Colon has been lost to the 15 Day DL due to back problems. It appears Masterson will take his next start, and Chris Smith has been promoted for his Major League debut ( Read more... )

The Red Sox are going to call up Justin Masterson to pitch tomorrow's afternoon game. The 22-year-old Masterson's made four starts at Double-A Portland this year. In 19 innings of work he has an ERA of 0.95 and a WHIP of 1.00 with 23 strikeouts in 19 innings.

Masterson was promoted to Double-A Portland last year. In 10 starts he had an ERA of 4.34 ( Read more... )