Pirates Roster Moves: Wilber Dotel Optioned, Hunter Barco Recalled

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PITTSBURGH — The Pirates made their second roster swap of the day just before Tuesday night’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Right-handed pitcher Wilber Dotel was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis and recalled left-handed Hunter Barco.

Dotel tossed four-perfect innings out of the bullpen in Monday’s loss to the Cardinals at PNC Park. The rookie right-hander totaled three appearances for the Pirates after he was recalled on April 19 and posted a 1.35 ERA with two hits allowed, three walks and four strikeouts in 6.2 innings.

Barco began the year in the Pirates bullpen and went 0-1 with a 6.43 ERA across four appearances. The 25-year-old made a pair of appearances — one start — with Indianapolis after he was optioned on April 13 and went 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA. In 7.1 innings, he allowed two runs on five hits, walked two and struck out seven.

Earlier in the day, the Pirates reinstated right-handed pitcher Braxton Ashcraft from the Major League Bereavement/Family Medical Emergency List and optioned RHP Cam Sanders to Indianapolis.

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