After experiencing stiffness in his arm on Monday, the Baltimore Orioles scheduled closer George Sherrill for an MRI exam.  The results of Tuesday’s MRI revealed left shouler inflammation and the team placed the 2008 All-Star on the 15-day disabled list.

Sherrill already set career highs in innings (50 1/3) and saves (31) this season and has been a big reason the Orioles are flirting with a .500 record.  The move is retroactive to August 16 and the team is hopeful they will have Sherrill back for September.

The team did not announce a replacement for Sherrill on the active roster yet.

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The New York Yankees activated Hideki Matsui from the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday and inserted him in the lineup as the DH against the Toronto Blue Jays.  The team sent Justin Christian to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to make room for Matsui.

Matsui, out since June 22, is hitting .323 with seven homers and 34 RBI in 69 games.  It is expected that Matsui will only be used in a DH role and is only available to play in the outfield in an extreme emergency.

Christian hit .250 with no home runs and six RBI in 24 games with the Yankees this season, the first Major League experience for the 28-year-old outfielder.