The Red Sox' closer is on his way back, and he might well not be the only one heading up from the minors given how Andrew Benintendi is playing in Portland.
Pawtucket W 8-7 (7/30)
Rusney Castillo: 2-3, 2B, SB
Marco Hernandez: 2-4, 2B, K, SB
Brennan Boesch: 2-4, HR, KCraig Kimbrel: 0.1 IP, 1 H
Roenis Elias: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
Kyle Martin: 2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2 HR
Pat Light: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 KPawtucket W 4-0 (7/31)
Rusney Castillo: 1-4, K
Marco Hernandez: 1-3, K
Brennan Boesch: 0-3, K
Christian Vazquez: 1-3, KJustin Haley: 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K
Heath Hembree: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 KA brief outing for Kimbrel, yes, but he's pitching in a game as quickly as we heard he might.