The Texas Rangers placed right-hander A.J. Griffin on the 10-day disabled list on Saturday because of with a left intercostal muscle strain.Griffin was forced to leave Friday night's game due to the injury after 1 1/3 innings in his start against the Toronto Blue Jays.Griffin allowed four runs and three hits, including a home run, before being removed. He is expected to be further evaluated and have an MRI exam when the team returns home Monday."It got pretty tight there that last batter," Griffin said after the Rangers' 7-6 loss. "It felt more like a cramp earlier on in the game. Sometimes those come and you can just pitch through them. It just kept tightening more and more, grabbing more and more."Griffin is 4-2 with a 5.77 ERA in eight starts with Texas this season.To replace Griffin on the active roster, the Rangers recalled right-hander Dillon Gee from Triple-A Round Rock. He was available in the bullpen for Saturday's game at Rogers Centre in Toronto.Gee is 3-4 with a 3.88 ERA in nine starts at Round Rock. He has pitched 13 2/3 scoreless innings in winning his last two outings.Gee was signed by the Rangers to major league contract on April 3 and optioned to Round Rock. He has career record of 48-48 with a 4.13 ERA in 147 games (124 starts) with the New York Mets (2010-15) and Kansas City Royals (2016).

RHP A.J. Griffin left the game against the Toronto Blue Jays Friday night in the second inning with a left intercostal strain and was put on the 10-day disabled list. RHP Dillon Gee will be called up from Triple-A Round Rock to take his place. Griffin struck out OF Ezequiel Carrera for the first out of the inning after allowing a grand slam to 2B Devon Travis. Griffin, who allowed three hits, two walks and four runs while striking out two in 1 1/3 innings, was replaced by RHP Austin Bibens-Dirkx. "It got pretty tight there that last batter," Griffin said. "It felt more like a cramp earlier on in the game. Sometimes those come and you can just pitch through them. It just kept tightening more and more, grabbing more and more. It was uncomfortable. I couldn't get my extensions to the glove side as well as I wanted because I couldn't pull through as much as I wanted to."

TORONTO -- Texas Rangers starting pitcher A.J. Griffin left Friday night's game against the Toronto Blue Jays in the second inning with what the team called a left intercostal strain.The right-hander struck out Ezequiel Carrera for the first out of the inning after allowing a grand slam to Devon Travis.It was the eighth home run allowed by Griffin in his last 11 innings pitched.Griffin, who allowed three hits, two walks and four runs while striking out two in 1 1/3 innings, was replaced by Austin Bibens-Dirkx.Griffin entered the game with a 4-1 record and a 5.02 ERA through seven starts.

RHP A.J. Griffin (4-1, 5.02 ERA) gets the start Friday as the Rangers open a three-game series at Toronto. Griffin leads the Rangers in victories despite going winless in his last two starts.

RHP A.J. Griffin was pounded for nine runs on nine hits in 3 1/3 innings while suffering his first loss of the season in Detroit on Saturday. Griffin allowed four home runs, including three consecutive solo blasts in the first inning. Griffin has surrendered 27 earned runs in 22 1/3 innings in five career starts against the Tigers. He had gone 4-0 with a 1.38 ERA in his previous four road starts. The last time he allowed nine runs was April 22, 2013 against Boston when he played for Oakland.

RHP A.J. Griffin allowed four runs in five-plus innings Sunday and took a no-decision after the Rangers tied the game in the seventh. He received two runs of support, marking the first time in six starts this season he received less than five runs of support from the offense. All four runs allowed came on three homers. "The outing today, I thought it was pretty good," he said. "They got me on a few of the pitches that I executed the way I wanted to and they went out of the park."

RHP A.J. Griffin (4-0, 2.45) is making his sixth start of the season in Sunday's series finale with Oakland. The 29-year-old has won four consecutive starts, tying a career best and posting a 1.38 ERA (4 ER/26.0 IP) in that span. His career-long winning streak is six (including no-decisions) in 2012 with Oakland. He had gone 2-0 with a 0.64 ERA (1 ER/14.0 IP) in two games since returning from the DL.

RHP A.J. Griffin's complete-game shutout in his hometown was the first by a Rangers pitcher since Colby Lewis blanked Oakland on Sept. 11, 2015. It was the Rangers' first complete-game shutout on the road since Chi Chi Gonzalez at Kansas City on June 5, 2015. And it was the Rangers' fourth complete-game shutout in interleague play.

