Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett is scheduled to make his first rehab start in Pawtucket.
Beckett will start for the PawSox in their game against the Syracuse Chiefs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, at McCoy Stadium on Sunday.
Beckett threw a 55-pitch simulated game against Gulf Coast Red Sox players in Tampa Bay on Thursday after the Gulf Coast’s game against the Orioles was postponed due to rain.
"I'm ready to get back to pitching here — that's the goal," Beckett told reporters. "I felt like I had good stuff today, and that's kind of what we're trying to get to. Repeating the delivery is definitely something we've been working on. We're going to push this thing until we can do that."
Coming into the season, Beckett was 65-34 in 122 starts for the Red Sox from 2006-2009. During that time, Beckett ranked third for the most wins in baseball behind CC Sabathia (67) and Roy Halladay (69).
Beckett is 1-1 with a 7.29 ERA in 8 games for the Red Sox this season. He has been on the disabled list with a lower back strain since May 19.
