The Atlanta Braves have chosen pitcher Carlos Carrasco to the energetic roster and optioned pitcher JR Ritchie to Triple-A. Ritchie pitched three innings an notched his first profession save – of the three inning selection – final evening.
Carrasco has pitched in seven video games with the Braves this season and has been by means of the “designated for assignment, outrighted, opts for free agency, minor league contract, selected to active roster” cycle 5 occasions to this point this season. He’ll give Atlanta one other long-man possibility for immediately’s sport.
Advertisement
As for Ritchie, he was capable of save the bullpen by absorbing three innings in Atlanta’s 14-3 blow-out of the Metropolitans final evening.
A reminder that the Braves play at 12:30PM immediately, in an earlier-than-normal Sunday begin.