Red Sox option rookie starter to Triple-A Worcester; will recall Jack Anderson
BOSTON — The Red Sox optioned rookie starting pitcher Jake Bennett to Triple-A Worcester after his start against the Rays on Thursday, according to industry sources. Boston will recall right-handed pitcher Jack Anderson before Friday’s game, according to another source. Anderson allowed three runs in eight innings (3.
38 ERA) in his first big league stint April 14-22. Bennett took the loss in Boston’s 8-4 defeat to the Rays at Fenway Park. He pitched 5 ⅓ innings, allowing four runs, six hits and two walks while striking out one in his second major league start.
He threw 52 of his 86 pitches for strikes (60. 5%). He induced five swings and misses: three with his changeup and two with his four-seam fastball, which averaged 92.
1 mph. “Guys on base, I feel like I was just kind of rushing the delivery a little bit,” Bennett said. “Once I stayed over the rubber a little bit longer, I was able to kind of work ahead of some guys.
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