SAN DIEGO -- San Diego Padres right-hander Joe Musgrove has inflammation in his right shoulder capsule and will be shut down for at least three weeks, general manager A.J. Preller said Friday.
Musgrove was scratched from his scheduled start Wednesday and had an MRI that revealed the inflammation. Musgrove is 10-3 with a 3.05 ERA.
The setback comes as the Padres were beginning to play better after failing to live up to the expectations of having baseball's third-highest payroll. The Padres have won five of six games going into Friday night's opener of a four-game home series against the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers.