Mark Melancon Sent To AAA Pawtucket

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After his epic meltdown on Tuesday night, reliever Mark Melancon was sent to AAA Pawtucket on Wednesday. Having surrendered five home runs to eighteen batters, it was determined that he needed more regular work than he was getting in the bigs. Uh-huh.

Melancon came to Boston in exchange for Jed Lowrie and Kyle Weiland—both of whom look pretty attractive by comparison.  Melancon faced just six batters on Tuesday—yielding three home runs and not recording an out. Believe it or not, he saved 20 games as the Astros closer last year—with a 2.78 ERA in 71 appearances.