Saturday, June 16, 2012

Philadelphia Phillies recall Erik Kratz and send B.J. Rosenberg to Lehigh Valley

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/06/philadelphia_phillies_recall_e.html FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES The Philadelphia Phillies recalled catcher Erik Kratz from Triple-A Lehigh Valley today and optioned right-hander B.J. Rosenberg to Triple-A. Kratz was promoted to fill in for catcher Carlos Ruiz, who left in the seventh inning of Friday's loss to the Blue Jays with a sore muscle in his left side. Brian Schneider, who replaced Ruiz Friday, started for the Phillies against Toronto. Ruiz, who was injured swinging at strike three to end the sixth inning Friday, leads Philadelphia with a .362 average. He has eight homers, 35 RBIs and a team-high 16 doubles. Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said Friday he expected Ruiz to miss several days. However, Ruiz took batting practice before today's game and said he was ready to play if needed. He called the injury a cramp, not a strain.

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