The Kansas City Royals placed right-hander Luke Hochevar on the 15-day disabled list (retroactive to July 25) and recalled right-hander Brooks Pounders from Triple-A Omaha, the team announced Thursday.
Hochevar, who has been dealing with symptoms of thoracic outlet syndrome, is 2-3 with a 3.86 ERA in 37 1/3 innings out of the bullpen in 2016.
Pounders, 25, made his Major League debut on July 5 and appeared in three games for Kansas City this month, allowing six earned runs in four innings pitched.
Pounders went 5-1 with a 2.82 ERA in 22 appearances (seven starts) for Omaha in 2016.