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WASHINGTON -- Stephen Strasburg is getting a different type of shutdown, a stint on the disabled list because of a strained muscle in his back. The Washington Nationals placed their top-of-rotation pitcher on the 15-day DL on Wednesday after he was unable to make a scheduled bullpen session. "Theres still some tenderness and discomfort there," manager Davey Johnson said. "So were going to keep him off the mound for a few more days." Strasburg was removed after two innings in his last start, Friday against the Atlanta Braves, because he was grimacing and flexing his shoulder. He said after the game that his back had been bothering him while warming up for his previous few starts but would feel fine once the game started. The Nationals said on Sunday that Strasburg has a "slight strain" to the lat muscle. Johnson was hoping the right-hander would not miss a start, although Strasburgs next turn in the rotation was moved back two days to Saturday. After Strasburg played catch instead of throwing the bullpen session Wednesday, the Nationals put him on the DL, retroactive to Sunday. Strasburg is 3-5 with a 2.54 ERA. He was 15-6 with a 3.16 ERA last season, when the Nationals made the much-debated decision to shut him down before the playoffs because of a team-imposed innings limit in his first full season following elbow surgery. The Nationals now have two starters on the DL. Ross Detwiler has been sidelined since May 15 with a strained oblique muscle. He threw a bullpen session Wednesday and will make a rehab start in the minors before returning to the rotation. Nate Karns has made his first two major league starts in Detwilers place, and Johnson said the Nationals will promote another pitcher from Triple-A Syracuse to start in Strasburgs place on Saturday. A prime candidate is right-hander Ross Ohlendorf, who has pitched for three major league teams and is 4-5 with a 4.32 ERA at Syracuse. 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After getting a wake-up call in a sloppy third-round win, he now looks back in business at Flushing Meadows.I dont think he started the match really badly, Murray later told a media conference. He had a couple of breakpoints in the first game. But once I got up in the score, wasnt giving him any free points, I could sense it was getting tough for him. I just wanted to keep my foot on the gas, which I didnt really do the other day.That was the one thing that I wasnt happy with against [Paolo] Lorenzi. When I did win a first set that was tight, didnt play my best, I kind of let him back into the match after I got a break early in the second. I wanted too make sure today if I got ahead, I stayed on top of him, I didnt have any dip in concentration or my level.But as well as Murray played here this was as poor an effort as you will see from Dimitrov, whose 2014 Wimbledon quarterfinals win over the British No. 1 seemed a distant memory.I didnt feel he played unbelievable tennis, but I felt I just did a lot of mistakes, Dimitrov later said at a media conference. For sure he has a lot of confidence right now, a lot of matches behind his back. For sure he knows how to play in moments like that. Pretty experienced player.So, yeah, its all my fault what happened on the court out there.Ivan Lendl had rejected a coaching return from the Bulgarian last year, and on this evidence it was easy to see why. Dimitrovs recent progress under Dani Vallverdu, Murrays former coach, was emphatically checked here.It was hard to believe this was the man who had beaten Gilles Simon, Feliciano Lopez, Stan Wawrinka and Steve Johnson on his way to a semifinal defeat against eventual winner Marin Cilic in Cincinnati.ddddddddddddIt was even harder to believe Dimitrov won the last time these two played, on a hard court no less, in Miami earlier this year.Dimitrov never seemed to mentally recover from a simple overhead smash that he missed while defending break point at 2-1 down in the first set. Murray went on to seal the opener with a 141 mph ace -- his second fastest serve ever -- after just 30 minutes, having won 90 percent of points on his first serve. In contrast, Dimitrov made 13 unforced errors and had just two winners.It didnt get much better from there. The world No. 24 looked like he might have finally woken up when he pulled a break back to trail 3-1 in the second set, but Murray repaid the favour immediately to end any notion the crowd might be treated to a contest.Dimitrov had no idea what to do. Murray bullied him into double faults by moving well inside the baseline to pounce as the Bulgarian hit second serves. When Dimitrov hit one forehand long in the second set, he tried to kick it away, soccer style, as it came back to him from Murray but he even missed that one.McEnroe was scathing in his assessment on commentary. The seven-time Grand Slam champion said this would have been Dimitrovs biggest win ever, and, considering the stakes, that he played a horrible first set full of poor decision-making.He didnt show any heart, any willingness to dig in and try to battle, added McEnroe when it was all over.Dimitrov attempted to defend his display. The thing is I tried. Its not that I didnt try, he said.This is what I just said to my coach right now in the locker room. I feel Ive been doing really well the past five, six weeks, practicing-wise, winning a few good and close matches when I had to.Obviously today I ran out of fuel I think, physically and mentally. For sure I was a little bit overwhelmed to get out there, playing that prime-time match. Of course, its a great experience for me. Andy right now is the best player out there. He deserves all the credit today. ' ' '