Pirates activate righty reliever Dauri Moreta, place lefty Angel Perdomo on 15-day IL
The Pittsburgh Pirates made a bullpen move Sunday, activating right-handed reliever Dauri Moreta and placing lefty Angel Perdomo on the 15-day injured list.
Moreta, who was out with low back inflammation, ended a rehabilitation assignment and is expected to return to his fireman role. He is 4-2 with a 4.10 ERA and 1.20 WHIP, 11.7 strikeouts and 4.1 walks per nine innings in 48 appearances this season.
Perdomo, who is experiencing left elbow discomfort, is 3-2 with a 3.72 ERA and 1.10 WHIP, 13.7 strikeouts and 3.4 walks per nine innings in 30 appearances.
Kevin Gorman is a TribLive reporter covering the Pirates. A Baldwin native and Penn State graduate, he joined the Trib in 1999 and has covered high school sports, Pitt football and basketball and was a sports columnist for 10 years. He can be reached at kgorman@triblive.com.
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