Boston Red Sox acquire LHP Fernando Abad from Minnesota Twins

With two late-inning relievers sidelined, the Boston Red Sox bolstered their bullpen Monday by acquiring left-hander Fernando Abad from the Minnesota Twins.

The Red Sox made their fifth trade in the last month and will send right-handed pitcher Pat Light to the Twins.

Abad will join the Red Sox while the team waits for Craig Kimbrel and Koji Uehara to recover from their respective injuries.

Kimbrel currently is recovering from a knee injury that required surgery on July 11. Uehara, who assumed closing duties for Kimbrel, has been on the disabled list since July 20 with a right pectoral strain.

Abad was 1-4 with a 2.65 ERA in 39 appearances with Minnesota. It is the second-lowest ERA of his career, which began in 2010 in the Houston Astros.

This year, Abad has held hitters to a .220 average and left-handed batters are batting .163 (8-for-49) against him.

Abad is making $1.25 million this season and is under team control through 2017 via arbitration. He has a 3.58 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP in 297 career appearances with Houston, Washington, Oakland and Minnesota.

Light made two appearances for the Red Sox earlier this season and allowed eight runs in 2 2/3 innings. In 25 appearances with Triple-A Pawtucket, the 25-year-old is 1-1 with a 2.32 ERA and at times his velocity has reached 100 mph.

Before getting Abad, the Red Sox obtained Aaron Hill, Michael Martinez, Brad Ziegler and Drew Pomeranz.