ST. LOUIS
The Royals were able to exhale after Yordano Ventura’s MRI on Saturday morning, but the team will still be without a member of their starting rotation for at least two starts. Jason Vargas is headed back to the disabled list with a strained flexor muscle in his left elbow.
Vargas suffered from a similar condition in May. Trainer Nick Kenney indicated the initial injury may have resurfaced. Vargas was placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to June 9, his last start against Minnesota. Joe Blanton will replace Vargas in the rotation until Vargas is eligible to return on June 24.