A's place Griffin on DL
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Oakland Athletics placed pitcher A.J. Griffin on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right shoulder.
Griffin left Saturday's game against the Blue Jays in the second inning due to the injury. He was called up from Triple-A Sacramento on June 24 and went 3-0 with a 2.42 ERA in eight starts.
The A's also recalled pitchers Pedro Figueroa and Evan Scribner from Sacramento. Outfielder Michael Taylor was optioned to Sacramento.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Figueroa has appeared in nine games for Oakland this year, while Scribner has one save in 12 contests for the A's.
Taylor was recalled from Sacramento Friday and went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts in two games.