PITTSBURGH — Starter Bailey Falter was positioned on the 15-day injured record with left triceps tendonitis by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.
The 27-year-old left-hander lasted two innings on Saturday, permitting three runs on 5 hits and leaving with the bases loaded and no outs within the third inning of a 5-2 loss to the New York Mets. Falter is 4-7 with a 4.08 ERA this season, his first full one in Pittsburgh after being acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies on Aug. 1, 2023.
“I simply clearly wished to attempt to keep within the recreation for as a lot as doable, simply to present the bullpen slightly break,” Falter mentioned after the sport Saturday. “However I observed slightly discomfort within the warmup pitches within the third. Did not actually throw too many strikes. It form of flared up after that and I form of simply misplaced really feel for [the strike zone].”
Falter is the second Pirates starter to land on the IL up to now 4 days. Rookie right-hander Jared Jones (5-6, 3.56) left 5 innings into his begin on Wednesday, happening the 15-day record due to a proper lat pressure the subsequent day.
Pittsburgh, which has alternated wins and losses its previous seven video games, recalled outfielder Joshua Palacios from Triple-A Indianapolis when Jones was shut down.
Proper-hander Brent Honeywell Jr. was chosen from Indianapolis in a corresponding transfer to Foster on Sunday. Left-hander Justin Bruihl was designated for task to make room on the 40-man roster.
Honeywell was 1-3 with a 4.85 ERA, seven saves and 33 strikeouts in 31 appearances in Triple-A this season.
“I wish to win,” Honeywell mentioned. “I feel all of us wish to win. I feel it is the largest factor to me. It is a good membership, man. I feel the primary factor is retaining them going the place they’re at proper now. Simply form of transfer proper into being a cog within the machine and assist them win.
“I feel the largest factor is guys do come down [to Triple-A], go up. That is simply how baseball is. However the greatest factor is it is at all times good to see guys after they come down, however it’s additionally like, ‘Eh, I want you have been up there.’ We speak about it. Profitable first, I feel that is the largest factor.”
