KINSTON, N.C. -- Salem got off to a stellar start to the second half of the Carolina League season Thursday.

Jason Place and Kristopher Negron each had three hits, and the Red Sox scored in all but two innings to defeat the Kinston Indians 12-0.

The club made a series of moves before the game. Among them:

Shortstop Yamaico Navarro, who spent just one game with Salem before hitting the disabled list, is back.

Navarro was rated the ninth best prospect in the Boston Red Sox organization before the season. He had surgery on the hamate bone in his left wrist and has been recovering and rehabbing in extended spring training all spring.

Catcher Tim Federowicz, who was leading the South Atlantic League in hitting (.345) and had 10 homers and 34 RBIs, joined Salem.

Outfielder David Mailman was called up from Greenville, where he was hitting .297 with 32 RBIs.

First baseman Anthony Rizzo also got promoted from Greenville.

Daniel Nava was placed on the disabled list, and Jon Hee, Jered Stanley and Ty Weeden were sent down to Greenville.

Salem Kinston

ab r h bi ab r h bi

Lin cf 5 1 2 3 Fedroff lf 3 0 1 0

Place rf 4 2 3 2 Rivas ss 4 0 0 0

Jones dh 3 1 2 2 Phelps 2b 2 0 0 0

Navarro ss 6 0 2 2 Chisenhall 3b 3 0 0 0

Rizzo 1b 4 1 1 0 Blair ph 1 0 0 0

Exposito c 4 2 1 1 Sheldon 1b 4 0 1 0

Mailman lf 3 1 0 0 Pena rf 4 0 1 0

Borowiak 3b 4 0 1 0 Montero dh 4 0 1 0

Negron 2b 5 4 3 2 Castillo c 2 0 0 0

Davis cf-3b 3 0 1 0

Totals 38 12 13 11 Totals 30 0 5 0

Salem 110 101 51x -- 12

Kinston 000 000 000 -- 0

E--None. DP--Salem 2, Kinston 3. LOB--Salem 13, Kinston 7. 2B--Navarro (3), Negon (8), Place (21), Fedroff (8). 3B -- Place (3), Monroe (6). Negron 2 (11).

Salem IP H R ER BB SO

Portice W, 5-3 6 5 0 0 3 6

Fernandes 2 0 0 0 1 0

Rice 1 0 0 0 0 1

Kinston IP H R ER BB SO

Morris L, 3-6 5 8 3 3 5 3

Holt 1 3 4 4 2 1

Campfield 1 2 2 2 1 1

Landis 1 0 1 1 2 1

Cawiezell 1 2 2 1 0 0

WP--Morris. HBP--Exposito (by Morris), Borowiak (by Landis).

T--3:04. Att--3,1,51