BOSTON -- Marlins All-Star outfielder Kyle Stowers was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain ahead of Sunday’s series finale against the Red Sox.

Manager Clayton McCullough, who made the announcement that Stowers was going to be placed on the IL following Saturday’s 7-5 loss at Fenway Park, said that Stowers will be out for at least several weeks, though the full extent of the timeline wasn’t yet known.

Stowers initially felt the tightness after the second swing of his first at-bat on Friday, which resulted in an RBI double one pitch later.

“Just felt something a little weird,” Stowers said postgame Saturday. “Honestly, [I] wasn't really bothered [by] the remaining swings of that game.”

The tightness didn’t increase, but it did persist into Saturday. The Marl

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