The St. Louis Cardinals added depth to their bullpen, acquiring relief pitcher Steve Cishek in a trade that sends minor-league pitcher Kyle Barraclough to the Miami Marlins.
Cishek, 29, has a 2-6 record with a 4.50 ERA, 28 strikeouts and 14 walks in 32.0 innings this season.
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He has been working as a set-up man after being removed from the closer’s role and sent down to the minors earlier in 2015.
Since rejoining the big-league bullpen in mid-June, he has recorded a 0.71 ERA with a 11-to-4 strikeout-to-walk ratio while holding opponents to a modest .239 average.
Barraclough, 25, was a seventh-round pick of the Cardinals in the 2012 MLB Draft. In 24.2 innings at double-A Springfield, he has a 3.28 ERA with 28 strikeouts, 20 walks, and eight saves.
