Padres put starter Andrew Cashner on 15-day disabled list

The San Diego Padres placed right-hander Andrew Cashner on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained neck and recalled right-hander Erik Johnson from Class-A Lake Elsinore.

Johnson will make his Padres debut Saturday against Colorado after being acquired last weekend in a deal that sent righty James Shields to the Chicago White Sox. The 26-year-old Johnson made two starts for the White Sox this season.

Cashner left the game Friday when experiencing tightness in his upper back and neck after throwing only six pitches. Manager Andy Green said Cashner was still sore Saturday morning, leading to the decision to put him on the DL.

Cashner, who was on the disabled list last month with a strained right hamstring, is 3-5 with a 4.75 ERA this season.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates put catcher Francisco Cervelli on the 15-day DL because of a broken left hand that required surgery. Cervelli left Friday night’s game against St. Louis after breaking his hamate bone on a swing. He is expected to be sidelined from four to six weeks. Cervelli is hitting .257 with 21 runs batted in. ... The Colorado Rockies put closer Jake McGee on the 15-day DL because of left knee inflammation. ...

Minnesota Twins pitcher Phil Hughes has a broken bone above his left knee that’s expected to require six to eight weeks to heal. An MRI test revealed a tiny crack caused by a line drive by Miami’s J.T. Realmuto on Thursday. The right-hander, who is 1-7 with a 5.95 ERA, was recently demoted to the bullpen.