Rays place C Francisco Mejia (knee) on 10-day IL

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The Tampa Bay Rays placed Francisco Mejia on the 10-day injured list with a left knee MCL sprain Friday and recalled fellow catcher Rene Pinto from Triple-A Durham.

Mejia, 27, underwent an MRI on his knee after exiting in the seventh inning of Thursday's 4-3 loss to the visiting Baltimore Orioles.

He is batting .227 with five homers and 19 RBIs in 50 games this season.

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