New York Yankees place RHP Nathan Eovaldi on DL

The New York Yankees placed right-hander Nathan Eovaldi on the 15-day disabled list Friday with a right elbow tendon injury.

The move is retroactive to Thursday and the Yankees recalled right-hander Luis Severino from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to take Eovaldi's spot on the roster.

Eovaldi's elbow was examined by team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad in New York and he had an MRI exam on Thursday.

Eovaldi left Wednesday's game against the Boston Red Sox after just one inning with discomfort in his elbow.

Severino was sent to Triple-A following his Tuesday start against the Red Sox in which he allowed five runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings. His previous three outings with New York came out of the bullpen.

The 26-year-old Eovaldi is 9-8 with a 4.76 ERA over 124 2/3 innings in 24 games (21 starts) this season.

Severino, 22, is 1-7 with a 6.42 ERA over 47 2/3 innings in 11 appearances (eight starts) with the Yankees.