Rays place Chris Archer on IL with hip discomfort

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Rays place right-hander Chris Archer on IL with hip discomfort

By Erin Walsh | Last updated 9/12/21

The Tampa Bay Rays placed right-hander Chris Archer on the 10-day injured list with hip discomfort, the team announced Sunday.

The Rays have reinstated RH Nick Anderson (right elbow sprain) from the 60-day IL and OF Brett Phillips (right ankle sprain) from the 10-day IL. The Rays placed RH Chris Archer (left hip discomfort) on the 10-day IL and designated RH Shawn Armstrong for assignment.
— Rays Communications (@RaysPR) September 12, 2021

Archer left his Aug. 22 start in the second inning because of left hip tightness, but he has made three starts since.

The 32-year-old missed more than three months this season after leaving an April start with right lateral forearm tightness. His Aug. 22 start was his first since April.

Archer is 1-1 in six appearances this season with a 4.66 ERA, 1.345 WHIP and 21 strikeouts in 19.1 innings.

Although Archer is headed to the IL, the Rays are getting two players back from injury, including right-hander Nick Anderson and outfielder Brett Phillips.

The Rays are first in the American League East with an 89-54 record, 8.5 games ahead of the second-place Boston Red Sox.

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