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Los Angeles placed Greinke on the 15-day disabled list and recalled right-handed reliever Shawn Tolleson from the minors to take the roster spot.

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Shawn Verrall is a software engineer as his day job, but I'm sure what he likes to do most, he's the cheap vegetable gardener.

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