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July 13, 2006
Craig Breslow, the Pawtucket Red Sox' lone Triple-A All-Star representative, has been summoned to Boston and will pitch for the Red Sox at least through the weekend. Breslow takes the roster spot that was opened Monday when Jason Johnson was sent to Class A Wilmington.
Breslow is only expected to stay with the Sox until Monday. At that point, it's assumed Boston will send Breslow back to Pawtucket and replace him with Kyle Snyder, who will start Monday night against his old team, the Kansas City Royals.
The A's, Boston's opponent this weekend at Fenway Park, have a number of dangerous left-handed hitters and Breslow gives the Red Sox another left-handed option in the bullpen to go with Javier Lopez.
Breslow is 5-1 with a 3.40 earned-run average this season, and has an excellent 50-to-17 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 45 innings.
Johnson -- who was sent to Wilmington because both Triple-A Pawtucket and Double-A Portland had their own All-Star breaks earlier this week -- is expected to be called up to Pawtucket by this weekend.
-- SEAN McADAM
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