Justin Slaten

Slaten has now allowed four runs twice in his last four appearances. He had held left-handed hitters to just one hit and one walk over 23 plate appearances entering Sunday before Cody Bellinger homered to break a 1-1 tie after Slaten had struck out the first two batters he faced, including Ben Rice.

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The inning unraveled from there, with Slaten finishing with four runs allowed on three hits and a walk across two-thirds of an inning in the 6-1 loss to New York.

The Red Sox activated Justin Slaten from the injured list.

Fantasy Impact

Slaten makes his return this weekend as had been previously reported. He'll return to a middle-relief role in the bullpen.

Justin Slaten is expected to be activated on Saturday or Sunday.

Fantasy Impact

Slaten has made two appearances during his minor league rehab assignment, allowing no runs on two hits and one walk while striking out four batters across two innings. He is expected to resume his usual setup role once activated.

Justin Slaten threw a scoreless inning for Triple-A Worcester on Wednesday.

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Slaten threw 18 pitches, allowing one hit and one walk with two strikeouts. He should be activated soon.

Justin Slaten threw a bullpen session on Monday that went well and is scheduled to complete another later this week.

Fantasy Impact

Slaten has been on the injured list since April 8 due to a right oblique strain. He is scheduled to throw another bullpen session this week, and the Boston Red Sox will determine next steps based on how he recovers.