PHOENIX - The Arizona Diamondbacks placed 3B Jake Lamb on the 10-day disabled list (sprained left AC joint) and recalled RHP Matt Koch (@mattykoch20) from Triple-A Reno.u5:p
Lamb, 27, was hitting .278 (5-for-18) with 1 double and 5 RBI in 4 games in 2018. He set a club record with 4 RBI on Opening Day, and went 2-for-6 with a RBI and scored the game-tying run in the 15th inning in last night's 8-7 win vs. Los Angeles Dodgers.u5:p
Koch (pronounced: COOK), 27, has made 8 appearances (2 starts) in 2 seasons with the D-backs (2016-17), going 1-1 with 1 save and a 3.50 ERA (7 ER in 18.0 IP). He entered 2017 rated by Baseball America as possessing the Best Control in the D-backs' system.u5:p
In 6 Minor League seasons in the New York Mets and D-backs' organizations, Koch was 30-26 with a 4.60 ERA (255 ER in 499.0 IP) in 122 games (81 starts). He was acquired from the Mets on Aug. 29, 2015 with RHP Miller Diaz for RHP Addison Reed.u5:p