Red Sox call up Okajima, demote Doubront - 美國職棒

BOSTON -- The Red Sox recalled left-hander Hideki Okajima from Triple-A
Pawtucket and optioned rookie left-hander Felix Doubront there before
Monday's matinee.

Okajima, who had spent the previous four years in Boston, was one of the Red
Sox's last roster casualties this spring. The 35-year-old pitched well for
the PawSox, not allowing a run in 5 2/3 innings, spread over five
appearances. He gave up only two hits and fanned five.

Doubront, meanwhile, is only 23 years old. The Red Sox are high on his
abilities, but he needs to pitch. A starter for virtually his entire career
since signing with Boston in 2005, he was cast as the left-hander since being
called up a week into the season.

He appeared in only three games, though. Doubront allowed two runs on four
hits, walked two and struck out one. He pitched two-thirds of an inning
Sunday, giving up a hit and two walks before having to be rescued.

"Oki threw the ball very well in Triple A," Red Sox manager Terry Francona
said. "He went down and instead of pouting and feeling sorry for himself he
threw the ball well and got a lot of people out. I know it was Triple-A, but
that's what we asked him to do. When he's going good, he can be a solid,
reliable pitcher."

Okajima had three solid seasons for Boston before struggling last year.
Plagued by injuries and ineffectiveness, Okajima went 4-4 with a 4.50
earned-run average. He re-signed with the Sox last winter as a free agent.

Francona also explained why Doubront was sent to Pawtucket.

"When you're carrying only one lefty in the bullpen [as the Sox are], he
[Doubront] is not a guy you want to get up and down a lot [warming up],"
Francona said. "We'll also let him get stretched out as a starter for obvious
depth reasons."


在昨天的比賽之後Doubront 被下放到3A

岡島升上來

岡島在3A 5又2/3的局數中 一分未失 僅僅被敲兩支安打

粉柯南表示Doubront會以先發的定位去磨練

附帶一提

前陣子因傷所困的 Matt Albers

禮拜日在3A投了一局 留下一次三振沒有失分的紀錄

預計禮拜二會在上場一次 若沒有問題

會在飛到西岸與球隊會合

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