ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Prior to tonight’s series opener at Tampa Bay, the Chicago White Sox announced the following six roster moves:
· Placed RHP Vince Velasquez on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to May 31) with a left groin strain;
· Returned RHPs Kyle Crick and Jimmy Lambert to Class AAA Charlotte;
· Recalled RHP Davis Martin from Charlotte;
· Reinstated RHPs Dylan Cease and Kendall Graveman from the Restricted List.
Martin, who will start tonight’s game, made his major-league debut in Game 2 of a doubleheader on May 17 at Kansas City and suffered the loss after allowing one run on five hits with seven strikeouts in 5.0 IP. Martin is 5-2 with a 3.80 ERA (19 ER/45.0 IP) and 49 strikeouts in nine combined starts between Charlotte and Class AA Birmingham.
Cease has gone 4-2 with a 3.69 ERA (22 ER/53.2 IP) and 76 strikeouts over 10 starts in 2022. He leads the American League in strikeouts per 9.0 IP (12.75) and ranks second in strikeouts.
Graveman is 1-1 with a 2.78 ERA (7 ER/22.2 IP), 19 strikeouts, two saves and 10 holds this season, his first with the White Sox.
Velasquez, who originally was scheduled to start tonight, is 2-3 with a 5.30 ERA (21 ER/35.2 IP) and 33 strikeouts in eight appearances (seven starts) in 2022.
Crick, who worked 2.0 scoreless IP on Wednesday at Toronto, is 1-0 with a 3.60 ERA (4 ER/10.0 IP), .206 (7-34) opponents average, two holds and 11 strikeouts in 10 relief appearances with the Sox in 2022.
Lambert worked 0.1 scoreless IP yesterday at the Blue Jays, and is 0-2 with a 5.14 ERA (4 ER/7.0 IP) and seven strikeouts in three games (two starts) with Chicago this season.
