OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -The Oakland Athletics placed infielder Donnie Murphy on the disabled list Monday with a sore right elbow and recalled left-hander Dallas Braden from Triple-A Sacramento.
Murphy had started five straight games at second base in place of the injured Mark Ellis before missing Sunday’s game in Atlanta with inflammation in his elbow. Murphy was hitting .200 with two homers and six RBIs in 26 games.
Ellis took grounders, ran the bases and hit before Monday’s game against Tampa Bay but was not in the starting lineup for a seventh straight game because of a strained left hamstring. He was available to play in an emergency and is “very close” to returning to the lineup, manager Bob Geren said.
Braden was 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA in five relief appearances with the A’s before being optioned to Sacramento on May 8. Braden made just one start following his demotion, throwing three scoreless innings for the River Cats on May 12.
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