June 15, 200620 yr BOSTON ? (AP) ? The Boston Red Sox sent righty David Riske to the Chicago White Sox for lefty Javier Lopez in a trade of relievers Thursday. The Red Sox bullpen had no lefties and had been struggling recently. Lopez was 2-1 with an 0.55 ERA with 12 saves for Triple-A Charlotte this year. He was expected to be with Boston for Thursday night's finale of a three-game series at Minnesota. Lopez appeared in 171 games with Colorado and Arizona and has a 6-4 record with a 6.09 ERA in the majors. Riske, obtained by Boston in an offseason trade that brought center fielder Coco Crisp to the Red Sox, was 0-1 with a 3.72 ERA in eight appearances. He was on the disabled list with a lower back strain from April 12 through May 22.
June 15, 200620 yr That was a Riske trade . Rimshot! Seriously...he's been hurt most of the season, so maybe Riske will benefit from a change of scenery. My Sox got him to back up Foulke, but when Riske went down, that opened the door for Papelbon. I got a feeling Theo's just getting started...
June 16, 200620 yr The line on Lopez in his Sox debut: IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Lopez, J 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 He came in to relieve Julian Tavarez in the 9th after Tavarez allowed a leadoff single to Cuddyer. Lopez walked Morneau and then allowed a Torii Hunter RBI single..charged to Tavarez.Morneau got nailed at 3rd. Kubel grounded into a game-ending DP. Not bad considering he was in Charlotte earlier in the day...
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