PADRES
Morrow suffers setback
ATLANTA — San Diego Padres right-hander Brandon Morrow has suffered a setback in his rehabilitation from right shoulder inflammation.
Manager Bud Black said Morrow felt discomfort in the shoulder during Sunday’s rehab start with Class AA San Antonio. Black described the discomfort as a setback. Black said Morrow has returned to San Diego, where he was to have a MRI on the shoulder.
Morrow was 2-0 with a 2.73 ERA in five starts before he was placed on the 15-day disabled list on May 5, retroactive to May 3. He signed with the Padres as a free agent following five seasons with Toronto.
He was 1-3 with a 5.67 ERA with Toronto in 2014, when he missed the majority of the season with a finger injury.
ROCKIES
Betancourt to DL
DENVER — The Colorado Rockies have placed reliever Rafael Betancourt on the 15-day disabled list with what the team called vertigo symptoms.
Colorado recalled right-hander David Hale from Class AAA Albuquerque to take Betancourt’s spot on the roster. He will start Monday night against St. Louis.
Betancourt, 40, said he’s been dealing with a sinus infection for the last few weeks and hasn’t been able to shake it. He’s struggled in his last two outings, surrendering seven runs in 1 2/3 innings.
The right-hander approached Manager Walt Weiss over the weekend and told Weiss that he needed a break to get healthy.
Betancourt said there’s nothing wrong with his arm. He had elbow ligament replacement surgery in September 2013 and spent the next season getting back up to speed in the minor leagues.
PHILLIES
RHP Correia signed
CINCINNATI — The Philadelphia Phillies signed right-hander Kevin Correia to a one-year deal on Monday, filling their open rotation spot with a veteran who spent the first two months of the season in the minors.
Correia fills the spot of right-hander Severino Gonzalez, who was sent to Class AAA Lehigh Valley on Sunday. Gonzalez was 2-2 with an 8.69 ERA in five starts.
Correia, 34, pitched for San Francisco’s Class AAA team in Sacramento this season, going 0-1 with a 3.58 ERA. He was released on May 29 after exercising an opt-out provision in his contract. The Phillies plan for him to start on Friday in Pittsburgh.
“He knows the league, he knows the hitters,” Manager Ryne Sandberg said. “Other than that, we’ll see when he gets here and then when he pitches on Friday.”
Correia has pitched for the Giants, the Padres, the Pirates, the Twins and the Dodgers. Last year, he went 2-4 with an 8.03 ERA in three starts and six relief appearances for the Dodgers.
His best season was in 2009 for the Padres. He threw his only shutout, pitched a career-high 198 innings, and went 12-11 with a 3.91 ERA. He also went 12-11 with the Pirates in 2011, and again for Pittsburgh in 2013. He was 14-26 for the Twins in 2013-2014.
MLB
Seven Royals lead All-Star voting
NEW YORK — Seven players on the American League champion Kansas City Royals are on track to start in next month’s All-Star game in what would be a record total for one team.
Catcher Salvador Perez, first baseman Eric Hosmer, shortstop Alcides Escobar, third baseman Mike Moustakas and designated hitter Kendrys Morales all led their positions in voting totals released Monday. Lorenzo Cain was first among AL outfielders, with teammate Alex Gordon third, behind AL MVP Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels.
Kansas City’s Omar Infante was second among second basemen with 2.65 million votes, 150,000 behind AL batting champion Jose Altuve of Houston.
Major League Baseball said the record for most starters from one team is held by the 1939 New York Yankees with six: catcher Bill Dickey, center fielder Joe DiMaggio, second baseman Joe Gordon, third baseman Red Rolfe, pitcher Red Ruffing and left fielder George Selkirk.
Fans elected seven Cincinnati Reds to start the 1957 game in St. Louis, but after concluding half the fan ballots came from Cincinnati, baseball commissioner Ford Frick added Willie Mays and Hank Aaron to the NL lineup in place of Reds outfielders Gus Bell and Wally Post.
Voting runs through July 2, and starters are to be announced the weekend of July 4-5. The game in Cincinnati is scheduled for July 14.