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BOSTON -- Long before closer Craig Kimbrel tweaked his left knee in pregame conditioning drills Friday, the Boston Red Sox had a need for a late-inning relief pitcher.In the wee hours Saturday morning, they finally got one.The Red Sox acquired side-arming right-hander Brad Ziegler from the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor league infielder Luis Alejandro Basabe and pitcher Jose Almonte, both of whom were playing at Class A Greenville.The trade was announced at 1:42 a.m. ET, after the completion of the Diamondbacks?6-2 loss in San Francisco.Ziegler, an extreme ground ball pitcher thanks to a heavy sinker, has a 2.82 ERA and 18 saves in 36 appearances this season.He told reporters he plans to join the Red Sox on Saturday.The 36-year-old has given up 41 hits and 15 walks while striking out 27 batters in 38 1/3 innings, not nearly as dominant as last season when he posted a 1.85 ERA and allowed only 48 hits and 17 walks in 68 innings.Ziegler is set to assume the role that has been vacant since May when right-hander Carson Smith was lost to season-ending Tommy John elbow surgery. Smith is notoriously tough on right-handed hitters, and Ziegler has likewise held righties to a .224 average over his career.Kimbrel will undergo surgery to repair a medial meniscus tear in his left knee and is expected to miss three to six weeks, the Red Sox announced Saturday. In his absence, Koji Uehara will be the Soxs primary closer, manager John Farrell said, with Ziegler?getting save opportunities when the 41-year-old Uehara is unavailable.The Red Sox also are holding their breath over setup man Junichi Tazawa, who hasnt pitched since Sunday because of right shoulder discomfort.To create a spot on the 40-man roster for Ziegler, the Red Sox transferred left fielder/catcher Blake Swihart to the 60-day disabled list. Swihart has been sidelined since June 5 with a badly sprained left ankle. Swihart only recently resumed light workouts in the outfield. Discount Air Max Shoes . 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Bryant, who signed a five-year, $34 million contract as a free agent with Cleveland in March, reported symptoms on Monday morning, a team spokesman said. Heather Poland was been rewarded for her hard work with Eckstein, combining with the talented when they combined for their first stakes win on Saturday.Poland went to the lead on Eckstein ($9) and held on to beat Candika ($11) by a half-neck with a head to the favourite Gibraltar Girl ($5) in the Listed Mode Plate (1200m) at Eagle Farm.Originally from New Zealand, Poland was in Goulburn, NSW, before relocating to the Gold Coast recently.She has a top record on Eckstein having won races at Rosehill and Randwick on the filly in October.It was only my second ride at Eagle Farm and it is my first stakes win. But I am glad do win a big race on this filly. She is very tough, Poland said.Eckstein is trained by Polands partner Kurt Goldman who gave her most of the credit for the win.Heather has been with her on the Gold Coast and done all the work with her, Goldman said.Eckstein can be hard to handle but Heather knows her and that is why she rides her in her races.It was probably a bonus when the Mode Plate was called off last week because Eckstein didnt travel well and had been off her feed. But she picked up this week.Poland will retain the ride on Ecksetin, who has now won three of her six starts, and the paair could have even bigger rewards ahead.dddddddddddd.Goldman said Eckstein would stay on the Gold Coast and tackle either the Magic Millions Guineas or the Magic Millions fillies and mares race on January 14.The filly is likely to have her lead-up race in the Group Three Vo Rogue Plate on December 31.Meanwhile, trainer Matt Dunn would like to run three year old Realing in the Magic Millions Guineas but fears she wont have enough prize money to earn a start.Realing ($13) took his eligible prize money for the Guineas to $65,000 with his win.It is hard to say how much he will need. But it is worth considering running him in the Vo Rogue Plate in three weeks to chase some big prize money, Dunn said.Consistent mare Mystic Opal continued to reap the benefit of a perfect preparation with a win in the Cascade Handicap (1400m).You would like every horse in your stable to have the preparation he has had as it has been perfect, trainer Chris Anderson said.She overcame a few problems to win by nearly thee lengths today. We might even start thinking about the better races in the winter. ' ' '