Tazawa worked a perfect seventh inning Tuesday, striking out two batters in Boston's 6-2 win over Cleveland.

EDGE Analysis

Red Sox manager John Farrell couldn't have drawn it up any better than how it played out Tuesday. David Price went six strong innings in the cold, followed by perfection from Tazawa in the seventh, a perfect Koji Uehara (one strikeout) in the eighth, and new closer Craig Kimbrel (two strikeouts, one walk) to close the door. Tazawa will move to primarily a seventh-inning role in 2016 while Farrell looks to manage his usage. Tazawa, who has made the 10th most relief appearances since the beginning of 2013, has experienced a tired arm late in the season that last couple of years.