Britton heads to DL, says he rushed back to action

Showalter disagrees, says team was careful

Closer said Saturday that he rushed back to the mound against the advice of the Orioles’ medical staff. Now, he is headed to the disabled list and will go to Los Angeles for a second opinion on his sore left forearm.

Britton will leave Sunday to see orthopedic specialist

but still seemed relieved by the results of the MRI he underwent Friday evening.

“The MRI was about the same as the last time,” Britton said Saturday. “Maybe a little bit more inflammation, but that could have been just because I had thrown less than 24 hours [before]. The elbow looks good, so this is just a muscle issue. Trying to get that inflammation out. Probably going to see ElAttrache in a few days out in L.A., and see what he has to say about it. sent some images to

as well. Trying to get some guys to wrap their heads around how to eliminate it and get me back as soon as possible.”

Britton didn’t hesitate when asked if he thought he had come back too soon from the soreness to pitch a couple of games in Boston.

“Yeah, I think so,” he said. “I think the doctors and the trainers wanted me to be a little more cautious with it at the time, maybe take another week. I felt pretty good and wanted to come back to the team. I was kind of over sitting on the bench watching games and felt I was in a good enough position to come back, but obviously I wasn’t.”

Manager didn’t agree.

“Is he implying we weren’t extra cautious this time?” Showalter said. “No, obviously that’s very important. That’s why we did sit him every other day and didn’t pitch him, and we’ll continue to be very cautious with him. But at the same time, to do the job we need done, there are certain things Zach wants to get back to, too.”

Swingman was called up from Triple-A Norfolk to take Britton’s spot on the roster. Britton said he didn’t know how long he would be on the DL this time.

For Britton, it has been a star-crossed season from the start. Coming off one of the greatest seasons by any closer in baseball history, he suffered an oblique injury early in spring training and was limited to just a handful of exhibition appearances.

He started the season and has converted each of his five save opportunities, but has not been the same pitcher as last season. He has allowed 12 hits in nine innings pitched and allowed 16 base runners over that span. Executive vice president

said Saturday that club officials are not second-guessing themselves for allowing Britton to return when he did.

“Zach felt good, and we felt that as long as he felt good and there wasn’t any pain that he could return to work,” Duquette said. “Evidently, he needed a little bit more time.” Schoop’s streak ends: Second baseman was wearing an ice pack on his right hand after being hit by a pitch during Friday night’s game. Xrays showed no fracture, but he was replaced in Saturday night’s starting lineup by

“He got a pretty good lick on the fatty part of the palm here,” Showalter said, pointing to the outside of his hand. Miley says he’s OK: Starting pitcher had his left wrist and hand tightly wrapped Saturday, but said he is fine after the two line drives that knocked him out of Friday night’s game in the first inning. He expects to make his next start and Showalter said that seems likely, but was noncommittal. Ynoa headed to DL: Righthander who bailed the club out after Miley left early Friday, was placed on the disabled list Saturday after suffering a hamstring cramp during his strong six-inning performance. The Orioles called up righthander from Norfolk to take his spot on the roster.

He said he was fine after the game, but apparently wasn’t when he woke up Saturday morning.

“His hamstring is pretty sore today,” Showalter said. “He’s obviously going to miss a start . ... A lot of times when a guy says that’s a cramp, it’s usually a precursor to something else. We’ll see.” The Orioles O’s acquire Kipper: dealt right-hander

to the Los Angeles Angels for right-hander

Kipper, 24, had a 2-1 record and a 1.74 ERA in five starts for Double-A Mobile.

He has been assigned to Triple-A Norfolk.