Kelly (groin) will make his first rehab appearance Wednesday for short-season Lowell, the Portland Press Herald reports.
This will be Kelly's first outing after the Red Sox announced he will be transitioning from starting to relieving. The right-hander is scheduled to pitch again Saturday at Lowell, then head to Triple-A Pawtucket next week, though it sounds as if he may not be required to pitch for the PawSox. "Whether or not the need arises before that first appearance in Pawtucket, that's all to be gauged," said Red Sox manager John Farrell. In other words, the pitching-desperate Red Sox may call him up before Kelly throws a pitch out of the PawSox's bullpen.