Red Sox's Liam Hendriks: Completes 30-pitch bullpen
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Hendricks (elbow) threw a 30-pitch bullpen session Friday, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.
Hendricks has been ramping up throughout July and although he threw 30 pitches in his latest bullpen, he has yet to mix in his full array of pitches. Still, it's an encouraging sign for the 35-year-old in his recovery from Tommy John surgery. Hendricks could advance to face live hitters soon before eventually being shipped out for a minor-league rehab assignment.
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Red Sox's Chris Martin: Resumes throwing program
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Martin (elbow) has resumed throwing and is playing catch, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports Friday.
Martin's throwing program was paused July 13 due to discomfort in his right elbow, but he's begun playing catch. The 38-year-old has been on the injured list since July 5 due to elbow inflammation and seems to be multiple weeks away from returning.
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Red Sox's Dominic Smith: Taking seat Friday
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Smith is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Yankees, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
Smith will hand first-base duties over to Romy Gonzalez on Friday with southpaw Nestor Cortes on the mound for the Yankees. Since the All-Star break, Smith is 3-for-14 with three walks and three strikeouts.
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Red Sox's David Hamilton: On bench Friday
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Hamilton is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Yankees, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
Hamilton will avoid a matchup with southpaw Nestor Cortes on Friday, yielding to Jamie Westbrook at second base. Hamilton owns a .723 OPS with five homers and 25 stolen bases this season.
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Red Sox's Wilyer Abreu: Taking seat against southpaw
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Abreu is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Yankees, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
The lefty-hitting Abreu will dodge a matchup with lefty Nestor Cortes on Friday, giving way to Tyler O'Neill in right field. Abreu is 3-for-13 with two RBI and two runs scored since the All-Star break.
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Red Sox's Bryan Mata: Shifts to 60-day IL
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Mata (elbow/lat) was transferred to the 60-day injured list Friday.
The right-hander went down with a hamstring strain in March and has also dealt with shoulder and lat issues since May, so the move to the 60-day IL won't affect his return timeline. However, Mata recently experienced elbow inflammation during his rehab assignment, so he likely won't be back with the Red Sox in the near future.
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Red Sox's James Paxton: Shipping back up to Boston
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The Red Sox acquired Paxton from the Dodgers on Friday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
It was reported earlier Friday that the Red Sox and Dodgers were in talks regarding the left-hander, and the deal now appears done. There's no word yet on what the Dodgers will be getting in the trade. Paxton's swing-and-miss stuff has disappeared this season, as he's managed just 64 strikeouts over 89.1 innings with the Dodgers. However, he fanned 101 in 96 frames with the Red Sox just last season and a return to the state of Massachusetts could help him recapture some of that.
Penrod (shin) will return from Triple-A Worcester's 7-day injured list to start Friday against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
A 27-year-old lefty whom the Red Sox signed out of independent ranks last August, Penrod had been one of the organization's better upper-level starters before he landed on the IL on June 9 with left shin inflammation. He'll slot back into the Worcester rotation this weekend, but since he didn't head out on a rehab assignment beforehand, he could be limited from a workload standpoint in his return to the mound. Penrod has turned in a 2.91 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 61:20 K:BB across 43.1 innings between Worcester and Double-A Portland this season.
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Red Sox's Triston Casas: Could start rehab games this week
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Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow said Thursday that Casas (ribs) has been taking full batting practice and could be ready to begin a rehab assignment by the end of the week, Chris Henrique of MLB.com reports.
The Red Sox have given mixed messages on the status of Casas' progress in recent days, but Breslow's statement Thursday certainly qualifies as the most favorable update that's been offered. If Casas is indeed ready for rehab games in the coming days, he could have a shot to return from the 60-day injured list by early or mid-August. The first baseman has been sidelined since late April with a cartilage tear in his left ribcage.
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Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Continues to mash
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Duran went 3-for-5 with a triple, a home run, three RBI and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 20-7 loss to Colorado.
Duran belted his 13th home run and league-leading 12th triple, extending a hit streak to eight games. He's 17-for-35 with five doubles, two triples, three home runs, 10 RBI and 12 runs scored during the streak. Duran's appeared in all 101 games for Boston this season and is one game shy of the career-high mark he set last year.
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Red Sox's Rafael Devers: Serves as DH
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Devers started at designated hitter and went 3-for-3 with two doubles and a run scored in Wednesday's 20-7 loss to Colorado.
Devers, who was initially penciled in at third base, was moved to DH as a precaution after he survived a shoulder-injury scare Tuesday. He stayed in Tuesday's game following the incident and looked good swinging the bat Wednesday. With a team day off Thursday, Devers could return to the field for Friday's series opener at Fenway Park against the Yankees.
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Red Sox's Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz: Promoted to High-A
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The Red Sox promoted Rodriguez-Cruz from Single-A Salem to High-A Greenville on Tuesday.
The 20-year-old right-hander excelled in his second go-around at Salem, turning in a 2.51 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 18.8 K-BB% over 61 innings. He'll presumably step into the Greenville rotation along with left-hander Noah Dean, who was also promoted from Salem on Tuesday.
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Red Sox's Marcelo Mayer: Managing pec injury
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Mayer was held out of Double-A Portland's lineup Tuesday and Wednesday due to pectoral soreness, Chris Hatfield of SoxProspects.com reports.
The Red Sox are reportedly viewing the shortstop prospect's injury as a day-to-day concern, so the expectation is that he'll avoid a stint on Portland's injured list. Mayer missed time earlier this month while battling back discomfort but has performed well in the six games that he's played so far in July, slashing .292/.370/.500 with a 3:7 BB:K.
Red Sox's Jarren Duran: Three hits, homer vs. Rockies
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Duran went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, a triple, three total RBI and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 20-7 loss to the Rockies.
Duran took Cal Quantrill deep in the fifth inning for his 13th homer of the year before legging out his MLB-leading 12th triple in the ninth. Duran now has at least one extra-base hit in seven of his last eight contests -- he's gone 17-for-35 (.486) with three homers in that span. It's been a breakout campaign for the 27-year-old outfielder, who's now slashing .292/.353/.512 with 51 RBI, 73 runs scored and 22 stolen bases across 101 games.
Pivetta (4-7) took the loss Wednesday against the Rockies, allowing eight runs (seven earned) on 10 hits over 2.2 innings. He struck out six.
It was a brutal outing for Pivetta, who had allowed just nine hits and four runs over 19.2 innings in his previous three starts. After Wednesday's implosion, the 31-year-old right-hander's ERA ballooned from 3.87 to 4.50 with a 1.18 WHIP and 102:21 K:BB across 84 innings this season. Pivetta will be glad to put Coors Field in the rearview mirror -- he's currently slated to face the Mariners at home early next week in his next outing.
