ARLINGTON, Texas – The Arizona Diamondbacks have placed right-handed pitcher Anthony DeSclafani on the 15-day injured list due to inflammation in his right thumb. DeSclafani, who has primarily been a reliever for the Diamondbacks, made three starts this month after Merrill Kelly was traded to the Texas Rangers. The decision was made before the last game of the series against Texas, where Kelly would be the Rangers’ starter. To cover the absence, the Diamondbacks called up right-handed pitcher Casey Kelly from Triple-A Reno.
In DeSclafani’s three starts this month, he is 0-1 with an ERA of 5.59, allowing six runs in 9⅔ innings. He pitched three innings on Tuesday night, allowing two runs in a game that Arizona won 3-2, thanks to a home run by Ketel Marte in the ninth inning.We are waiting for the minimum time. They will do some imaging tests to make sure everything is okay. This is something that came up a couple of days ago. We all felt that he was going to be able to take the ball, go out and compete, which he did. We saw the performance in the first innings and decided it was time to take him off the field.
Torey Lovullo, Manager
