Kelly said he needs to make some mechanical adjustments, which he believes contributed to his lack of fastball command in Wednesday night's loss to the Orioles, the Boston Globe reports. "There's a couple of different things, arm slot dropping a little bit the last couple of starts, which is lack of fastball command," he said. "It's just something I have to stay on top of the ball a little bit better. Just need to command."

EDGE Analysis

Kelly has put up two consecutive horrific starts -- 12 runs allowed on 16 hits and six walks in seven innings -- and earned himself a southbound ride on I-95 to Triple-A Pawtucket. For whatever reason, Kelly seems to lose his mechanics quite easily. He'll get the opportunity to work on it in Triple-A, but who knows the shape and state of Boston's rotation when he does get himself right. If, say, Clay Buchholz gets a second chance as a starter and is pitching well, there'll be no room for Kelly. It has long been believed that Kelly has the stuff to be a good reliever. If that's the case, Kelly can be of use to Boston, who lost Carson Smith (elbow) for the season and needs to find setup help for Koji Uehara and Junichi Tazawa.