Lopez recalled
From the Red Sox’ PR staff:
The Red Sox today recalled lefthanded reliever Javier Lopez from Triple-A Pawtucket. To make room for Lopez, righthanded pitcher Jermaine Van Buren was optioned to Pawtucket following yesterday’s game.
Lopez, who will wear No.48, will be in uniform for tonight’s game with the Yankees. This will be his third stint with the Red Sox since being acquired in a trade with the Chicago White Sox on June 15.
The lefthander is 2-1 with a 2.03 ERA and 15 saves in 35 total relief appearances with Triple-A Charlotte and Pawtucket. He has converted all 15 of his save opportunities and ranks eighth in the International League in saves. With the PawSox, Lopez has no record and a 6.35 ERA in nine games.
Lopez has compiled a 4.15 ERA in 14 relief appearances in his two tours of duty with the Red Sox (June 15-July 17; July 28-August 1). He has allowed a run in four outings with Boston. In his big league career, he has allowed just 24 percent (32 of 134) of inherited runners to score while holding lefthanded batters to a .252 batting average.
Van Buren, who was recalled from Pawtucket on Saturday, issued two hits and three runs in 1.1 innings in yesterday’s game against the Yankees. The righthander is 1-0, 11.77 in ten overall appearances with the Red Sox in 2006.
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