Just when John Gant seemed poised to keep a spot in the Braves’ injury-thinned starting rotation at least through the All-Star break, the rookie strained an oblique muscle in his left side Tuesday and was placed on the 15-day disabled list.
“Yeah, it’s frustrating to get into the swing of things and then have to kind of take a back seat for a minute,” Gant said after the roster move Wednesday. “But I’ll bounce back.”
The Braves recalled right-hander Casey Kelly from Triple-A Gwinnett to give them an extra arm in the bullpen for now.
