The Houston Astros placed outfielder Chas McCormick on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a left oblique strain.
The move is retroactive to Friday for McCormick, who is batting .256 with two RBIs in 36 games this season.
McCormick, 30, is a career .250 hitter with 55 homers and 193 RBIs in 472 career games with the Astros.
Also on Saturday, Houston recalled infielder Shay Whitcomb, 26, from Triple-A Sugar Land.
Whitcomb is batting .275 with a Pacific Coast League-leading 18 homers and 38 RBIs in 53 games this season with the Space Cowboys.
He batted .220 with five RBIs in 20 games last season with the Astros.
–Field Level Media
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