Boston is off to a 7-3 start and hosts Baltimore in its home opener Tuesday. Pivetta (1-1, 0.82 ERA) has made two starts this season, allowing one run and eight hits over 11 innings with 13 strikeouts. He was scheduled to start Wednesday, the second game of the series. The Red Sox recalled left-hander Brennan […]
Continue readingBOSTON — Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo was scratched from the starting lineup about two hours before the first pitch of a 5-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday, and the decision became the focal point of manager Alex Cora’s postgame media availability. While Cora declined several opportunities from the media to […]
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Continue reading“I saw him moving his wrist and elbow,” manager Alex Cora said. “I didn’t like that. We’ve got to be smart about this.” Whitlock missed 27 games earlier this season because of right elbow ulnar neuritis. “It doesn’t really feel very nervy, so it’s not really like that,” said Whitlock, who is expected to undergo […]
Continue readingRodriguez, 31, is dealing with left shoulder inflammation and his designation is retroactive to Thursday. Boston also optioned left-hander Ryan Sherriff to Worcester and recalled right-hander Kaleb Ort and lefty Brennan Bernardino from the Triple-A club. Sherriff, 33, pitched in both games of Saturday’s doubleheader split with the Tampa Bay Rays. He has no decisions […]
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