Stottlemyre Placed On DL

The Arizona Diamondbacks placed right-hander Todd Stottlemyre on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday after an MRI found tendinitis in his pitching elbow.

The team recalled right-hander Vicente Padilla from Triple-A Tucson, but Padilla is a reliever, and the absence of Stottlemyre (8-3) leaves a hole in the rotation.

"We don't have to make that decision until Friday, so we'll try to do what we can do to win baseball games until then, and then we'll need a starter for Saturday," manager Buck Showalter said.

He said the candidates include right-handers Mike Morgan, a starter most of his career, rookie Vicente Padilla or Nelson Figueroa, who is still with Triple-A Tucson. The team recalled Padilla from Tucson on Tuesday after an MRI found tendinitis in Stottlemyre's pitching elbow.

Stottlemyre (8-3), tied for the National League lead in victories, came out of Monday's game against St. Louis in the sixth inning with soreness in his elbow. He was trailing 1-0, and the Cardinals beat the Diamondbacks 3-0.

But it wasn't any one pitch. Stottlemyre had an inflamed ulnar nerve in his right arm before the game, and had been pitching through the pain for some time.

Padilla will be making his second stint with the parent club this season. He was 1-0, with a 1.00 ERA in five relief appearances the first time.

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