Rays put LHP Jeffrey Springs (elbow) on 15-day IL

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The Tampa Bay Rays placed Jeffrey Springs on the 15-day injured list due to left elbow fatigue Sunday and recalled fellow left-hander Tyler Alexander from Triple-A Durham.

The move involving Springs is retroactive to Thursday.

Springs pitched well in his last outing, allowing one run on four hits with four strikeouts in six innings of a 2-1 victory versus the Minnesota Tw