A. J. Burnett lands on the disabled list with an injured shoulder:

A.J. Burnett is on the disabled list again and while the Jays released little information, there is serious concern with this latest problem for their hard-throwing right-hander.

Burnett's shoulder, the one that forced him to miss a start in mid-June, is acting up again.

The Jays shipped him off to Birmingham, Ala., for a visit with specialist Dr. James Andrews and would only say the measure was precautionary.

"His shoulder is still bothering him, so we had to get it checked out," Jays manager John Gibbons said.

In two years with Toronto he's started 36 games, which means he's missed about 15 starts with various injuries. In a season in which home runs are down, Burnett allowed 15 compared to allowing 14 last year in 40 more innings.