Doubront done; Lowrie on DL
Left-handed pitching prospect Felix Doubront is done in his Double-A debut in Portland.
Meanwhile, in Oakland, the Red Sox have placed shortstop Jed Lowrie on the disabled list with a sprained left wrist.
Doubront pitched 4 1/3 innings (2 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 HBP, 7 K) Monday night for the Sea Dogs.
Doubront was cruising through the first two innings (16 pitches, 14 strikes) but then got wild. He loaded the bases in the third inning on two walks and a single, but got out of it.
He began the fifth by hitting two batters (grazing the uniforms of both players). He then exited after a strikeout (74 pitches, 50 strikes). Both runners later scored on a single.
Doubront mixed a fastball, reaching 90 m.p.h., with a curve and change-up.
In the majors, with Lowrie on the DL, the Red Sox called up infielder Gil Velazquez from Pawtucket. Velazquez had to be put on the 40-man roster (Boston had room for one more player there).
Velazquez, 29, made his major league debut with Boston last September. He then replaced Mike Lowell on the roster in the AL Division Series.
Posted at 08:09 PM
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