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Strasburg, 28, was scratched from his start Monday night
against the Baltimore Orioles.
Strasburg has struggled in his last three starts. He gave up
seven runs in the first inning last Wednesday against the
Colorado Rockies and was pulled in the second inning. In his
last three starts, Strasburg posted a 14.66 ERA and allowed 24
hits in 19 2/3 innings.
Strasburg is 15-4 with a 3.59 ERA in 23 starts this season. His
second stint on the disabled list this season is retroactive to
Aug. 21. He missed 17 games with an upper back strain, from June
16-July 3.
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The New York Mets placed left-hander Steven Matz on the 15-day
disabled list with a mild shoulder strain and rotator cuff
irritation.
The move is retroactive to Aug. 15.
Matz, who underwent Tommy John surgery early in his minor-league
career, has been dealing with a bone spur in his left elbow
since May. The Mets skipped Matz's start on Friday after the
25-year-old admitted to feeling a twinge in side sessions.
Matz has posted a 9-8 mark with a 3.40 ERA and 129 strikeouts in
132 1/3 innings this season.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates signed infielder David Freese to a
two-year contract extension beginning in 2017 with a club option
for the 2019 season.
Pittsburgh had signed Freese to a one-year, $3 million free
agent contract in March.
The 33-year-old Freese is hitting .276 with 12 home runs, 49
RBIs, 54 runs scored, a .355 on-base percentage and .437
slugging percentage in his first season with the Pirates.
Freese's average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage are
his highest totals since the 2012 season as a member of the St.
Louis Cardinals. (Editing by Larry Fine) ))
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