Victorino played in the fourth game of his most recent injury rehab assignment Thursday with Triple-A Pawtucket, and he fared better than he has in any game since landing on the disabled list on May 25 with a hamstring injury and back tightness.
The Flyin’ Hawaiian went 2-for-4 with two runs in a complete nine innings. The 33-year-old had been 0-for-8 with Single-A Lowell in his first three games.
The Red Sox expressed Thursday that they wanted Victorino to show that he could play in back-to-back games — preferably a full nine innings in both — before he rejoins Boston. If Victorino can pull out another solid performance at McCoy Stadium on Friday, he could return to The Show very soon.
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