The Atlanta Braves positioned right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver on the 15-day injured checklist Friday with a strained left indirect muscle.
Smith-Shawver, 21, made his main league debut Thursday and struck out 4 batters over 4⅓ scoreless innings in opposition to the Chicago Cubs. He gave up three hits and two walks earlier than exiting the Braves’ 3-0 win.
Atlanta recalled left-hander Ray Kerr from Triple-A Gwinnett to start out Friday evening’s collection opener in opposition to the Pirates in Pittsburgh.
The Braves additionally signed veteran Joey Wendle to a serious league contract and optioned fellow infielder Luke Williams to Gwinnett.
Kerr, 29, is 1-0 with a 2.89 ERA in 4 aid appearances this season for Atlanta. He has struck out 10 batters and walked none in 9⅓ innings.
Wendle, 34, was launched by the New York Mets on Monday after batting .222 with no dwelling runs and one RBI in 18 video games. He’s a profession .262 hitter with 32 homers and 220 RBIs in 667 video games with 4 groups.
Williams, 27, has appeared in seven video games for the Braves this season, going 0-for-3 on the plate with one run.
