BOSTON -- Rick Porcello's first season with the Red Sox has not gone smoothly. On Sunday, the struggling right-hander suffered another setback as the team placed him on the 15-day disabled list with a right triceps strain.
Porcello, who signed a four-year, $82.5 million contract extension in April, is 5-11 with a 5.81 ERA through 20 starts. The 26-year-old's last outing was an especially rocky one -- the White Sox tagged him for six runs (five earned) and 10 hits over two-plus innings on Wednesday -- and manager John Farrell revealed that Porcello began experiencing discomfort in the arm during that game.