Melancon was placed on the 10-day disabled list Tuesday with a mild right pronator strain, Andrew Baggarly of the Mercury News Group reports.
This is the first news of Melancon dealing with any sort of elbow discomfort this season. If he has been bothered by this in the past, it hasn't shown on the field, as the closer has only allowed one earned run over his last 10 innings. Hunter Strickland appears to be the most likely candidate to assume the closer role in Melancon's absence, though Derek Law could see some work, as well.