Analysis: The 25-year-old righty will head back to the minors one day after he served as the Red Sox's 27th man for their doubleheader with the Cardinals. He made his MLB debut in the second game of the twin bill, striking out five batters while allowing two earned runs on eight hits and two walks en route to claiming the win in Boston's 18-7 victory. Dobbins will be an option for spot starts with the big club later on this season, though he'll be pushed further down the pecking order once the likes of Brayan Bello (shoulder), Lucas Giolito (hamstring) and Kutter Crawford (knee) are cleared to return from the injured list.

Analysis: Dobbins gave up an RBI double to Brendan Donovan in the first inning and an RBI single to Masyn Winn in the fourth. Overall, Dobbins was able to keep damage limited and Boston put up 18 runs for an easy win. He threw 63 of 93 pitches for strikes and forced 14 whiffs in his MLB debut, including six with his curveball. Dobbins will likely head back to Triple-A Worcester but could be used as a spot-starter again throughout the season.