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Justin Slaten was charged with four runs without retiring a batter against the Orioles on Monday.
The Red Sox were down 4-3 when Slaten entered in the eighth and then saw him give up three hits — all of them singles and none hit very hard — and a walk before being pulled. Cooper Criswell came in with one run in and went on to allow all the inherited runners to score. Slaten has Boston’s only save to date, and one bad day won’t hurt him much. Aroldis Chapman is the Red Sox closer, but Slaten will remain a viable alternative when matchups dictate changes.
Heliot Ramos went 3-for-4 in a loss to the Diamondbacks on Monday.
Ramos was one of the few hitters who had any offensive success against Merrill Kelly in a game where the GIants were held to just one run by Kelly and the D-Backs’ bullpen. The three knocks ups his average to .290, and he’s been on fire in the month of May with a .400/.472/,800 slash over his 30 at-bats in that timeframe.
Corbin Carroll hit a pair of solo homers to help the Diamondbacks to a 2-1 win over the Giants on Monday.
Shelby Miller picked up a save with a scoreless ninth inning against the Giants on Monday.
Justin Verlander allowed just two runs over six innings but still took a loss Monday against the Diamondbacks.
Merrill Kelly struck out eight while working seven strong innings of one-run baseball to get a win over the Giants on Monday.
Austin Wells hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs Monday in a victory over the Mariners.