Bucs put Caminero on DL, Watson on paternity list

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PITTSBURGH — The Pirates made a series of roster moves on Wednesday, shuffling their bullpen as they called up two relievers from Triple-A Indianapolis.

Pittsburgh placed struggling reliever Arquimedes Caminero on the 15-day disabled list with a left quadriceps strain, put setup man Tony Watson on the paternity list and recalled right-hander Rob Scahill and lefty Kyle Lobstein to fill out their bullpen.

After a breakthrough 2015 season, Caminero hasn’t looked right all year, but he reached a nadir in Tuesday night’s 12-1 win over the D-backs. The flame-throwing righty hit two of Arizona’s batters in the head — Jean Segura with a 96-mph fastball, and Nick Ahmed with a split-finger fastball.

Caminero was ejected from the game. To this point of the season, he has allowed 24 hits and 13 walks (plus three hit batters) in 17 1/3 innings while striking out 14. Manager Clint Hurdle did his …

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