Posted at 4:11 p.m., Friday, August 3, 2007
Baseball: Braves put Renteria on disabled list
Associated Press
ATLANTA — Shortstop Edgar Renteria was put on the disabled list by the Atlanta Braves today, one day after he sprained his right ankle while trying to field a hard grounder.Renteria, hitting .336 with 11 homers and 53 RBIs, was put on the 15-day DL with a high ankle sprain. Renteria had to be helped off the field Thursday night after he hurt the ankle in the eighth inning while trying to field a one-hopper off the bat of Houston's Ty Wigginton.
"I try to play every day. If you can't do it, you can't do it," Renteria said.
Renteria, 35-for-88 (.398) since the All-Star break, initially he had broken the ankle. The ball was coming at his face, he said, so he leaned back to protect his back, causing his ankle to twist.
Braves manager Bobby Cox said Renteria could be on the DL for longer than two weeks.
Right-handed reliever Joey Devine was recalled from Triple-A Richmond of the International League. He pitched three innings with the Braves this year, allowing one run. He was 1-0 with a 1.42 ERA in 6 1-3 innings at Triple-A Richm### Ryan Drese to a minor league contract on Friday.
The right-hander will start Saturday night for Class-A Myrtle Beach.
The 31-year-old Drese pitched in parts of six seasons with Cleveland, Texas and most recently last season with Washington. He made two starts with the Nationals before undergoing Tommy John surgery in April of 2006. He has a 34-39 career record and 5.31 ERA.
