Athletics' Alex Wood goes on IL with rotator cuff tendonitis

The Athletics placed Opening Day starter Alex Wood on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with rotator cuff tendonitis, where the veteran left-hander will join Paul Blackburn (metatarsal stress reaction) and Joe Boyle (lower back strain). Wood pitched a season low two innings in an 8-4 loss in Seattle Sunday, with both manager Mark Kotsay and Wood conceding there was an issue with his shoulder. Kotsay is scheduled to speak to the media before the A's face the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park in the third game of a four-game series.