HOUSTON (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels placed right-handed reliever Ben Joyce on the 15-day injured list with inflammation in his throwing shoulder Friday.
His stint on the injured list is retroactive to Wednesday after the average velocity on his fastball dipped to 99.3 mph in his last outing Tuesday against Tampa Bay after it averaged 101.3 mph on Sunday against Cleveland.
“We don’t have any idea the length, but we're certainly going to back off him and let him rest and we’ll know more as we continue to see where it goes,” manager Ron Washington said.