The Boston Red Sox recalled left-handed pitcher Robby Scott from Triple-A Pawtucket Tuesday. The team optioned right-handed pitcher Justin Haley to Pawtucket to make room for Scott on the 25-man roster.
Scott, 28, has made 24 relief appearances for the PawSox this season, posting a 1.48 ERA (4 ER/24.1 IP) with 36 strikeouts, a 1.03 WHIP, and a .187 opponent batting average. Left-handed hitters have a .362 OPS against Scott, going 5-for-37 (.135) with one extra-base hit (double), two walks, and 17 strikeouts. 20 of his 24 appearances have been scoreless, including 13 of his last 14.
Since May 5, Scott has posted a 0.61 ERA (1 ER/14.2 IP) while holding opponents to a .137 batting average (7-for-51) and zero home runs. Signed by the Red Sox as a non-drafted free agent in 2011, he is 3-1 with a 3.24 ERA (15 ER/41.2 IP) in 64 career major league relief appearances (2016-17), having made his first career Opening Day roster with Boston in 2017.
Haley, 26, was selected to the major league roster from Pawtucket on June 8. He made his Red Sox debut—and his lone big league appearance of the season—on June 13 at Camden Yards, throwing 2.0 scoreless innings in a 5-1 win over the Orioles. The right-hander is 3-6 with a 3.18 ERA (20 ER/56.2 IP) and 52 strikeouts in 11 starts for Pawtucket this season, including a 2.45 ERA (10 ER/36.2 IP) over his last seven outings.
Selected by the Red Sox in the sixth round of the 2012 June Draft, he spent his first five professional seasons (2012-16) in the Boston organization. Haley made the Twins’ 2017 Opening Day roster and had a 6.00 ERA (12 ER/18.0 IP) in 10 relief appearances, the first major league outings of his career.