The Atlanta Braves had a comfortable 10-4 lead going into the top of the ninth inning. But then disaster struck and the Arizona Diamondbacks scored seven runs to eventually win, 11-10.
After the collapse, the Braves decided to call up reinforcement from Triple-A in the form of Craig Kimbrel, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported.
The former Boston Red Sox closer signed a minor league deal with Atlanta in March. In 15 games for the Gwinnett Stripers, Kimbrel has 2.45 ERA with 17 strikeouts and a 1.