Red Sox's Gray Sidelined, Samaniego Steps Up

0:00It's April 21st. This is Boston Red Sox News today, powered by AI, your team, your update. Boston Red Sox just sidelined righty sunny Gray on the 15-day injured list with a right hamstring strain. They brought up left-hander Tyler Saminego from AAA Worcester to take his roster spot. Gray only went two and two-thirds innings against the Detroit Tigers on Monday night, allowing one run on three hits before the leg tightened up. He's managed similar strains before, back in 2022 and 2024, so he knows the drill. At 36 years old, Gray sits at two wins and one loss with a 4.30 ERA over five starts this season. In his 14-year big league run across six teams, he's built a 127 and 103 record with a sharp 3.59 ERA. Saminego 27 debuted in the majors on April 8th versus the Milwaukee Brewers. He tossed three and two-thirds hitless innings across three games earlier this year, and down

1:00in the minors over six seasons he's 10-8 with, a 3.89 mark. Red Sox rotation takes a hit, but Saminego's fresh arm could steady things while Gray heals up. We'll see how it plays out down the stretch.