July 9, 2016
Boston Red Sox — Craig Kimbrel will have surgery to replace cartilage in his left knee, and is expected to be out 3-6 weeks. Newly-acquired Brad Ziegler and veteran Koji Uehara should close in Kimbrel’s absence, with Uehara likely getting the first crack in the two-man committee since Ziegler is unavailable tonight. Matt Barnes will join the hierarchy as the bridge to Uehara and Ziegler.
Updated hierarchy: *Uehara | Ziegler | Barnes.
* = closer-by-committee