Moves: The Red Sox called up pitchers Matt Barnes and Heath Hembree. They sent down Garin Cecchini and remarkably ineffective reliever Ryan Cook. Barnes was called up to get the start in place of Steven Wright, who was placed on the 7-day DL so that he could recover from a concussion suffered when he was hit in the back of the head by a fly ball during batting practice in Miami. The Sox also signed former Red Sox reliever Rich Hill to a minor league contract. The 35-year-old was last seen tearing it up for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League. I’m betting we see him in Boston before the year is done.

Though Red Sox fans have seen Barnes in relief appearances throughout 2015, he’s been getting stretched out to start in Pawtucket. But what could Boston really expect from a guy who, through 22.1 innings as a reliever in 2015, had racked up a 5.64 ERA and a 1.88 WHIP (yikes)? Unfortunately, more of the same, with perhaps a few more flashes of talent than usual.

Barnes walked leadoff hitter Jose Ramirez, who is 0 for his last 19 and hitting below the Mendoza Line on the season in 209 at-bats, on five pitches. He stole second, and then was sacrificed over to third by Francisco Lindor. Brock Holt, covering at 1st, couldn’t handle Pablo Sandoval’s throw, so Barnes quickly found himself in a first and third, no outs situation. But Hanigan caught Lindor stealing, and Travis Shaw made a great play by throwing home on a ground ball from Michael Brantley to get Barnes out of trouble.

From the bottom of the 1st to the top of the 3rd, both sides went in order, including 4 strikeouts by Barnes. And on the 3rd pitch Shaw saw from Danny Salazar, he took him VERY deep to right field for a 1-0 Red Sox lead.

But as soon as Barnes had the lead, he got into trouble again. After striking out Lindor to start the 4th, he gave up a ground-rule double down the first base line, a clean single, and a bunt single that Barnes himself tried, clumsily, to field. Tie game, 1-1. Now probably a little rattled, he got catcher Yan Gomes to a full count before walking him to load the bases.

It’s funny how easy it seems to get away with putting poor defenders in the field, right up until it comes back to bite you. Lonnie Chisenhall sent a curveball in the air to the Green Monster, and Sox fans who had grown so used to seeing excellent outfield play over the last 7 days watched in horror as Hanley Ramirez backpedaled awkwardly toward the wall, hopped, and missed the ball entirely. Two runs scored, another came in on a ground out, and Mike Aviles plated Chisenhall on a single. 5-1, Indians.

While Hanley was doing things like that and checking his glove to make sure the ball is there after every catch, Mookie Betts was fully laying out to rob Michael Brantley in the 5th and Jackie Bradley, Jr. was climbing the wall in right field for a chance to catch Lonnie Chisenhall’s solo shot off Hembree in the 6th.

Carlos Santana also contributed a solo home run, though his came off Barnes in the 5th, directly after Betts’ spectacular catch. The Indians also got a run off Tommy Layne in the top of the 9th.

Boston never really threatened the rest of the way, though they did score in the last frame on a two-out RBI single by Shaw to drive in Josh Rutledge, who was pinch-running for David Ortiz, who’d singled. 8-2, Indians, final.

Notes:

• Bogaerts, Sandoval, and Hanigan each went 0-4. Bradley was 0-1 with 2 walks.
• Hembree entered the game with an 8.53 ERA and got it down to 7.27, so I guess you’d have to consider that a victory.