PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Pirates placed pitchers Kip Wells and Sean Burnett on the 15-day disabled list Monday.

Wells, 5-7 with a 4.50 ERA, has missed two starts with right elbow inflammation and was placed on the DL retroactive to Aug. 14. Burnett, who is 5-5 with a 5.02 ERA, was diagnosed with an inflamed left elbow after making his last start Saturday in St. Louis.

Pittsburgh also recalled right-handed pitcher John Van Benschoten and purchased the contract of left-handed pitcher Frank Brooks from its Triple-A affiliate in Nashville.