Yu Darvish goes on disabled list with elbow inflammation

Yu Darvish will miss at least a couple of starts for the Texas Rangers because of right elbow inflammation.

Texas placed its ace from Japan on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday night, a day before his scheduled start against Tampa Bay. He will have an MRI exam Thursday.

The move was retroactive to Sunday, a day after Darvish gave up six runs and nine hits over four innings in a loss at Texas. The Rangers said he didn’t have any issues during that game, but felt tightness when throwing on the side Monday and that feeling never went away.

Darvish is the 14th player currently on the DL for the Rangers. That is the most in the majors, as are the team’s 24 overall uses of the disabled list.

Left-hander Robbie Ross will be recalled from triple-A Round Rock on Thursday to start in Darvish’s spot.

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Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado was placed on the 15-day disabled list because of a sprained right knee ligament, an injury far less serious than originally feared.

Machado took an awkward swing in Monday’s game against the New York Yankees and crumpled in the batter’s box, clutching his knee.

An MRI exam revealed that the 2013 Gold Glove recipient has a sprained ligament. If all goes well, he could be back for the final month of the season.

Manager Buck Showalter expects to have Machado back sometime around Aug. 27, the day he’s eligible to return. ...

Washington Nationals right fielder Jayson Werth will remain sidelined for at least a couple of days after receiving a cortisone injection for his sore right shoulder.