Mahle is dealing with a sore right shoulder ahead of his scheduled start against the White Sox on Sunday, per Kennedi Landry of MLB.com. Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said Saturday that Mahle felt some soreness in his shoulder during his most recent start Tuesday against Minnesota,

Rangers Place Mahle on IL, Recall Rocker from Triple-A originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Texas Rangers announced Saturday that starting pitcher Tyler Mahle would skip his start on Sunday because of shoulder trouble. The team took things a step further Sunday morning.

Those bullpen games have been quite a relief for the Texas Rangers. With Nathan Eovaldi still on the injured list with right elbow inflammation and Tyler Mahle now dealing with shoulder stiffness, the Rangers twice in the past week have gone with bullpen games — using only relievers for the first two times this season,