Veteran Braves reliever Kirby Yates made his first rehab appearance with the Gwinnett Stripers Wednesday night.
Yates, recovering from Tommy John surgery, allowed one hit and struck out one in a scoreless inning but Gwinnett lost to Jacksonville 6-3 in Lawrenceville.
Preston Tucker had three hits for the Stripers (46-49).
Yates began his rehab assignment with the Florida Complex League Braves. Then the club transferred him to Double-A. Yates has made four appearances on his rehab assignment, going an inning each time. With Double-A Mississippi, he threw two scoreless innings with four strikeouts.
In 282-1/3 career innings in the majors, Yates has a 3.54 ERA. His best seasons came with the Padres in 2018 and 2019, when had a 1.67 ERA. He was an All-Star in 2019. The Braves signed the right-hander to a two-year, $8.25 million contract that includes a club option for 2024.
Braves pitching prospect Jared Shuster is scheduled to start Thursday’s game for Gwinnett in his Triple-A debut.
The left-hander, who is the Braves’ No. 7 prospect, features what’s considered to be the top change-up in the system.
Shuster posted a 2.78 ERA over 17 games – 16 of them starts – for Double-A Mississippi. He had 106 strikeouts and 22 walks.
The AJC’s Justin Toscano contributed to this article.
