Angels righty Garrett Richards is headed to the 10-day DL with a biceps strain, as Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register was among those to tweet. An MRI did show that Richards has not suffered an elbow injury, Pedro Moura of the Los Angeles Times reports on Twitter, but “irritation” in the biceps muscle will nevertheless force him to take a rest.
The move was backdated to yesterday, when Richards left his first outing of the season early with the injury. Indications immediately after the game were that it wasn’t terribly concerning, and today’s news does not seem to change the prognosis.