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Blue Jays place starter Chris Bassitt on 15-injured list with lower back inflammation
Chris Bassitt, with a 3.96 ERA and 166 strikeouts this season, was placed on the 15-day injured list retroactive to Sept. 19 due to lower back inflammation.
- The Blue Jays announced Saturday they placed right-handed starting pitcher Chris Bassitt on the 15-day injured list retroactive to September 19, recalling left-hander Mason Fluharty from Triple-A Buffalo.
- Manager John Schneider said Chris Bassitt's back had been acting up for the past three to four starts after his last outing Thursday, allowing three earned runs on eight hits in 4.1 innings.
- The 36-year-old Bassitt has an 11-9 record with a 3.96 ERA and 166 strikeouts this season, showing durability with at least 30 starts and 170 innings in each of the past four seasons.
- After the off day on Monday, the Blue Jays plan to start Kevin Gausman, Max Scherzer and Shane Bieber, with Eric Lauer shifted to the bullpen reducing rotation depth to four.
- Bassitt's 15-day stint ends on Oct. 3, and the Blue Jays say he will finish the regular season on the injured list, making him eligible to pitch ALDS Game 1 if activated.
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The American League-leading Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Chris Bassitt on the 15-day injured list on Saturday due to low back inflammation with hope that he will return in the postseason.
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The American League-leading Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Chris Bassitt on the 15-day injured list on Saturday due to low back inflammation with hope that he will return in the postseason. The move is retroactive to Friday. In a corresponding move, Toronto recalled rookie left-hander Mason Fluharty from Triple-A Buffalo. Bassitt, 36, last pitched on Thursday, allowing three runs on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 4 1/3 …
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