July 31, 2009 at 7:29 PM
After trades, Reddick, McBeth temporarily get the call
In the in wake of this afternoon's trades, the Red Sox have temporarily called up outfielder Josh Reddick from Portland and reliever Marcus McBeth from Pawtucket. Diasuke Matsuzaka was placed on the 60-day disabled list and Pawtucket's Travis Denker was designated for assignment in a pair of concurrent moves. Reddick, currently the second ranked prospect in the organization by SoxProspects.com, is hitting .277/.352/.520 with 13 home runs, 17 doubles and 3 triples in 256 at-bats over 63 games with Portland in 2009. McBeth owns a 2-0 record and has recorded 3 saves in 34 appearances (1 start), allowing 13 earned runs of 31 hits over 51.1 innings pitched for a 2.28 ERA with Pawtucket in 2009.