PT TODAY: BOS turns to Uehara as primary closer

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Red Sox | Craig Kimbrel placed on disabled list
The Boston Red Sox have placed RP Craig Kimbrel (knee) on the 15-day disabled list due to a medial meniscus tear in his left knee. He will undergo surgery Monday, July 11, and is expected to be sidelined for three to six weeks.  Source: ESPN.com
 
BHQ take: Hence the urgency for BOS to acquire bullpen help in the form of former ARI closer Brad Ziegler. BOS manager John Farrell has announced that Koji Uehara, as the incumbent eighth-inning reliever and 2015 closer, will be the primary choice in the ninth inning. Uehara successfully converted the first save of the...

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