Angels place Garrett Richards on 60-day DL with strained biceps

The Los Angeles Angels are placing ace right-hander Garrett Richards on the 60-day disabled list, the team announced Saturday.

The Angels also placed reliever Cam Bedrosian on the 10-day DL with a right groin strain.

Richards was diagnosed with a strained right biceps earlier this month after he left his first appearance this season in the fifth inning.

He had been on the 10-day DL prior to Saturday's transaction. The team says "his most recent assessment and exam showed mild improvement in biceps strength and also irritation of the cutaneous nerve which is contributed to his strength deficit."

Richards was limited to six starts in 2016 due to a torn elbow ligament, though he avoided surgery.

He is 40-32 with a 3.56 ERA in seven seasons, all with the Angels.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.