The Braves are staying with their original pitching plans and skipping a rotation turn for rookie Julio Teheran, who was scheduled to start Saturday before the game was rained out.
The right-hander was available out of the bullpen Sunday and will be at least through Monday’s game, then make his next start Thursday at San Francisco.
Pastornicky optioned: The Braves optioned Tyler Pastornicky back to Triple-A Gwinnett to open a roster spot for catcher Brian McCann to come off the DL on Monday. Pastornicky went 1-for-7 with a double and two sacrifice bunts in six games and made one start at second base.
“I’m sure in the long season we’ll see him back (with the major league team),” Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. “He did a terrific job when he was here. A guy off the bench, a guy who can play second. He’s going to go down to Gwinnett and continue to play second base and even play some of the outfield positions.”
CMart update: Reliever Cristhian Martinez, who's spent four weeks on the 15-day DL with a strained shoulder, will begin throwing batting practice and bullpen sessions this week at Braves spring-training headquarters in Florida, Gonzalez said.
