BOSTON -- It's taken six weeks, but Red Sox setup man Carson Smith said on Sunday that he finally feels 100 percent healthy.
Smith, who suffered a flexor mass strain in his right elbow on March 21, pitched the second of back-to-back rehab outings on Saturday for Double-A Portland. The right-hander retired all five batters faced in the two games, striking out two and tossing just 21 pitches.
"I felt just as good both days and didn't have any setbacks," Smith said. "It felt good to be in a real game setting. I was throwing down in Florida, but that doesn't quite match up to game intensity.