Padres Place Ramon Laureno On Injured List With Hip Inflammation

The San Diego Padres have lost a second key bat from a struggling offense.

The Padres on Tuesday placed left fielder Ramon Laureano on the 10-day injured list due to inflammation in his right hip. Outfielder Jase Bowen was called up from Triple-A El Paso and will be making his MLB debut. Bowen's call-up had been reported Monday. Right-hander Nick Pivetta (right elbow inflammation) was transferred from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL to create room on the 40-man roster for Bowen.

Laureano's slash line has plummeted to .203/.286/.374 with seven homers and 21 RBIs after a good start to the season, where he often batted leadoff. In May, Laureano posted a slash line of .133/.244/.280 with three homers and three RBIs. Laureano did not play in the series finale Sunday against the Washington Nationals.

Bowen had a cycle in the opening week of the Triple-A season and a multi-homer game as well as an inside-the-park homer.

The Padres enter the first game of a series against the Philadelphia Phillies with the worst batting average in MLB at .218.