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- Updated: May 26, 2016
ATLANTA — After the Braves burned through the bullpen through the first nine innings of Wednesday’s 13-inning loss to the Brewers, Casey Kelly accepted the task of pitching the final four innings.
Unfortunately for Kelly, this unexpected development provided the Braves no other choice but to option him back to Triple-A Gwinnett before Thursday’s series finale against Milwaukee. Right-handed reliever Chris Withrow was recalled from Gwinnett to provide some bullpen depth, which would have been further weakened had Kelly stayed on Atlanta’s roster.
“That might go down as one of the tougher things I’ve done after what [Kelly] did last night,” interim manager Brian …
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