Red Sox plan Rutschman's return as Kremer beats Orioles
Interim manager Chad Tracy announced that catcher Adley Rutschman is slated to rejoin the Boston Red Sox roster and former Oriole Dean Kremer delivered a seven-inning performance to defeat Baltimore. Earlier in the week, Over the Monster reported that first baseman Triston Casas had wrist surgery with an undetermined return date and that catcher Willson Contreras missed a game because of illness, while Rutschman continued his wrist rehab with no set timetable. MLB.
com noted that Rutschman appeared in a Triple-A rehab start, throwing out a runner and hitting a two-run double as the club evaluated his readiness. The Boston Globe later said he logged five innings and four at-bats in a Worcester game as Boston weighed a possible call-up for the Toronto series. In a subsequent interview, the catcher said he was eager to join the major-league squad, and Tracy outlined the team's catching depth and lineup adjustments.
