BOSTON — The Red Sox did not consider bringing Craig Breslow back soon after he was touched up for three runs without allowing an out Tuesday night in his first rehab appearance. The left-handed reliever is coming back from left shoulder tendinitis.
BOSTON — Craig Breslow was touched up for three runs without recording an out Tuesday night in his first rehab appearance. The left-handed reliever is coming back from left shoulder tendinitis.
Pitching as the starter for Double-A Portland at home, Breslow let up two straight singles, a walk and then a double. He threw 23 pitches, 12 for strikes. The conditions were miserable in Maine, much like they were in Boston for a 13-0, rain-shortened loss to the A's at Fenway Park.
Breslow was back in the Red Sox clubhouse after the game. He said his shoulder isn't a problem.
"I felt good," Breslow said. "I’m not one of those people who just dismiss the results, like it was rehab and I got my work in. I definitely need to be better. But it was definitely a step forward."
"I wasn’t really able to throw anything but a fastball for a strike. In the pen I felt really good. I was comfortable. I was throwing the ball really well. But I think when I got in the game I was trying to do a little more and lost a little bit of the feel. Obviously at any level when you eliminate anything but a fastball you’re not going to be in a good place."
Breslow's still set to go out for another rehab outing, likely with Triple-A Pawtucket on Saturday.
"Craig pitched tonight in the same conditions up in Portland and it’s likely that he’ll get at least one more outing," manager John Farrell said.
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