The San Diego Padres announced that left-hander Tim Hill has been placed on the 15-day injured list due to inflammation in his throwing shoulder.
Lefty Ray Kerr has been called up from Triple-A to take Hill’s place in San Diego’s bullpen.
Hill has been far from his usual effective self, posting an 11.12 ERA over his first 5 2/3 innings out of the Padres’ bullpen. While Hill hasn’t allowed a run in six of his nine appearances, he has only one strikeout against three walks.
Closer Taylor Rogers is the only other left-hander in the Padres' relief corps, so another southpaw was needed in Hill’s absence. Kerr is an undrafted free agent who has worked his way up the Seattle Mariners' and Padres' farm systems to make his MLB debut earlier this season. After tossing a scoreless inning in his sole big league game, Kerr could now get more opportunities to impress. San Diego acquired Kerr from the Mariners as part of the Adam Frazier trade last November.
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