Red Sox’s Kelly taken aback by demotion

BALTIMORE — Following a 13-9 loss to the Orioles on Wednesday night, the Red Sox optioned right-hander Joe Kelly to Triple-A Pawtucket and recalled right-hander Noe Ramirez from Triple-A.

“Obviously I didn’t see it coming,” Kelly said. “It’s a move that they decided to make and I’m just going to go down there and just continue to get better with commanding the baseball and work on all my stuff and try to get back as soon as I can.”

Kelly lasted just 2 1/3 innings Wednesday — his shortest outing of the season that wasn’t cut short by an injury. The right-hander allowed seven hits and seven runs, walked three and struck out one against Baltimore. It was his second straight early exit after throwing 4 2/3 innings and allowing five runs in a 7-5 loss in Toronto on May 27. Kelly has an 8.46 ERA …

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