The Chicago White Sox placed starting pitcher Lance Lynn on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with right knee inflammation. The move is retroactive to Sunday.
Lynn, an All-Star this year and one of the leading candidates for the American League Cy Young Award, is 10-4 with a 2.59 ERA and 152 strikeouts in 24 starts. He leads the AL in ERA, opponents average (.204) and slugging percentage (.338) and is among the league leaders in opponents OPS (second, .605), WHIP (fourth, 1.08), strikeouts per nine innings (fifth, 10.08) and wins (tied for seventh).
Lynn had a rare rough outing in his most recent start Saturday against the Chicago Cubs, allowing seven earned runs on seven hits — including three home runs — in five innings in the Sox’s 7-0 loss.