tendinitis and recalled southpaw Doug Davis from Triple-A.
Munoz will undergo an MRI on Thursday after experiencing soreness over the last several weeks. He left today’s 14-4 loss to Boston after pitching to only four batters.
An eight-year veteran in his second season with Texas, Munoz is 0-1 with a 13.50 ERA in seven games. He was 2-1 with a 3.93 ERA in 56 appearances last year.
Davis, the Rangers’ minor league player of the year in 1999, is 2-1 with a 1.93 ERA in four starts at Oklahoma of the Pacific Coast League. He allowed 10 runs and 12 hits over 2 2/3 innings with Texas last year.