BOSTON —The Red Sox have optioned righty Kyle Barraclough back to Triple-A Worcester one day after the Astros pounded him for 10 runs on 11 hits, six walks and three hit batsmen in 4.1 innings.
The move was expected. Boston recalled left-handed reliever Joe Jacques to take Barraclough’s spot on the 26-man roster. Jacques has pitched for the Red Sox this season, posting a 5.85 ERA in 17 outings. He has 14 strikeouts and five walks in 20 innings. Opponents are batting .333 against him. The 28-year-old southpaw has a 2.83 ERA in 35 inning for Worcester.
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Manager Alex Cora left Barraclough in Monday’s game to reset the overworked bullpen.
“I feel awful,” said Cora of leaving the veteran out there for four innings. “I feel bad. It happened to (the Astros) last week. They brought up a guy who threw 100 pitches and saved their bullpen. He wanted to go out in the ninth. We were thinking about actually sending out a position player, but he was like, ‘You know what? I’ll take this one. I’l finish this one.’”
Barraclough has a 2.43 ERA in 10 outings (nine starts) at Worcester this year.
The Red Sox and Astros will play at 7:10 p.m. at Fenway Park. Ceddanne Rafaela is not in the lineup. David Hamilton will play second base.
