The San Diego Padres made several roster adjustments before their series opener against the Atlanta Braves on Friday.
One significant change was placing relief pitcher Wandy Peralta on the 15-day injured list. The left-hander left Tuesday’s game due to an adductor strain that hasn’t healed sufficiently to avoid the IL.
“It’s a little more severe than we thought,” Padres manager Mike Shildt said. “It’s going to require some time. It’s going to require some time away to rest, heal.”
Peralta has posted a 4.50 ERA over 34 innings this season, but has struggled recently, allowing 10 earned runs in his last nine innings.
With Peralta sidelined, the Padres called up Sean Reynolds from Triple-A El Paso for his major league debut. A former hitter, the 6-foot-8 Reynolds reaches triple digits with his four-seamer and was acquired, along with Garrett Cooper, in a trade with the Miami Marlins that sent Ryan Weathers to Miami.
Before the trade, Reynolds had a 3.50 ERA in 18 innings at Triple-A Jacksonville. He finished the season in El Paso, where he had a 13.50 ERA in 16 innings.
This year, the 26-year-old Reynolds has a 6.55 ERA in 45.1 innings at Triple-A El Paso, but has 13 strikeouts over 8.2 scoreless innings in his last four appearances.
