The Boston Red Sox will start a short six-game road trip heading to Texas for a three-game series this weekend before heading to Kansas City to start the week next week before returning home. The Red Sox won their first series of the second half after they took two of three from the Seattle Mariners to start this week. Since the All-Star break, the Red Sox have struggled going 4-8 however in those 12 games they scored six runs or more in nine of those games. They’ve been outscored 94-76 in this 12-game stretch. The one thing that needed to be addressed was adding bullpen help and they did that at the deadline by acquiring Lucas Sims and Luis Garcia. Sims made his debut on Wednesday going 0.2 innings, he didn’t allow a run or a hit, and he also didn’t record a strikeout, but he did issue a walk. Today Garcia has been activated by the Red Sox as he joins the team in Texas, and the corresponding move to activate him is optioning LHP Bailey Horn to Triple-A Worcester.
RHP – Luis Garcia
Garcia this season has appeared in 45 games going 5-1 with four saves, a 3.71 ERA, a 3.68 FIP, a 1.17 WHIP, a 2.9 BB/9, and an 8.2 K/9 in 43.2 innings. In his 12-year career, he’s appeared in 530 games with four of those coming as starts going 26-28 with 15 saves, a 4.02 ERA, a 3.95 FIP, a 1.41 WHIP, a 4.0 BB/9, and an 8.5 K/9 in 512.2 innings.
LHP – Bailey Horn
Horn this season is 1-1 with a 6.39, a 5.06 FIP, a 1.66 WHIP, a 4.3 BB/9, and a 7.1 K/9 in 12.2 innings. This season at Triple-A Worcester he’s made 12 appearances with one of those coming as a start, he is 1-2 with a 1.69 ERA, a 1.13 WHIP, a 5.1 BB/9, and 10.7 K/9 in 16 innings.
