On Sunday,
the Red Sox released struggling right-hander Justin Masterson by designating for assignment. Boston had signed the former organizational prospect to a one-year, $9.5 million deal. The 30-year old went a disappointing 4-2 with a 5.61 ERA in 18 appearances. In his final work for
The Carmine Hose, Masterson gave up a seventh-inning HR on Sunday.