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Jon Lester - S - Red Sox

Jon Lester was torched for seven runs over four innings Friday in a loss to the Rays.

Lester gave up three home runs and walked three while striking out four. Of his 81 pitches, just 41 were for strikes. He'll look to improve on his 4.71 ERA in his next start Wednesday against the Tigers.
May 26 - 12:19 AM
Carl Crawford - OF - Red Sox

Carl Crawford (wrist, elbow) began hitting off a tee Friday.

It was hist first time swinging a bat since he was diagnosed with a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow in late April. The big test will be how his elbow responds to throwing and it's not clear when he'll be ready to do so. He's unlikely to return until sometime in July.
Source: Joe McDonald on Twitter
May 25 - 11:59 PM
Will Middlebrooks - 3B - Red Sox

Will Middlebrooks is not in the Red Sox' lineup Friday.

Adrian Gonzalez is back at first base, with Kevin Youkilis covering third. Gonzalez had started the previous two games in right field, but he's not expected to play the outfield at Fenway Park.
Source: Nick Cafardo on Twitter
May 25 - 3:12 PM
Darnell McDonald - OF - Red Sox

Darnell McDonald (oblique) will begin a minor league rehab assignment Friday with Triple-A Pawtucket.

McDonald, who is working his way back from a strained oblique, just began swinging a bat earlier this week. He is eligible to return from the disabled list Sunday, but we likely won't see him back with the Red Sox until the middle of next week.
Source: Maureen Mullen on Twitter
May 24 - 4:26 PM
Daisuke Matsuzaka - S - Red Sox

Daisuke Matsuzaka will make his next minor league rehab start Saturday at Triple-A Pawtucket.

Matsuzaka was shut down for about a week with pain in the side of his neck but is now feeling better. He'll need to make at least two more rehab starts before the Red Sox consider activating him from the disabled list.
Source: Brian MacPherson on Twitter
May 24 - 3:47 PM
Darnell McDonald - OF - Red Sox

Darnell McDonald (oblique) swung a bat Wednesday for the first time since landing on the disabled list.

"It was nice to swing," he said. "I felt good. I want to get back fast." McDonald is eligible to be activated on Sunday but probably won't be ready by then. He's been on the disabled list since May 12 with a strained oblique.
Source: Boston Globe
May 24 - 8:47 AM
Andrew Bailey - R - Red Sox

Andrew Bailey (thumb) has started throwing from 60 feet.

Bailey is working his way back at the Red Sox' spring training facility in Florida. The team's closer is hoping to be back sometime around the All-Star break.
Source: RedSox.mlb.com
May 23 - 8:03 PM
Carl Crawford - OF - Red Sox

Carl Crawford (wrist, elbow) could start swinging a bat when the Red Sox return home this weekend.

That's good, but the bigger test will be when he resumes throwing, and it's not clear when that will happen. Crawford originally went on the DL due to his recovery from wrist surgery, but he later suffered a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow, and that's the bigger issue. If all goes well, he could be back sometime in July.
Source: RedSox.mlb.com
May 23 - 8:02 PM
Jacoby Ellsbury - OF - Red Sox

Red Sox manager Ben Cherington said Jacoby Ellsbury (shoulder) could rejoin the team by the first week of July at the earliest.

It's really a rough timetable, as Ellsbury has yet to resume baseball-related activities, and we won't have a better idea about his status until that happens. The range of motion in his shoulder has improved, but all he's done is weight-bearing exercises to this point.
Source: RedSox.mlb.com
May 23 - 7:59 PM
Ryan Sweeney - OF - Red Sox

Ryan Sweeney (concussion) has yet to be cleared for any baseball-related activities.

"Sweeney has no activity," Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said. "[We need to] allow [his] symptoms to subside." It's not surprising, given that Sweeney was just placed on the DL Tuesday. He's eligible to return on May 28, but it's up in the air as to whether he'll be ready at that time.
Source: RedSox.mlb.com
May 23 - 7:50 PM
Adrian Gonzalez - 1B - Red Sox

Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine indicated that it's unlikely Adrian Gonzalez will play the outfield at Fenway Park.

Gonzalez has started in right field the last couple games for the Sox, but Fenway's right field is spacious, and the team is hesitant to expose him to that. They also don't want to move him to the other side of the diamond. "I don't think so. I don't know," Valentine said. "I mean, there has been some thought. There might be continuing conversation. For the most part, when you're on one side of the diamond and you see the ball off the bat, and get your reaction and then try to change that perspective, it becomes more challenging from what I've experienced -- not only personally, but talking to players. I've even seen the infield transition difficult for some guys."
Source: RedSox.mlb.com
May 23 - 7:40 PM
Daniel Nava - OF - Red Sox

Daniel Nava went 2-for-3 with a homer and a walk Wednesday as the Red Sox edged the Orioles 6-5.

Nava has been a huge success for Boston so far, hitting .350 with two homers, 11 RBI and 10 walks in 40 at-bats. His swing isn't without its flaws, so the average should come down soon enough. Still, one can enjoy it while it lasts.
May 23 - 4:26 PM
Daniel Bard - S - Red Sox

Daniel Bard yielded two runs in 5 1/3 innings Wednesday in a victory over the Orioles.

Bard struck out just two, walked four and gave up a homer to Nick Johnson, yet he managed to get the job done anyway. If nothing else, he's left himself plenty of room to grow, what with the 28/29 K/BB ratio in 48 innings this season.
May 23 - 4:22 PM
Alfredo Aceves - R - Red Sox

Alfredo Aceves got four outs for a save in a one-run game against the Orioles on Wednesday.

Three of Aceves' last four saves have required four outs. He's pitched eight scoreless innings in his last seven appearances, lowering his ERA to 4.35.
May 23 - 4:19 PM
Scott Podsednik - OF - Red Sox

Scott Podsednik went 2-for-3 with a homer Wednesday in his first start for the Red Sox.

Podsednik once had a season in which he went homerless in 507 at-bats. This year, it took him four at-bats to hit his first, and it proved crucial, giving the Red Sox an insurance run they'd need in the top of the eighth.
May 23 - 4:18 PM

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