Winter is coming to the Red Sox bullpen.
Hard-throwing right-hander Joe Kelly will be back there tonight as he returns from a stint on the 10-day disabled list with a hamstring strain. Kelly had a little fun on Twitter by casting himself and fellow Red Sox relievers as "Game of Thrones" characters.
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Kelly gets the Jon Snow look and Sox closer Craig Kimbrel is Tormund Giantsbane, among the reliever's Photoshop skills. New acquisition Addison Reed, along with bullpen mainstays Heath Hembree, Matt Barnes, Fernando Abad, Brandon Workman and Blaine Boyer all get parts.
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Kelly was placed on the DL July 15. He pitched a scoreless inning for Triple-A Pawtucket Wednesday night in a rehab assignment. Kelly is 3-1 with a 1.49 ERA, 26 strikeouts and 16 walks in 36 1/3 innings for Boston and his return adds another power arm to a bullpen that has the third-best ERA (2.98) in baseball.
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Right-handed reliever Austin Maddox (three scoreless appearances) was optioned to Pawtucket to make room for Kelly.