Time: 1:35 PM ET
TV/Radio: NESN/WEEI
Red Sox (53-55)
Ellsbury CF
Crawford LF
Pedroia 2B
Gonzalez 1B
Ross DH
Saltalamacchia C
Middlebrooks 3B
Kalish RF
Aviles SS
Pitching: LHP Franklin Morales (2-2, 3.32)
Twins (47-60)
Revere CF
Mastroianni RF
Mauer C
Willingham LF
Morneau 1B
Doumit DH
Dozier SS
Casilla 2B
Carroll 3B
Pitching: RHP Nick Blackburn (4-6, 7.43)
Time: 7:10 PM ET
TV/Radio: NESN/WEEI
Red Sox (53-54)
Ellsbury CF
Crawford LF
Pedroia 2B
Gonzalez 1B
Ross RF
Saltalamacchia DH
Aviles SS
Shoppach C
Punto 3B
Pitching: RHP Clay Buchholz (9-3, 4.75)
Twins (46-60)
Span CF
Revere RF
Mauer 1B
Morneau DH
Doumit C
Mastroianni LF
Dozier SS
Casilla 2B
Carroll 3B
Pitching: RHP Cole De Vries (2-2, 3.98)
Time: 7:10 PM ET
TV/Radio: NESN / WEEI
Red Sox (53-53)
Ellsbury CF
Pedroia 2B
Ross RF
Gonzalez 1B
Lavarnway DH
Middlebrooks 3B
Crawford LF
Shoppach C
Aviles SS
Pitching: LHP Felix Doubront (10-5, 4.37)
Twins (45-60)
Span CF
Revere RF
Mauer C
Willingham DH
Morneau 1B
Valencia 3B
Mastroianni LF
Dozier SS
Carroll 2B
Pitching: LHP Brian Duensing (2-6, 4.53)
Time: 7:10 PM ET
TV/Radio: NESN / WEEI
Red Sox (53-52)
Ellsbury CF
Crawford LF
Pedroia 2B
Gonzalez 1B
Ross DH
Lavarnway C
Middlebrooks 3B
Kalish RF
Ciriaco SS
Pitching: LHP Jon Lester (5-8, 5.49)
Twins (44-60)
Span CF
Revere RF
Willingham DH
Morneau 1B
Doumit LF
Valencia 3B
Dozier SS
Butera C
Casilla 2B
Pitching: RHP Samuel Deduno (2-0, 3.13)
1B/3B Travis Shaw has been called up to AA Portland according to his Facebook page.
In 99 games and 354 at bats for the Salem Red Sox, Shaw hit .305/.411/.545 with 16 home runs, 31 doubles, and 3 triples. He drove in 73 runs and stole 11 bases in 13 tries.
I interviewed him after he was drafted by the Red Sox in the 32nd round of the 2011 MLB draft. Since then he’s done nothing but impress. In time split between Lowell, Greenville, and Salem, Shaw has hit .292/.398/.511 with 24 home runs, 45 doubles, and 3 triples in 157 games and 562 at bats.
It’ll be interesting to see how he does in Portland. Some scouts have concerns that he’ll struggle to adjust to AA pitching, but with the way he’s hammered the ball so far in professional ball, signs point to Shaw hitting well in AA. He has an advanced approach at the plate which bodes well for him.
Former top Red Sox prospect Lars Anderson has been traded to the Cleveland Indians for 27 year old minor league knuckleballer Steven Wright.
Anderson had hitt .259/.359/.415 in 340 AAA at bats so far this year with 9 home runs, 22 doubles, and 2 triples. He will be assigned to AAA Columbus.
Steven Wright was 9-6 with a 2.49 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP in 115.2 innings for the AA Akron Aeros. He is known as a knuckleball pitcher and is seen as organizational filler. He has battled control issues in the past and has a propensity to walk batters.
Time: 7:10 PM ET
TV/Radio: NESN, MLB Network / WEEI
Red Sox (52-51)
Ellsbury CF
Crawford LF
Pedroia 2B
Gonzalez 1B
Ross RF
Saltalamacchia DH
Middlebrooks 3B
Shoppach C
Ciriaco SS
Pitching: RHP Josh Beckett (5-9, 4.57)
Tigers (54-49)
Jackson CF
Berry LF
Cabrera 3B
Fielder 1B
Young DH
Boesch RF
Avila C
Peralta SS
Infante 2B
Pitching: RHP Justin Verlander (11-6, 2.60)
According to multiple sources, Ryan Sweeney has been placed on the DL and Ryan Kalish has been added to the major league roster. This move was made because Sweeney broke his hand punching a door. You can’t make this stuff up.
He is likely to miss two months thanks to this random act of rage. Apparently he punched a door after grounding out to second base in last nights game. Obviously he likes Boston as now he has no chance of being traded.
So far this season, Sweeney is hitting .260/.303/.373 with no home runs, 19 doubles, and 2 triples in 63 games.
Kalish hit .217/.238/.250 in his limited stint with the big league club this season. He hit .307/.388/.533 with 4 home runs and 5 doubles in 17 games for the PawSox.
For comedic relief, here’s a video that fits this situation perfectly.
Time: 7:10 PM ET
TV/Radio: NESN / WEEI
Red Sox (51-51)
Ellsbury CF
Crawford LF
Pedroia 2B
Gonzalez 1B
Middlebrooks 3B
Saltalamacchia DH
Sweeney RF
Shoppach C
Ciriaco SS
Pitching: RHP Clay Buchholz (8-3, 4.93)
Tigers (54-48)
Jackson CF
Berry LF
Cabrera 3B
Fielder 1B
Young DH
Boesch RF
Peralta SS
Avila C
Infante 2B
Pitching: RHP Max Scherzer (10-5, 4.49)
Time: 4:05 PM ET
TV/Radio: FOX / WEEI
Red Sox (49-51)
Ellsbury CF
Ciriaco DH
Pedroia 2B
Gonzalez 1B
Ross RF
Middlebrooks 3B
Shoppach C
Aviles SS
Nava LF
Pitching: LHP Jon Lester (5-8, 5.46)
Yankees (60-39)
Jeter SS
Granderson CF
Teixeira 1B
Cano 2B
Jones LF
Nix 3B
Martin DH
Suzuki RF
Stewart C
Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (10-3, 3.30)