ATLANTA – The Toronto Blue Jays reinstated left-hander Clayton Richard from the 10-day injured list on Monday.
Richard, who hasn’t pitched since July 13, has been limited to just 10 starts (45 1/3 innings) this season.
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Richard missed the first eight weeks of the season with a stress reaction in his right knee, and the last seven weeks with a left lat strain.
The 35-year-old is 1-5 with a 5.96 earned-run average with Toronto.
The Blue Jays also announced Monday that left-hander Thomas Pannone was recalled from triple-A.
The announcements came before Toronto opened an interleague series in Atlanta Monday afternoon.