The struggling reliever is now on the shelf.

After pitching well much more often than not in the first four months of the season, Matt Barnes has hit a rough patch in his year during this latest stretch of games, a hugely important stretch for the Red Sox. Obviously, the team has done well despite some struggles in the bullpen, but Barnes has become increasingly unreliable late in games. He’s going to get some days off after his rough outing on Monday as the team placed him on the...

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