MLB Player News

Rodriguez (knee) will make another rehab start for Triple-A Pawtucket on Thursday, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports.

The Red Sox are no longer harboring any concerns about Rodriguez's health after he covered 100 pitches in Saturday's start, but the team wants to see better performances from him before bringing him back in the big league rotation. Over four starts with Pawtucket, Rodriguez has supplied a 4.29 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 10:4 K:BB across 21 innings.

Gibson (shoulder) will throw a 45-pitch bullpen session Monday, LaVelle Neal of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Gibson has previously thrown two bullpen sessions without incident, so if his third one goes swimmingly, he'll likely be on track to throw live batting practice Thursday. After that, Gibson would require a rehab assignment in the minors before getting activated from the DL.

Rodriguez threw 100 pitches in his fourth rehabilitation start Saturday for Triple-A Pawtucket, Sox Prospects reports. He allowed three runs (two earned) on seven hits while striking out three in 5.2 innings.

Rodriguez's overall command was good -- 71 of his 100 pitches were strikes -- and reaching 100 pitches is a milestone. However, the left-hander's fastball velocity remained off, according to Ian Cundall of Sox Prospects, sitting in the 90-92 mph range. Other than the velocity, Rodriguez has done all he needs to be activated. We'll wait on word from manager John Farrell in the coming days. One thing to keep in mind is that Boston has a couple of off days in the next week and can get by with four starters. It's quite possible Farrell can kick a decision down the road a bit and give Rodriguez another rehab start.

Quintana (5-2) (finger) surrendered five hits, two earned runs and two walks over seven innings in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Yankees. He struck out five.

The crafty southpaw got into some early trouble, allowing an RBI double to Aaron Hicks and RBI single to Didi Gregorius. However, he was sharp otherwise, throwing 70 of 100 pitches for strikes, and recording first-pitch strikes on 20 of 27 batters. He completed seven innings for the third straight start, and is still sporting a stellar 1.54 ERA. Quintana has certainly pitched well enough to win every start this season, and has notably received only three total runs of support over his two defeats.

Perez (1-3) surrendered five hits, two runs (one earned) and three walks over 6.1 innings in a 5-0 loss to the Blue Jays on Friday. He struck out three.

The 25-year-old was a tough-luck loser Friday, as his teammates were completely neutralized by R.A. Dickey's knuckler through eight frames. It was Perez's fourth straight strong start, but he's now received exactly one run of support over his three losses, with the last two coming when the Rangers have been blanked. His subpar 1-3 record belies the solid work he's turned in to date in 2016, as his 3.23 ERA is more than respectable.

Odorizzi (0-2) surrendered seven hits - including three home runs - five earned runs and a walk over four innings in Friday's 6-3 loss to the A's. He struck out two.

The hard-throwing righty simply couldn't keep the ball in the park, giving up two home runs in the opening frame. Down 4-0 after just one inning as a result of the long ball, he evened things out a bit over the next three innings, but had an early exit after throwing 97 pitches overall during his four innings on the mound. The 26-year-old was coming off consecutive quality starts and had surrendered just three homers in his first seven starts combined prior to Friday, so the outing could simply be an outlier. He'll try to right the ship against the Blue Jays at the dangerous Rogers Centre next Wednesday.

Hill (5-3) surrendered four hits, three earned runs and four walks over six innings in Friday's 6-3 victory over the Rays. He struck out seven.

The veteran notched his fifth quality start of the year. Hill's control is the main factor in preventing him from being even better overall, as he's issued multiple walks in three straight starts. He's only surrendered eight hits over that 17.2-inning span otherwise, and just a pair of gopher balls on the season. He's also struck out an impressive 53 in 43.2 innings.

McCullers didn't factor into the decision Friday, surrendering seven hits, five earned runs and three walks over 4.2 innings in Friday's 7-6 victory over the Red Sox. He struck out four.

The 22-year-old didn't give up any homers, but was otherwise touched up consistently by one of the hottest offenses in the majors at the already-tough venue of Fenway. He threw 55 of his 89 pitches for strikes, but only induced six missed swings overall. McCullers will try for a better encore performance against the Rangers next Friday.

Gibson (shoulder) threw a bullpen session Friday but will likely need a few more sessions before he's ready for a minor league rehabilitation assignment, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Since he'll likely need two outings or more on a rehab assignment, it doesn't look like he'll return before the start of June.

Nolasco did not factor into the decision in Friday's 7-6 loss to the Indians, giving up four hits, four earned runs and three walks over six innings. He struck out three.

Nolasco was adequate, but fell victim to the long ball in back-to-back frames. Yan Gomes touched him up for a solo job in the second, while Jason Kipnis did the honors in the third inning. It's been a recurring trend for the 33-year-old, who has surrendered at least one gopher ball in five of seven starts this season and double-digit flyballs in four of those contests as well. His ERA has been on a steady climb, rising after each of his last four starts.