ATLANTA — The Red Sox made a handful of roster moves before Sunday’s series finale against the Braves, with a versatile position player joining the big league club for the first time this season and a key reliever hitting the injured list.

The Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves as third baseman Rafael Devers stayed insanely hot at the plate on Friday night. Devers went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, raising his average to .291 and continuing his historic 26-game stretch.

Spencer Schwellenbach struck out 11 in 6 1/3 innings on his 25th birthday to help the Atlanta Braves beat the Boston Red Sox 5-0 on Saturday. Schwellenbach (4-1) allowed five hits and didn’t walk a batter.

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Liam Hendriks has been placed on the 15-day injured list with inflammation in his right hip

Let’s start with his contract, which was agreed to last July and kicked in at the start of this season. If the Red Sox terminated him now, they’d owe him about $20 million. The Red Sox have eaten bigger contracts in the past, but they’re not about to walk away from a manager less than three months into a three-year deal.

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If the Boston Red Sox become sellers at the MLB trade deadline, teams are already eyeing a deal for Aroldis Chapman.