Alec

Gamboa

The Red Sox needed to clear a spot on their active roster for the return of Ranger Suarez on Sunday and unfortunately Gamboa drew the short straw this time around. The 29-year-old southpaw holds a terrific 2.08 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and a 12/5 K/BB ratio over 13 innings in seven appearances with the big league club this season. He should get another opportunity with the Red Sox before the summer is through.

No surprise here. Rivera heads back to the minors after surrendering four runs and recording just two outs during the second game of Wednesday’s doubleheader against the Orioles. It’ll be Alec Gamboa sticking around as long relief depth for Boston after serving as the club’s 27th man for the twin bill.

Boston will attempt to notch their franchise-record 16th consecutive victory with rookie lefty Eduardo Rivera on the mound and Alec Gamboa coming up from Triple-A Worcester as long relief depth for Wednesday’s nightcap at Fenway Park. Suarez won’t be able to take the ball due to an illness. It’s challenging to pinpoint his exact return date given everything that has transpired in the last few days, but Suárez appears likely to return for either Friday’s series opener against the Blue Jays or Monday’s matchup against the Athletics, if the Red Sox opt to give him a few extra days.

Gamboa retreats to the minors with Patrick Sandoval coming off the injured list. The 29-year-old lefty has allowed two runs over five innings across four relief appearances for the Red Sox this season.

Gamboa was called up prior to Wednesday’s game against the Nationals and allowed two runs over 2 1/3 innings following an abbreviated outing by starter Payton Tolle. The 29-year-old has made three appearances for the Red Sox this season.

Kahnle was charged with four runs during his lone inning of work on Tuesday against the Nationals, leaving him with an inflated 8.00 ERA across nine innings since joining Boston’s relief mix back on June 4. It’ll be Alec Gamboa coming up to take his roster spot ahead of Wednesday afternoon’s contest, according to MassLive.com’s Chris Cotillo.

The left-hander acquitted himself well in the majors, throwing 1 2/3 scoreless innings across two appearances with three strikeouts and no baserunners allowed. The Red Sox needed to make room for Jake Bennett to be called up to start on Wednesday, but Gamboa should get another look this summer.

Gamboa pitched one scoreless inning in his first stint with Boston last month. He had a 3.66 ERA and a 30/8 K/BB in 32 innings while mostly starting for Worcester.

Gamboa tossed a scoreless inning during his lone relief appearance for the Red Sox after being called up earlier this week. He heads back to the minors to make room for veteran starter Sonny Gray to return from the injured list.

Gamboa gets a shot with Boston as a middle reliever after posting a 6.23 ERA and 15/5 K/BB ratio across 13 innings in three starts for Triple-A Worcester this season. The well-traveled 29-year-old lefty will likely pitch in mop-up duty for the Red Sox. He’ll be making his big-league debut when he gets into a game.