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O's shut down Rodriguez with shoulder strain but expect him back this season

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Baltimore right-hander Grayson Rodriguez will be shut down from throwing for at least 10 days because of a mild strain in his right shoulder, but Orioles general manager Mike Elias expects him to return before the regular season ends.

The Orioles put the 24-year-old on the 15-day injured list Wednesday. The move came one day after he was scratched from a start at Toronto and returned to Baltimore for tests.

"We're optimistic the strain is relatively mild," Elias said before Saturday night's game at Tampa Bay, "We're also hopeful that we will be able get him back and running before the end of the regular season.