KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Veteran left-hander Bruce Chen will be going to the disabled list and miss at least two more starts.
Chen received an epidural for a bulging disc and was skipped a start. Chen was to throw a bullpen Thursday and was listed as the probable Saturday against the Tigers.
Chen, however, never made it to the mound Thursday and has been scratched from his next start.
“He just didn’t feel good,” Royals manager Ned Yost said.
Yost said left-hander Danny Duffy, who threw only one strike in six pitches in a relief appearance Wednesday, would likely start in Chen’s place.
Yost said they could backdate Chen’s injury five days and he should be ready to return to the rotation soon after his time on the 15-day disabled list expires.
“We’ll definitely get another arm up here for protection,” Yost said.