Pirates Roster Moves: Braxton Ashcraft Returns to Start Tuesday
Photo provided by Matt Lynch The Pittsburgh Pirates have reinstated right-handed pitcher Braxton Ashcraft from the Major League Bereavement/Family Medical Emergency List. He will start on Tuesday night against the St. Louis Cardinals at PNC Park.
Ashcraft has made five starts for the Pirates this season and is 1-1 with a 2. 43 ERA, which ranks seventh in the National League. In 29.
2 innings, the right-hander has walked nine, struck out 32 and held opponents to a . 202 batting average and a . 559 OPS.
To make room for Ashcraft on the roster, the Pirates optioned Cam Sanders to Triple-A Indianapolis. Sanders has made three appearances out of the bullpen for the Pirates on the year and has allowed four runs on four hits with two walks and four strikeouts in three innings. In eight appearances with Indianapolis this season, Sanders has a 2.
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