The Los Angeles Angels placed left-handed starter Yusei ⁠Kikuchi on the 15-day injured list on Sunday and called up left-hander Tayler Saucedo to take his spot on the active roster.

The move is retroactive ​to April 30 because Kikuchi ‌suffered inflammation ‌in his left shoulder during his ​start on April 29 at the Chicago White Sox. Kikuchi hurled two scoreless innings and ⁠went to the mound to warm up for ⁠the third, but he was removed before facing another batter.

The 34-year-old veteran ​has fashioned an 0-3 ⁠record with a 5.81 ERA in seven starts this season. While ⁠Kikuchi has ​recorded 33 strikeouts in 31 ​innings, he has allowed 35 hits and ​14 ‌walks for a haughty 1.581 WHIP.

The Morioka native has a 48-61 record and 4.50 ERA over his seven plus MLB ‌seasons.

Saucedo, 32, returns to the big leagues after working out of the bullpen for Triple-A Salt Lake.…