Hamstring Forces Braves’ Takashi Saito To Disabled List

Saito left Thursday’s game in the ninth inning because of the injury. Originally, the team was going to wait a few days to see how he felt, but decided to place him on the disabled list anyway.

The Braves have called up Craig Kimbrel to replace Saito in the bullpen:

The recall of Kimbrel is an interesting move, as it was thought that he was sent down several weeks ago to work on his slide step and his control, and as the last man in the bullpen he wasn’t getting used that much. Something that could hinder his development as a possible future closer for Atlanta.

Kimbrel has done a good job of controlling the walks in triple-A, issuing just 5 bases on balls in the last 14.2 innings pitched while striking out 21 and holding opponents to a .137 batting average over that span.

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