The AL East-leading Red Sox cut lefties Alan Embree and John Halama last month, and Remlinger was designated for assignment by the Cubs last Friday. Remlinger was expected to join the Red Sox for their home game Tuesday night against Texas.
Remlinger, 39, was 0-3 with a 4.91 ERA in 35 games. He was sidelined from May 21-June 5 because of a broken finger on his left hand. He was especially effective against righty hitters, holding them to a .210 batting average.
Remlinger had been one of the more reliable and durable lefty setup men in recent years. He was an NL All-Star in 2002 with Atlanta, which came during a stretch in which he made at least 70 appearances in five straight seasons.
Last year, he was 1-2 with two saves and a 3.44 ERA in 48 games for the Cubs, and twice was on the disabled list.
Remlinger also has pitched for San Francisco, the New York Mets and Cincinnati. He is 51-51 with 18 saves and a 3.81 ERA in 595 career games.
Remlinger has roots in New England. He went to high school in Plymouth, Mass., and attended Dartmouth.
Astacio, a 21-year-old righty, is 7-11 with a 4.33 ERA in 38 career games in the Boston system, spending much of his time in the rookie Gulf Coast League. He was pitching in extended spring training this year.
In another roster move, the Cubs recalled outfielder Corey Patterson from Triple-A Iowa and optioned infielder Ronny Cedeno to Iowa.
Patterson, an everyday starter when he was healthy the past three seasons, was sent down July 8 while hitting .232.
The 25-year-old outfielder went 3-for-3 with two home runs and four RBI in his final game in Iowa on Monday, finishing his stint there on a six-game hitting streak in which he went 12-for-22 (.545). He started off slow but hit .297 in 24 games with five homers, four doubles and 12 RBI.
"I know what's there," Cubs manager Dusty Baker said. "We've seen very good, good, fair and not-so-good. We just hope his brief hiatus in Triple-A Iowa helped him. I just urged him to start his season over again."
With Jerry Hairston, who has played center field in Patterson's absence, on the disabled list, a consistent Patterson could prove vital for the struggling Cubs, who had lost six straight going into Tuesday and were fading in the NL wild-card race.
"The general plan is he's going to play the majority of the time," Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said. "Let's just play it out and see if we can climb our way back into this the next few weeks."
Patterson said he worked on improving a couple of things during his stay, but mostly declined to speak about anything specific.
"I didn't look at numbers," Patterson said. "I just got my approach and stuck with it."
Cedeno hit .259 in two stints with the Cubs this season.
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Remlinger, 39, was 0-3 with a 4.91 ERA in 35 games. He was sidelined from May 21-June 5 because of a broken finger on his left hand. He was especially effective against righty hitters, holding them to a .210 batting average.
Remlinger had been one of the more reliable and durable lefty setup men in recent years. He was an NL All-Star in 2002 with Atlanta, which came during a stretch in which he made at least 70 appearances in five straight seasons.
Last year, he was 1-2 with two saves and a 3.44 ERA in 48 games for the Cubs, and twice was on the disabled list.
Remlinger also has pitched for San Francisco, the New York Mets and Cincinnati. He is 51-51 with 18 saves and a 3.81 ERA in 595 career games.
Remlinger has roots in New England. He went to high school in Plymouth, Mass., and attended Dartmouth.
Astacio, a 21-year-old righty, is 7-11 with a 4.33 ERA in 38 career games in the Boston system, spending much of his time in the rookie Gulf Coast League. He was pitching in extended spring training this year.
In another roster move, the Cubs recalled outfielder Corey Patterson from Triple-A Iowa and optioned infielder Ronny Cedeno to Iowa.
Patterson, an everyday starter when he was healthy the past three seasons, was sent down July 8 while hitting .232.
The 25-year-old outfielder went 3-for-3 with two home runs and four RBI in his final game in Iowa on Monday, finishing his stint there on a six-game hitting streak in which he went 12-for-22 (.545). He started off slow but hit .297 in 24 games with five homers, four doubles and 12 RBI.
"I know what's there," Cubs manager Dusty Baker said. "We've seen very good, good, fair and not-so-good. We just hope his brief hiatus in Triple-A Iowa helped him. I just urged him to start his season over again."
With Jerry Hairston, who has played center field in Patterson's absence, on the disabled list, a consistent Patterson could prove vital for the struggling Cubs, who had lost six straight going into Tuesday and were fading in the NL wild-card race.
"The general plan is he's going to play the majority of the time," Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said. "Let's just play it out and see if we can climb our way back into this the next few weeks."
Patterson said he worked on improving a couple of things during his stay, but mostly declined to speak about anything specific.
"I didn't look at numbers," Patterson said. "I just got my approach and stuck with it."
Cedeno hit .259 in two stints with the Cubs this season.
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