Rodriguez (knee) allowed four hits and a walk while striking out six in seven scoreless innings for Triple-A Pawtucket on Tuesday. He threw 102 pitches, 69 for strikes.
Rodriguez's fastball velocity topped out at 92 mph, according to Alex Speier of the Boston Globe, still below the level it was last season, but this was the most confident Rodriguez has looked in his five rehab starts. The Red Sox have enough time left on his rehab clock for one more start if they want to delay a decision, but he sure looks ready right now.