Red Sox roster moves: Veteran reliever goes to IL, new lefty called up for first MLB stint
Ahead of their series opener against the Tigers on Monday, the Red Sox made a series of roster moves and added a new arm to their pitching staff.
DETROIT — Ahead of their series opener against the Tigers on Monday , the Red Sox made a series of roster moves and added a new arm to their pitching staff. Boston placed left-handed reliever Danny Coulombe on the 15-day injured list with cervical (neck) spasms and selected the contract of left-handed pitcher Alec Gamboa. The Red Sox cleared a 40-man roster spot for Gamboa with a paper move, shifting injured lefty Patrick Sandoval to the 60-day injured list.
Coulombe, who has a 5. 63 ERA, has appeared in 12 games so far this season. He first experienced the neck spasms Sunday when he woke up and the pain got to a point where an IL stint made sense a day later.
“Woke up yesterday and just had a spasm in my neck,” Coulombe said. “It just hasn’t gotten better. We just want to make sure we take care of it.
You worry about mechanical changes when you’re dealing with stuff. It’s hard to pitch when you can’t see home plate. Hopefully, it’s just a quick thing.
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