Red Sox Starter Ready to Return; Could Start Sunday Against Yankees

 

He was the Boston Red Sox's best starting pitcher before he went down with the injury. 

Now Michael Wacha is ready to return, out since early July due to shoulder inflammation. 

Boston Red Sox injury updates: ‘Good chance’ Michael Wacha will return from IL this weekend; Kiké Hernández to play CF for Portland https://t.co/vWkhvMg8Yc

— Christopher Smith (@SmittyOnMLB) August 10, 2022

In his final rehab start on Tuesday with Double-A Portland, Wacha allowed four hits, two runs, and two walks while striking out five over 4.1 innings pitched. He threw 59 of his 79 pitches for strikes. 

On August 04, Wacha threw 4.2 innings of no-hit baseball in a rehab start for Triple-A Worcester, helping combine for the first no-hitter in the team's history. 

Woo-hoo 🎉🙂@RedSox Michael Wacha, Andrew Politi and Chase Shugart combine for the FIRST NO-NO in @WooSox history! pic.twitter.com/rYuYjwofoa

— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) August 5, 2022

Over 70 innings this season, the thirty-one-year-old has posted a fantastic 2.69 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, and 50 strikeouts. He's posted a 6-1 record. 

There's a good chance Wacha gets the start this Sunday in the series finale against the New York Yankees. 

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