CINCINNATI -- Right-hander Alex Cobb was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with a left oblique strain.The Rays recalled left-hander Jeff Beliveau from Triple-A to take Cobb's roster spot. Veteran left-hander Erik Bedard, who was selected from Durham on Saturday, is expected to take Cobb's spot in the rotation.Cobb earned his first win of the season Saturday, when he pitched seven scoreless innings in the Rays' 1-0 win over the Reds. 
Cobb left that game after just 87 pitches when Rays manager Joe Maddon elected to use pinch-hitter Logan Forsythe in the top of the eighth, a decision that now appears more motivated by the condition of Cobb's oblique than the situation of the game.Of the Rays' projected starting rotation the 2014 season, three are now on the disabled list. In addition to Cobb, Matt Moore went on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday and is waiting to learn more about the condition of his left elbow, and Jeremy Hellickson, who had "loose bodies" removed from his right elbow in January, was placed on the DL just before the season began. Hellickson is expected back in June.In addition, the Rays' depth took a hit when right-hander Alex Colome tested positive for PEDs during Spring Training and was suspended for 50 games.Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Cobb left that game after just 87 pitches when Rays manager Joe Maddon elected to use pinch-hitter Logan Forsythe in the top of the eighth, a decision that now appears more motivated by the condition of Cobb's oblique than the situation of the game.Of the Rays' projected starting rotation the 2014 season, three are now on the disabled list. In addition to Cobb, Matt Moore went on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday and is waiting to learn more about the condition of his left elbow, and Jeremy Hellickson, who had "loose bodies" removed from his right elbow in January, was placed on the DL just before the season began. Hellickson is expected back in June.In addition, the Rays' depth took a hit when right-hander Alex Colome tested positive for PEDs during Spring Training and was suspended for 50 games.Bill Chastain / MLB.com
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