Francisco goes on the disabled list

The Rangers have placed pitcher Frank Francisco on the 15-day disabled list with a strained muscle in his right ribcage and called up Derek Holland from Triple A Oklahoma City.

Holland has been mainly used as a starter this season, both with the Rangers and at Oklahoma City. But he will work out of the bullpen for now as a long reliever.

Francisco has been bothered by the strained muscle for the past 7-10 days and he left Friday’s game after facing just two batters. Francisco felt the muscle pull after a leadoff walk in the ninth and he was immediately removed from the game.