Phils place Alvarado (elbow) on IL, reinstate Bellatti

The Philadelphia Phillies’ bullpen was dealt a giant blow Wednesday, as José Alvarado moved to the 15-day injured record with left elbow irritation. The stint is retroactive to Monday. In a corresponding transfer, the crew recalled right-handed reliever Andrew Bellatti.

Alvarado, who’s in his third yr with the Phillies, has emerged as one of many membership’s go-to late-inning relievers, sporting a 1.88 ERA in 14 1/3 innings to associate with a team-leading 5 saves.

His final look was a scoreless inning within the Phillies’ 6-1 win over the Red Sox on Sunday. Alvarado ranks within the a centesimal percentile in strikeout charge (he has 24 on the season) and the 98th percentile in anticipated batting common. He additionally has but to stroll a batter.

He just lately set a membership file when he struck out a number of batters in 14 straight video games.

After having a 3.18 ERA in 51 regular-season innings final yr, Alvarado excelled within the postseason, yielding one run over 6 2/3 mixed innings within the National League Division Series and NLCS.

The solely different Phillies hurler with a number of saves this yr is Craig Kimbrel, who’s an eight-time All-Star with 397 profession saves. That stated, Kimbrel has struggled this season, holding a 7.62 ERA over 13 innings.

Bellatti allowed six earned runs in 8 2/3 innings earlier than happening the injured record on the finish of April. He threw two scoreless innings in two rehab appearances previous to being reinstated.