The American League-leading Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Chris Bassitt on the 15-day injured list on Saturday due to low back inflammation with hope that he will return in the postseason.

The move is retroactive to Friday. In a corresponding move, Toronto recalled rookie left-hander Mason Fluharty from Triple-A Buffalo.

Bassitt, 36, last pitched on Thursday, allowing three runs on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings of a 4-0 loss at Tampa Bay.

The Blue Jays, who have seven games left in the regular season starting on Sunday, entered Saturday night’s game at Kansas City with an 89-65 record – best overall in the league and three games ahead of the New York Yankees in the AL East.

Bassitt is 11-9 with a 3.96 ERA, 52 walks and 166 strikeouts in 170 1/3

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