BOSTON -- Blue Jays southpaw Mark Buehrle returned to Toronto to receive a cortisone shot in his left shoulder on Tuesday, and as a result he will have his next scheduled start pushed back to next Tuesday, when the team plays Atlanta at Turner Field.
The three-day delay for Buehrle comes after the Red Sox hit him for five runs over 3 1/3 innings on Monday, his shortest outing of the season. Manager John Gibbons has since revealed that his veteran starter is suffering from inflammation in his throwing shoulder.
Buehrle has a 6.98 ERA over his last four games.