Red Sox hope to have Trevor Story back on Saturday
BOSTON -- Trevor Story could be back in the Red Sox lineup this weekend.
Following Friday night's 9-8 win over the Rays at Fenway Park, Boston manager Alex Cora said that the team hopes to get Story back for Saturday's game. The second baseman was set to play a third straight game for the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs on Friday, but that game was canceled due to rain.
If everything checks out well with the second baseman on Saturday morning, then the Red Sox will activate Story from the IL and he'll be in the lineup.
"He's ready to go," Cora said. "We just got to make sure everything checks in well in the morning, and the hope is for him to play tomorrow."
Story hasn't played for the Red Sox since he suffered a small hairline fracture near his wrist on July 12. He was 0-for-1 with a walk, a run scored and a sac fly in his first rehab game on Wednesday, and then was just a triple shy from hitting for the cycle with the Sea Dogs on Thursday night. Story went 3-for-4 on Thursday with a double and a homer, driving in two runs.
In his first season with the Red Sox, Story has been limited to just 81 games thus far. He still ranks second on the team with 15 homers and 58 RBIs (trailing only Rafael Devers in both categories) despite missing more than a month of action.
