The Kansas City Royals placed left-hander Daniel Lynch IV on the 15-day injured list Sunday because of left elbow nerve irritation.
In a corresponding move, the Royals recalled right-hander Jonathan Bowlan from Triple-A Omaha.
Lynch, 28, pitched one scoreless inning of relief Saturday and allowed two walks with one strikeout in a 7-1 road loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
He is 3-2 with one save, a 2.59 ERA, 22 walks and 29 strikeouts in 41â…” innings over 39 games (two starts).
The Royals selected Lynch in the first round (34th overall) of the 2018 MLB draft out of the University of Virginia. He is 16-25 with two saves, a 4.62 ERA, 135 walks and 279 strikeouts in 337 innings over 106 games (56 starts) in parts of five seasons.
Bowlan, 28, is 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA, 7 walks and 12 strikeouts in 15 innings over 12 relief appearances for Kansas City this season. He is a career 1-3 with a 4.35 ERA, 10 walks and 18 strikeouts in 20â…” innings over 15 games (two starts) in parts of three seasons.
He is 2-0 with 3 saves, a 1.90 ERA, 6 walks and 30 strikeouts in 23â…” innings over 17 appearances at Omaha. Kansas City selected Bowlan in the second round of the 2018 draft out of Memphis.