April 15, 2006 at 7:44 PM
Wells on DL; Van Buren Called Up
The Boston Red Sox placed starting pitcher David Wells on the disabled list on Saturday, and called up right-handed pitcher Jermaine Van Buren from Pawtucket. Van Buren, rated 15th on soxprospects.com top 20 Red Sox prospects, had worked four innings in two relief appearances for the PawSox, posting six strikeouts without giving up any runs or walks. This will be Van Buren's first call-up to Beantown; last season, he was called up in late-August by his former team, the Chicago Cubs, and made six relief appearances, while posting an ERA of 3.00.