Reds put Tony Cingrani on DL with sore shoulder

DETROIT — The Reds placed left-hander Tony Cingrani on the disabled list with a strained left shoulder. The club recalled right-hander Pedro Villarreal from Triple-A Louisville.

"It sounded like it was one event," Reds manager Bryan Price said, "with a little bit of carryover. When he pitched two days ago, we found out he had a problem. He had the MRI done."

"He has some inflammation in his shoulder. We verified that through the MRI. That's all I know right now. There wasn't any structural damage or anything that would be ongoing."

The Reds placed left-hander Cingrani on the disabled list Monday. The club recalled right-hander Pedro Villarreal from Triple-A Louisville.

"It's going to take some time to get the inflammation out and get the strength back up in the shoulder and initiate some throwing. He's got 15 days. We'll see where he is at that point."

Cingrani, 25, spent most of last year on the DL with shoulder tendinitis.

Cingrani is 0-3 with a 3.47 ERA overall this year. He's allowed three runs on seven hits over his six appearances.

Villarreal was 1-0 with a 3.81 ERA at Louisville. This is his fifth stint with the Reds this year. He is 0-0 with a 7.71 ERA.