Guardians place RHP Nick Sandlin (back) on 15-day IL

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The Cleveland Guardians placed reliever Nick Sandlin on the 15-day injured list Wednesday due to inflammation in his lower back. It was retroactive to Monday.

The 27-year-old right-hander is 5-0 with one save and a 3.49 ERA in 33 appearances out of the bullpen this season.

In his most recent outing Sunday at Toronto, Sandlin failed to retire a batter and gave up three runs