Litsch out 2 weeks with shoulder injury

Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Jesse Litsch was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday due to an impingement in his right shoulder.

The move was made retroactive to Thursday, a day after Litsch was wild in a 6-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. He hit two batters, made two errors, had three walks and a wild pitch over five innings.

Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos said Litsch had been dealing with some minor soreness of late.

"It was something that after his last start, just was a little more sharp," Anthopoulos said. "After [team doctors] examined him, they felt the best thing was just to let it calm down. It was inflamed."

Litsch, 26, has a 4-3 record and a 4.66 earned-run average over eight starts this season. He has 36 strikeouts and 18 walks in 46 1/3 innings.

Anthopoulos said if everything goes well, Litsch will miss his scheduled start and make one rehab start in the minors before being activated. Right-handed reliever Carlos Villanueva will replace Litsch in the rotation for Monday's road game against the New York Yankees.

The six-foot-one, 225-pound native of Pinellas Park, Fla., is in his fifth season with the Blue Jays. He has a career record of 25-27 with a 4.16 ERA.

The Blue Jays also recalled infielder Mike McCoy from AAA Las Vegas. He was expected to be available for Saturday's home game against the Houston Astros.

McCoy has appeared in 19 games for the Blue Jays this season. He has a .238 average with one home run and two runs batted in.