NEW YORK — Playing shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds has been a hazardous job this season.

Jolbert Cabrera became the fourth Reds shortstop on the disabled list this season when the Reds placed him on the 15-day DL today and recalled right-hander Daryl Thompson from Triple-A Louisville.

Cabrera suffered a compound dislocation of his left index finger sliding headfirst into second base in Cincinnati's 4-2 win over the New York Yankees on Friday night.

Paul Janish, who replaced Cabrera after the injury, got the start Saturday and went 1-for-4 in the Reds' 6-0 victory over New York.

Janish is one of five players to make at least one start at shortstop for Cincinnati this year. Jeff Keppinger (broken left kneecap), Jerry Hairston Jr. (broken left thumb), Alex Gonzalez (compression fracture in left knee) and Cabrera are on the DL, and Juan Castro was designated for assignment in April. Gonzalez has been out all year.

Manager Dusty Baker said the rash of injuries at shortstop could force the club to examine its timetable for some of the injured infielders close to returning. Keppinger is on a rehab assignment at Louisville, and Hairston could start one soon.

"We've got to check and see how they're doing — how they're really doing," Baker said. "There's how the player says he's feeling and doing and how those down there that are watching him say how he's doing."

Baker said Andy Phillips was available to play shortstop Saturday "in a pinch." Second baseman Brandon Phillips also has played shortstop before.

"I talked to Brandon," Baker said. "Brandon, he said the way that position is going he is a little scared to go over there right now."

Thompson got the start against New York and allowed four hits over five innings in his major league debut. The 22-year-old right-hander went 3-0 with a 3.25 ERA in four starts after he was promoted to Louisville.

The Reds acquired Thompson in an eight-player deal with Washington in 2006 that sent Austin Kearns and Felipe Lopez to the Nationals.