RHP A.J. Griffin allowed two runs (one earned) on six hits and one walk with seven strikeouts over five innings to earn his third win on the season in his first start off the 10-day disabled list. His three-game winning streak is his longest since he won four in succession from Aug. 26-Sept. 12, 2013. Given six runs of support, Griffin improved to 28-0 in 33 career starts when receiving four-plus runs of support.

RHP A.J. Griffin completed a bullpen session without complication on Monday and is scheduled to be activated from the 10-day disabled list in time to start the series finale against the Astros on Thursday. Griffin was placed on the DL on April 21 with gout in his left ankle.

RHP A.J. Griffin allowed four runs in 1 1/3 innings Friday night in a rehab start as he's coming back from gout in his left ankle. While the numbers weren't good, he was only supposed to throw two innings or 35 pitches. The club hasn't decided if Griffin will be activated from the disabled list to start Wednesday or if RHP Nick Martinez will get a third start since Griffin's injury. Griffin wasn't worried about his line. "I always get raked in Triple A," he said.

RHP A.J. Griffin is scheduled to make a rehab start Friday for Triple-A Round Rock. After that Griffin should come off the 10-day disabled list and replace RHP Nick Martinez in the rotation. Griffin went on the DL with gout in his left ankle. "Make sure that Griffin is back in pitch mode and healthy," manager Jeff Banister said.

RHP A.J. Griffin, who is on the disabled list because of left ankle inflammation caused by gout, will throw a bullpen Wednesday to see if he's ready to come off the DL. He's eligible to come off the DL Friday and could start against the Los Angeles Angels if he does. If not, RHP Nick Martinez will likely start in Griffin's place again.

RHP A.J. Griffin threw a light bullpen session on Monday, and he could throw again Wednesday. Griffin is on the 10-day disabled list with gout in his left ankle. If he is ready, Griffin could be the Friday starter. RHP Nick Martinez is the other possibility. "That's the biggest thing: Hit all the marks and go through all the process," manager Jeff Banister said of Griffin. "Nick is a guy that has done it before. If A.J. doesn't hit the marks, we don't have to rush him and make that decision. We're still in April."

RHP A.J. Griffin was wearing a protective boot on his left foot to try to alleviate the symptoms of the inflammation caused by gout. Griffin said he had more range in his foot than he did before going on the disabled list Friday. Griffin is on medication for the gout and is changing his diet. He doesn't know when he'll be able to return to the starting rotation.

RHP A.J. Griffin, who was slated to start Saturday's game, was placed on the 10-day disabled list because of inflammation in his left ankle caused by gout. Griffin, who is 2-0 with a 4.11 ERA, is eligible to come off the disabled list on April 28.

RHP A.J. Griffin pitched six shutout innings and allowed one hit in a 7-0 victory against the A's, his former team, on Monday night at the Oakland Coliseum. Griffin (2-0) faced Oakland for the second time overall and first time at the Coliseum since being released by the A's on Nov. 30, 2015. He allowed one hit and struck out eight, one shy of his career high. "You want to go out there and put together a good game anywhere you pitch, but it is a little bit sweeter here against the old team," Griffin said.

RHP A.J. Griffin will start Wednesday against the Angels. Griffin is coming off a no-decision in his first start of the season, despite getting eight runs of support. Griffin lasted just 3 1/3 innings in the start against Oakland, giving up four runs on four hits and two walks. He is 3-2 with a 4.23 ERA in eight starts against the Angels.

RHP A.J. Griffin played catch Saturday and is optimistic the abrasions on his right hand won't keep him from making his Wednesday start. Griffin will know more after his bullpen Sunday. "They're scraped up a little bit, but normal," Griffin said. "Most baseball players have scraped up knees all the time, real baseball players. I feel pretty confident about it. I don't foresee it being an issue really."

RHP A.J. Griffin struggled in his Friday start and was exited after a bizarre play in the fourth inning. Oakland's Yonder Alonso singled to right and Nomar Mazara's wild throw sent Griffin sliding to the ground. He sustained mild abrasions to both knees and his right palm. He also allowed four runs in 3 1/3 innings and didn't factor in the decision. Griffin said he thinks he'll be able to make his next start.