Pomeranz rejoins Sox rotation; Lin optioned

BALTIMORE -- With Eduardo Rodriguez and Steven Wright on the shelf for the Red Sox, Drew Pomeranz making his long-awaited return to the rotation Tuesday night against the Orioles will hopefully be like a midseason trade acquisition, manager Alex Cora said.

"Now that he is back, we have to forget about what happened earlier in the season," Cora said of Pomeranz, who had a 6.81 ERA through eight starts. "Now he is healthy and he is in sync with his mechanics, and hopefully he can do what he did last year.

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"It's like trading for somebody right now. If he throws the ball the way he did last year, he's a big plus for us."

Pomeranz was activated off the disabled list before…