Red Sox place RHP Chris Martin (shoulder) on 15-day IL

The Boston Red Sox placed right-handed reliever Chris Martin on the 15-day injured list Sunday with inflammation in his pitching shoulder.

The designation is retroactive to Thursday for the 36-year-old Martin, who is 0-1 with a 2.57 ERA through seven appearances out of the bullpen this season.

Martin is 9-17 with a 3.80 ERA and nine saves in 276 career games (zero starts) with seven teams since 2014. This is his first s