Pirates' Khristian Curtis: Deactivated at Triple-A
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Triple-A Indianapolis placed Curtis on its 7-day injured list Saturday due to a side discomfort, Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Curtis presumably sustained the injury during his 3.2-inning relief appearance with Indianapolis on Friday. The right-hander had just been optioned to Triple-A last weekend after he made his MLB debut with the Pirates shortly after the All-Star break.
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Pirates' Khristian Curtis: Heads back to Triple-A
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The Pirates optioned Curtis to Triple-A Indianapolis on Sunday, Danny Demilio of PittsburghBaseballNow.com reports.
The right-hander received his first promotion to the big leagues Saturday and made his MLB debut in the second game of a doubleheader in Cleveland with five scoreless innings of bulk relief. Curtis should have a better chance of returning to the majors later this summer now that he's on the 40-man roster, though his 4.96 ERA in 18 appearances between the Double-A and Triple-A levels could be a limiting factor, even after his strong performance Saturday.
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Pirates' Khristian Curtis: Promoted to Triple-A
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Curtis was promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis on Sunday, Anthony Murphy of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.
Curtis will make the leap to the Triple-A level after posting a 4.73 ERA and 1.28 WHIP with 67 strikeouts over 53.1 innings in 12 starts with Double-A Altoona this season. The right-hander is considered to be one of the Pirates' top overall prospects, and he is now just one step away from making his major-league debut.
