Nationals’ Strasburg placed on disabled list

Washington pitcher Stephen Strasburg will go on the disabled list with right shoulder inflammation, manager Dave Martinez said after the Nationals’ 7-5 victory over the Giants on Saturday.

Martinez said there was no timetable on Strasburg’s return. The right-hander left his start Friday against San Francisco after two innings and underwent an MRI Saturday morning.

“I thought just the inflammation was a good thing and nothing else was wrong structurally,” Martinez said. “So as soon as we can get that to calm down a little bit and get him throwing a little bit, we’ll be fine.”

The three-time All-Star is 6-6 with a 3.46 ERA in 13 starts this year. It is Strasburg’s sixth stint on the disabled list in the past four seasons.

Strasburg is the second Washington starting pitcher to go on the disabled list this week. Right-hander Jeremy Hellickson was placed on the DL on Tuesday with a right hamstring strain.

TANAKA TO DL >> Masahiro Tanaka was put on the 10day disabled list by the New York Yankees, a day after the pitcher strained both hamstrings running the bases during the Subway Series opener against the Mets. The Yankees made the move before Saturday night’s game at Citi Field and recalled infielder Ronald Torreyes from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre of the Triple-A International League. CERVELLI LEAVES GAME >> Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Francisco Cervelli left Saturday’s game against the Chicago Cubs after a foul ball from Jason Heyward hit his mask and the left side of his jaw. Cervelli was struck during the third inning. He initially stayed in after Manager Clint Hurdle and trainer Bryan Housand came out to check on him following Heyward’s groundout.