Overview
- The Red Sox recalled right-hander Brayan Bello from Triple-A Worcester on Sunday to add an arm before their final game ahead of the All-Star break.
- Interim manager Chad Tracy said Bello’s use will be decided game by game depending on how the Sunday game unfolds and whether the club needs multiple early innings or late relief.
- Bello was optioned on June 5 after a poor stretch as a starter, when he went 2-6 with a 6.34 ERA in 61 major-league innings this season.
- In four Triple-A starts with Worcester he posted a 4.34 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 18 2/3 innings, and Boston previously preferred calling up Patrick Sandoval and Eduardo Rivera instead of Bello to cover rotation injuries.
- The recall likely lowers immediate strain on a thin bullpen by giving Boston a multi-inning or long-relief option but leaves Bello’s long-term role as a starter or reliever and his roster future uncertain ahead of the trade-deadline roster decisions.