Braves left-hander Alex Wood was scratched from his scheduled start against the Brewers on Friday because of a stomach virus.
Wood started feeling ill late Thursday night but the Braves remained hopeful he’d be able to make his start. However, manager Fredi Gonzalez got word Friday morning that Wood wouldn’t be able to pitch.
Left-hander Eric Stults started in place of Wood.
“We had to scramble,” Gonzalez said. “Luckily we had Stults in the bullpen. I don’t know how long we can go with him but if he can give us four or five innings I will jump for joy.”
The Braves recalled left-hander Ian Thomas from Triple-A Gwinnett for help in the bullpen. To make room for him on the roster, the team sent infielder Adonis Garcia to Gwinnett.
The Braves did not announce any changes to the starting rotation with Wood missing his start. They don’t have any off days before Wood’s next scheduled start.
Williams Perez replaced Stults in the starting rotation this week. Stults didn’t make any relief appearance and had last pitched May 13 when he allowed six hits and five runs over five innings against the Reds.
In seven starts before Friday Stults was 1-4 with a 5.36 ERA.
