D-Backs reinstate Slaten from DL, option Buckner
Sports Network | August 13, 2008
Denver, CO (Sports Network) - The Arizona Diamondbacks reinstated left-handed pitcher Doug Slaten from the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday.
Slaten, who was placed on the DL on July 19 with a right knee strain, is 0-3 with a 4.55 earned run average in 36 games this season.
To make room on the roster, the club optioned right-handed pitcher Billy Buckner to Triple-A Tucson. Buckner went 1-0 with a 4.00 ERA over nine innings of relief in two stints with the parent club this season.
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