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- Updated: May 4, 2016
CHICAGO — In a mostly forgettable 4-1 loss for the Red Sox on Tuesday night, there was a significant occurrence on the mound.
Righty reliever Carson Smith, expected to be a key contributor this season, at last made his debut for his new team, and it was a good one.
Sidelined for the first month of the season with a flexor mass strain in his right elbow, Smith quelled any concerns the injury is lingering.
The sidewinder needed just nine pitches to retire all three White Sox hitters he faced in the bottom of the seventh.
After inducing Jerry Sands and Dioner Navarro into groundouts, Smith got Austin Jackson to strike out looking.
These are the type of performances the Red Sox envisioned when they traded lefty starter Wade Miley to the Mariners for Smith and Roenis Elias back in …
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