Red Sox place Holt and Carson Smith on DL; recall Ramirez and Swihart

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BOSTON -- As feared, the Red Sox were forced to place Carson Smith back on the disabled list today. But, in a totally unexpected move, Brock Holt went with him.

The Sox placed Holt on the 7-day concussion DL, retroactive to yesterday (May 19), in addition to putting Smith back on the 15-day DL because of a recurrance of the right elbow soreness that sidelined him in spring training. The team recalled Blake Swihart -- who has been transitioning from catcher to outfield since being sent to Pawtucket last month -- and reliever Noe Ramirez to replace them.

Holt is hitless in his last 15 at-bats and is in the midst of a 2-for-24 slump that has dropped his slash line from .281/.356/.415 to .239/.310/.354. There was no immediate announcement as to when the concussion occured, and it's yet to be determined whether it contributed to his recent offensive downslide.

As for Smith, he had appeared in just three games since being reactivated on May 3 and said he had been feeling twinges in his arm again. His absence leaves the Sox with a thin bullpen once more, as there are only three relievers -- Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara and Craig Kimbrel -- who John Farrell completely trusts when the Red Sox have a lead.

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