Athletics place OF Seth Brown (oblique) on IR

The Oakland Athletics on Monday placed outfielder Seth Brown on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain.

Brown sustained the injury on Saturday during a check swing while batting.

The move is retroactive to Sunday.

Oakland recalled shortstop Kevin Smith from Triple-A Las Vegas in a corresponding move.

Brown, 30, was batting .200 with one home run, two doubles and two RBIs. He established career highs of 25