The Red Sox announced Thursday that Zack Kelly will be placed on the 15-day IL and Kutter Crawford will be called up in his place.
The righty Kelly exited Wednesday’s loss to the Rays early after feeling pain in his throwing elbow. The injury was labeled “elbow inflammation” by the team on Thursday.
Prior to Wednesday’s outing where he allowed two runs in less than an inning of work, Kelly had been one of the best relievers on the Red Sox. He had an ERA of 1.35 in 6.2 innings pitched before Wednesday.