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Garrett Whitlock and Kiké Hernandez are close to returning to the Boston Red Sox after spending the last month on the injured list. Before rejoining the big-league club, they were sent to Triple-A Worcester for a rehab assignment on Friday.
Hernandez, working his way back from a right hip flexor strain, was in the lineup as a designated hitter. He finished 0-for-4 with a lineout, groundout, and two strikeouts.
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SIGN UP HERE Whitlock, on the injured list with a right hip inflammation, entered the game as a reliever in the fifth inning. The right-hander allowed two runs on six hits while striking out two batters in two innings of work. He threw 34 pitches, 26 of them for strikes.
No word on whether there were any outbursts in the tunnel, but this time the WooSox were prepared:
Worcester fell to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, 5-3.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Friday that Hernandez will play center field for the WooSox in Saturday's game. Right-hander Nathan Eovaldi will make his rehab start on Sunday.
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