Reds place Mercker back on DL

The Cincinnati Reds placed relief pitcher Kent Mercker on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday with lower back pain. It is the second stint on the DL with lower back pain for Mercker, who just came off the shelf on May 29th. The 40-year-old left-hander had been sidelined since May 9 with the injury, only to come off the DL for less than a week. Mercker has a 3.29 earned run average in 15 appearances this season for the Reds,

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