Red Sox recall Matt Barnes to start Monday

The Boston Red Sox have been playing around.

Even the one player who drove in both runs for the Red Sox had a Tribe connection. Bauer has given up ten runs the last two times out on 14 hits over ten innings. “It was impressive”. “He’s really swinging the bat well. I think I had more of a comfortability level with knowing how to use all three for an extended period of time”.

Matt Barnes surrendered six runs in five innings, losing to the Indians in his first major league start on Monday.

“When there was a chance for a pitching coach here, he was the first guy that we looked to, knowing that he would probably not be here very long because he was so good, ” he said. The fastball, when it missed, was around the zone. “I could have handled it better”, Sabathia told reporters. “I was able to use a changeup, as well”. But those solo home runs have all been of the solo variety, so they haven’t done much damage. Starter Danny Salazar gave up four hits including a solo jack over seven frames to get the win.

Cleveland tagged Barnes (L, 3-3) for six runs on six hits in five innings despite being set down on strikes on seven separate occasions.

Center fielder Abraham Almonte had a drag bunt for an RBI single in the big inning.

Former Red Sox third baseman Mike Aviles then singled to left, scoring Chisenhall and pushing the Indians lead to 5-1.

As that fifth inning ended, so did Barnes’ night. Francona said the two became friends when they played together for the Indians in 1988. It was another defensive miscue by Ramirez, whose outfield struggles this season have been well-documented. Michael Brantley, who missed the Twins series with a left shoulder issue, could be available to serve as DH.

Farrell worked under Francona from 2007-10. INF Chris Johnson has a spider bite on his hand that the team is monitoring. He was out Sunday with a bruised right elbow after getting hit with a pitch Saturday.

Salazar has a 1.48 ERA while holding opponents to a. 144 batting average during a stretch of six straight quality starts.

After three days of entertaining baseball, the Red Sox crashed back down to earth on Monday.

“When you’re coming in with men on first and second late in the game, what other pitches do you use, how do you kind of go about attacking the hitter”.