Red Sox place left-hander on injured list, recall Chris Murphy

The Red Sox will be without one of their biggest workhorse relievers for much of the home stretch The club reported Friday that left-hander Brennan Bernardino has been placed on the -day injured list with a left lat strain and that fellow lefty Chris Murphy has been recalled from Triple-A to take his place on the roster Related Articles Red Sox lineup Lucas Giolito to take ball in crucial opener vs Yankees At Museum of Science s Red Sox exhibit it s Super Sox summer again Aroldis Chapman allows first hits since July as Red Sox lose on walk-off Top pitching prospect headlines Red Sox s Arizona Fall League participants Source Red Sox pitching prospect to make MLB debut Dustin May to IL The move is retroactive to Sept meaning Bernardino could be eligible to return in time for the squad s final regular season series against the Detroit Tigers Bernardino has been a mainstay of the Red Sox bullpen over the past three seasons and at present ranks tied for fourth on the association with appearances in Bernardino has posted a ERA over a career-high innings and he remains among the club s greater part used relievers despite having spent three weeks in Triple-A from late July into mid August Since returning to the big league club on Aug Bernardino has posted a ERA over his last eight appearances Murphy was in the last few days optioned to Triple-A Worcester to clear space on the roster for Kyle Harrison but his stay in Worcester proved brief The -year-old lefty has appeared in MLB games for the Red Sox posting a ERA over innings while holding opposing batters to a average