51 Shane Carle SP

Carle worked around a pair of walks in a scoreless inning of work to earn his first save of the season Sunday against the Phillies.

Carle entered with a one-run lead in the ninth and made things interesting before closing out the game. He walked two batters and hit another to load the bases, but he retired Wilson Ramos to end the threat. Carle got the nod to close despite the fact that Arodys Vizcaino and A.J. Minter were both available, but there's nothing to suggest he's a lock to receive the next save opportunity for the club.

Carle (shoulder) was activated from the 10-day disabled list on Saturday.

Carle had been out since early August due to shoulder inflammation. The Braves have extra arms up for the stretch run, but Carle's 3.15 ERA should leave him in a fairly important role.

Carle (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday.

Carle has missed three weeks with shoulder inflammation. Given the relatively short length of his absence, his rehab assignment shouldn't need to be particularly long, though no official timeline has yet been given.

Carle (shoulder) will throw a live batting practice session Sunday, David O'Brien of The Athletic Atlanta reports.

Carle has been out since Aug. 7 with shoulder inflammation. He's now resumed throwing and is expected to begin a rehab assignment at some point next week.