The Boston Red Sox are getting more reinforcements to finish out their final regular-season series against the New York Yankees.
Boston on Friday activated second baseman Dustin Pedroia from the 10-day disabled list, where he’d been since Aug. 12 with a knee injury.
The 34-year-old was red hot before hitting the DL and has a .303 average, six home runs and just 37 strikeouts to 41 walks through 86 games this season. Pedroia has only one error on the season and was batting .336 with a .908 OPS in 28 games since June 26 before he was injured.
Reliever Matt Barnes also was activated from the 10-day DL on Friday after finishing his rehab assignment with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs.
Boston made its first wave of September call-ups, too, recalling catcher Blake Swihart, first baseman Sam Travis, right-hander Austin Maddox and left-hander Roenis Elias from Triple-A Pawtucket.
It’ll be both Swihart’s and Elias’ first time on the big league roster this season, as Elias has dealt with an oblique injury and Swihart was coming off ankle surgery in 2016 on a crowded catching staff.
Travis batted .279 in 18 games with Boston this season, while Maddox hasn’t allowed a run in three appearances with the Red Sox.
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