A's place LHP Cole Irvin (shoulder) on IL
The Oakland Athletics placed left-handed starter Cole Irvin on the team's 15-day injured list Friday because of a sore throwing shoulder.
The move is retroactive to Monday, with manager Mark Kotsay telling media members Friday that the pitcher has shoulder tendinitis.
Irvin, 28, is 2-1 with a 2.93 ERA over five starts this season, his second with the A's. The fourth-year veteran has given up just two earned runs over hi