CHICAGO -- The Boston Red Sox are taking a deliberate approach with Alex Bregman in his return from a quad strain.
So far, everything is going smoothly.
Bregman played in consecutive games on Friday and Saturday for the first time since he got hurt in May. He was out of the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Chicago Cubs, but he connected for a big pinch-hit homer in Boston's 6-1 victory.
"We got to be smart," Bregman said. "I'm back probably a month and a half, maybe a little less, early than we expected.