The Boston Red Sox placed starting pitcher Walker Buehler on the 15-day injured list with inflammation in his pitching shoulder, manager Alex Cora told reporters on Friday. "Miss two starts and hopefully be back as soon as the days are over," he added.

The Boston Red Sox placed right-handed starter Walker Buehler on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder bursitis Friday, one day after the team sent him from Toronto to Boston to undergo tests. Buehler had been scheduled to start Friday as the Red Sox opened a three-game series against the Minnesota Twins at Fenway Park.