ST. LOUIS (AP) -The Milwaukee Brewers optioned left-handed reliever Mitch Stetter to Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday, making room on the roster to activate Jeff Suppan to start against the Cardinals.
Stetter was 2-1 with a 2.78 ERA in 23 appearances over two stints. He has held opponents to a .160 batting average, and went 1-0 with a 1.74 ERA since recalled on June 20, but was vulnerable because he has minor league options remaining.
Manager Ned Yost said the pitcher understood, and said “There wasn’t a lot of things we could do.”
The move left Brian Shouse as the lone left-hander in the bullpen, limiting Yost’s late-inning flexibility. Shouse was 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA in 29 games.
“I don’t have two lefties, so of course it changes things,” Yost said. “But it’s not anything that’s unmanageable. You take with what you’ve got and you go.”
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