Mitch Bratt solid for three innings in MLB debut

It’s the first major league stint for the 29-year-old Kingham, a University of Texas product who was drafted by the Braves in 2018 and who spent parts of three years in Mexico before joining the Rangers organization earlier this year. He had a 6.99 ERA as a starter at Round Rock, but he’s gotten better as the year has gone along. He’ll apparently pitch in middle relief for now.

Curvelo have up four runs in two innings in his one day back in the majors. He has a 9.58 ERA in 10 1/3 innings on the season.

Correa underwent what was supposed to be season-ending ankle surgery to repair a torn tendon back in mid-May. He’s due for a followup appointment on Tuesday, after which he hopes to start hitting. It’d be interesting to see how the Astros would fit Correa in if he’s able to make it back. Jose Altuve seems like their weak link in the infield right now, but none of the alternatives are experienced at second. If Christian Walker is still struggling, perhaps he could do some sitting, with Isaac Paredes moving to first. Of course, Correa still have a few hurdles to clear before it’s worth giving this serious thought.

Quero’s difficulties were part of the Brewers’ motivation for acquiring Bo Naylor today. Quero last caught on June 26, but he has at least managed to stay in the lineup since. He’s hit .264/.339/.419 in 88 games for Nashville.

That would have been Tatsuya Imai’s start, but he’s slated to work in relief for now. It was then thought Cristian Javier would start Sunday, but the Astros are pushing back that call for a day. Javier still seems likely to get the ball, but maybe the Astros will acquire another option before then.

The 23-year-old Ingrassia, a 2023 14th-round pick, has a 3.27 ERA and a 59/22 K/BB in 44 innings over 11 starts and two relief appearances for High-A Greenville this year. He was a reliever in college and probably will head back to the pen at some point, but there’s a chance he’ll surface in the majors in a couple of years.

O’Hearn is expected to miss 6-8 weeks, according to the team. The 33-year-old suffered the injury during Friday’s loss to the Reds while running to first base in the ninth inning. It’s a massive hit for the Pirates as they’ll be without one of their key middle-of-the-order run producers until at least mid-September. The encouraging news here is that there’s a chance O’Hearn is back for the home stretch, and a potential postseason run.

Mattson augments Pittsburgh’s relief depth heading into a pair of contests against the division-rival Reds. The 31-year-old has posted a serviceable 4.93 ERA across 34 2/3 innings at the big-league level this season.

Flores returns to Pittsburgh’s roster with Ryan O’Hearn landing on the injured list with a quad strain. The 25-year-old backstop hit the shelf with a concussion last week.

Kelly has allowed five runs over 7 1/3 innings at the big-league level this season. The 22-year-old will be up-and-down with Pittsburgh over the final two months of the season.