The Boston Red Sox have acquired right-handed pitcher Dustin May from the Los Angeles Dodgers just minutes before Thursday's Major League Baseball trade deadline, the team announced Thursday. In return,

The Boston Red Sox have acquired right-hander Dustin May from the Los Angeles Dodgers at the major league trade deadline.

The Red Sox will slot Dustin May into their starting rotation after acquiring the 27-year-old righty from the Dodgers right before Thursday’s 6 p.m. trade deadline. Boston plans to use 34-year-old lefty Steven Matz, who they acquired from the Cardinals on Wednesday night, as a late-inning reliever.