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Martinez cleared waivers Friday and was sent outright to Triple-A Worcester, Chris Henrique of BostonSportsJournal.com reports.
Martinez was DFA'd by the Red Sox on Wednesday but will officially stick with the organization after passing through waivers unclaimed. The 31-year-old righty gave up one run in one inning during his lone MLB appearance Tuesday and owns a 5.46 ERA through 62.2 innings in the minors.
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Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela: Night off Friday
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Rafaela is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Pirates.
Rafaela is getting his first night off since June 20. Over the last 15 days, Rafaela is slashing .344/.364/.623 with five home runs, 13 RBI, 13 runs scored, three stolen bases and a 1:11 BB:K. Eli White is batting ninth and starting in center field Friday.
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Red Sox's Kristian Campbell: Raking at Worcester
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Campbell is slashing .363/.473/.560 since July 2 at Triple-A Worcester.
Campbell has been stuck in the minors since his June 20 demotion last season, and he got off to a really slow start at Triple-A this season after he failed to make the Red Sox out of spring training. Over his last 28 games with Worcester, Campbell has nine doubles, three home runs, 18 RBI, 21 runs scored, four stolen bases and a 19:25 BB:K across 113 plate appearances. He's been playing the outfield at Triple-A, and Boston doesn't have a clear opening in the major-league outfield at the moment. If he keeps hitting, Campbell could be a September call-up.
Durbin went 3-for-5 with a home run and five RBI in Thursday's 7-0 win over Toronto.
Durbin broke open a pitchers' duel with an eighth-inning grand slam that put the Red Sox up 5-0 before he singled in Boston's final run in the ninth. The blast was his 12th of the season. Durbin has been a hitting machine in the second half, recording a 130 wRC+ with 21 RBI over 27 games since the All-Star break.
Red Sox's Payton Tolle: Spins eight sterling innings
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Tolle (8-6) earned the win against the Blue Jays on Thursday, allowing no runs on two hits and two walks in eight innings. He struck out four.
Tolle was magnificent, scattering two singles across eight shutout innings. The southpaw fell short of what could've been his first career shutout -- he threw 91 pitches Thursday -- but he was still able to match his longest outing of the campaign and fired at least six innings while yielding two runs or fewer in a third consecutive outing. Tolle will try to keep the good times going when he brings an excellent 2.97 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 128:31 K:BB over 115 innings into his next scheduled start against Arizona.
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Red Sox's Henry Godbout: Returns from IL, heads to Double-A
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Godbout (hand) has gone 0-for-9 with three strikeouts over his first two games at Double-A Portland since being assigned to the affiliate Tuesday after being reinstated from High-A Greenville's 60-day injured list.
Godbout slashed .277/.410/.492 with seven home runs and two stolen bases over 34 games with Greenville before hitting the shelf June 2 after fracturing his left hand and requiring surgery. The 23-year-old shortstop kicked off a rehab assignment at Single-A Salem on July 31, and after playing in five games in the Carolina League, the Red Sox decided that he was ready to make his Double-A debut.
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Red Sox's Adley Rutschman: Exiting starting lineup
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Rutschman is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game in Toronto.
Rutschman started the previous two days upon being added to Boston's active roster, but he will get a break during Thursday's matinee. Connor Wong will do the catching and bat ninth as the Red Sox try to avoid being swept.
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Red Sox's Greg Weissert: Back with big club
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The Red Sox recalled Weissert from Triple-A Worcester on Thursday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
He'll grab the roster spot vacated by the injured Garrett Whitlock (elbow). Weissert has posted a 3.97 ERA and 44:14 K:BB over 45.1 innings covering 48 appearances out of the Boston bullpen in 2026.
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Red Sox's Garrett Whitlock: Sent to IL with elbow inflammation
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The Red Sox placed Whitlock on the 15-day injured list Thursday with right elbow inflammation, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
Manager Chad Tracy revealed that Whitlock was unavailable to pitch in Wednesday's loss to the Blue Jays because of a sore elbow, and the club has opted to put the reliever on the IL. Whitlock noted Wednesday he has a "very low" level of concern the injury is serious, but the Red Sox could send him for imaging just in case.
Contreras went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 6-4 loss to the Blue Jays.
Contreras tied the game with a 408-foot blast off Jose Soriano in the fifth inning before walking and scoring a run in the ninth. It was the 34-year-old's first homer in eight August contests, as he entered Wednesday just 4-for-24 without an extra-base hit in the month. On the season, he's slashing .280/.390/.529 with 24 long balls, 71 RBI, 60 runs scored and three steals across 451 plate appearances.
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Red Sox's Ranger Suarez: Goes five innings Wednesday
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Suarez did not factor into the decision in Wednesday's 6-4 loss to the Blue Jays, allowing one run on six hits and one walk with two strikeouts over five innings.
Suarez allowed a run in the second inning but otherwise kept the Blue Jays in check, throwing 54 of 81 pitches for strikes while allowing only four hard-hit balls. The southpaw continues to increase his workload since returning from the injured list July 26, as Wednesday marked the first time he worked five frames in four outings during that stretch. He'll take a 3.25 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 110:31 K across 108 innings this season into a road matchup with the Diamondbacks next week.
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Red Sox's Garrett Whitlock: Dealing with elbow inflammation
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Whitlock was unavailable for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays due to elbow inflammation, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
Interim manager Chad Tracy said after the game that Whitlock has been dealing with a nagging elbow issue for a while. The 30-year-old right-hander is scheduled to undergo further evaluation Thursday, at which point the team may know whether he has to spend time on the injured list.
Red Sox's Connor Wong: Role shrinking with Rutschman back
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Wong is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.
Wong is on the bench for the second straight game and is expected to see his playing time take a major hit after the Red Sox activated their big trade-deadline pickup, Adley Rutschman, off the 10-day injured list Tuesday. Rutschman should handle a near-everyday role behind the plate now that he's healthy again, likely leaving Wong in line for little more than a start or two per week.
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Red Sox's Anthony Seigler: Shifts back into reserve role
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Seigler is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.
Seigler is back on the bench for a second straight day while the Red Sox go with Nick Sogard at second base. Prior to Tuesday, Seigler had covered the keystone in four of the Red Sox's previous five contests, but his uptick in playing time appears to have been mostly the result of Willson Contreras and Masataka Yoshida missing out on two starts apiece due to illness.
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Red Sox's Alec Gamboa: Rejoins big-league bullpen
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The Red Sox recalled Gamboa from Triple-A Worcester on Wednesday.
Gamboa has been up and down between Worcester and Boston several times this season and has pitched well with the big club, logging a 2.08 ERA and 12:5 K:BB across 13 frames. He'll join the bullpen as a replacement for right-hander Seth Martinez, who was designated for assignment.
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