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Beeks promoted to double-A

Jalen Beeks, pictured here pitching for Single-A Greenville, was promoted to Double-A Portland on Sunday, June 19, 2016. (photo courtesy Gwinn Davis Media)

Jalen Beeks has been promoted to Double-A Portland, the Boston Red Sox announced Sunday.

The left-hander was 4-4 with a 3.07 ERA in 13 starts at Salem, Boston's single A-advanced affiliate, this season. He also had 55 strikeouts and 24 walks in 67 1/3 innings.

The promotion means Beeks will be reunited with former Arkansas teammate Andrew Benintendi, who was promoted from Salem to Portland last month.

Together, the pair helped Salem clinch the first-half southern division title in the Carolina League.

Since being selected in the 12th round of the 2014 MLB Draft, Beeks is 13-11 with a 3.84 ERA and 3.1-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 41 appearances across three classifications (rookie, single-A, single A-advanced).