Red Sox Minor Lines: The GCL season opens up

Gorkys Hernández, CF: 2-5, 2 K

Chad De La Guerra, 3B: 1-4, 1 BB, 3 K

Trevor Kelley: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (7 pitches)

It was a rough day for the pitching staff in Pawtucket, and really for Hernandez and Thornburg specifically. For the former, it was a little surprising he was promoted to Pawtucket given the control issues he was still showing in Portland, and those have carried over to Triple-A as well. He now has 12 walks in eight innings of work in his two starts since being promoted. As for Thornburg, well, there’s no way he can be activated off the injured list at this point. He still has time in his rehab, but he doesn’t appear close to ready after six rehab appearances. My guess is…