D-backs' ace Burnes (elbow) lands on 15-day IL

ATLANTA -- Arizona Diamondbacks ace Corbin Burnes has been enactment connected the 15-day injured database with close elbow inflammation, 2 days aft leaving a commencement aboriginal against the Washington Nationals.

Arizona led 3-0 successful the apical of the 5th inning erstwhile Burnes allowed a azygous by CJ Abrams with 2 outs. The right-hander past gestured toward the dugout with his mitt and yelled successful frustration.

Burnes allowed a tally and 4 hits successful 4 2/3 innings, with a locomotion and six strikeouts. He is 3-2 with a 2.66 ERA successful 11 starts this season.

Arizona signed Burnes to a $210 million, six-year declaration earlier the season, and the 30-year-old has been precise durable implicit the past respective years. He's made astatine slightest 28 starts successful each play since helium won the 2021 National League Cy Young Award for the Milwaukee Brewers.

The D-backs called up left-hander Tommy Henry to instrumentality Burnes' spot connected the roster. He's pitched successful 1 crippled this season, throwing 2 2/3 scoreless innings.