Reds reliever Brent Suter placed on IL with partially torn shoulder muscle – Winnipeg Free Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Reds lefty Brent Suter was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a partially torn muscle in the back of his left shoulder, depriving Cincinnati’s bullpen of a reliable arm as the team chases a playoff spot .

The timetable for recovery is about six weeks, but Suter said he hopes to return sooner. He previously recovered earlier than expected from an oblique muscle strain.

“The first hour I heard the news, I was really beat up about it, really emotional. Everyone was coming out to me and giving me a lot of love, which meant a lot,” Suter said. “I will try to get back to the active team as soon as I can.”

Suter, 34, has a 3.68 ERA in 51 1/3 innings this season, and manager David Bell said “there’s no situation where I’m uncomfortable putting Brent on mound”.

The Reds entered Saturday three games out of the final NL wild-card spot.

“Of course it hurts our team,” Bell said.

Suter said he felt tightness in his lats while warming up before going into Friday night’s loss at Washington. He retired the final batter in the fifth inning, tried to relieve himself in the bottom half and returned in the top of the sixth, recording one out before being pulled.