Red Sox pitcher Matt Barnes picked up his first career win Monday, tossing a pair of scoreless innings while holding the A's hitless, issuing one walk and striking out one in his team's 5-4, 11-inning victory.
"He was calm. Pulse seemed to stay pretty even keel for him," Farrell said of Barnes, per the Boston Herald. "Didn’t go out and change his demeanor after we took the lead in the 11th. Two key innings for us."
Barnes has made 75 starts and just two relief appearances in the minors after being selected in the first round of the 2011 draft.
"I mean, it’s a different routine," Barnes said of coming out of the bullpen. "It’s still a work in progress. We’ll keep working with that. For right now it’s going good."
Barnes has allowed one earned run on 5 1/3 innings while striking out three and walking two in three appearances.