The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Trevor Richards on the 15-day injured list Thursday with neck inflammation.
The team also recalled right-hander Bowden Francis from Triple-A Buffalo prior to the series finale against the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Thursday afternoon.
Richards, 30, is 1-1 with a 2.98 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 39 games (three starts) this season.
He is 21-26 with a 4.25 ERA in 218 career games (26 starts) with the Miami Marlins (2018-19), Tampa Bay Rays (2019-20), Milwaukee Brewers (2021) and Blue Jays.
Francis, 27, is 1-0 with a 2.30 ERA in seven relief appearances this season with Toronto.
–Field Level Media
