Overview
- The club acquired Rutschman at the Aug. 3 trade deadline and activated him after roughly three weeks sidelined with left-wrist inflammation.
- After starting consecutive games in his Red Sox debut, Rutschman was given a scheduled day off during the Toronto series and returned to start and hit third for the Pirates series under a managed workload.
- Connor Wong caught on Rutschman’s rest day and the team reverted to its pre-Rutschman batting order for that game.
- The Red Sox placed setup man Garrett Whitlock on the 15-day injured list and recalled reliever Greg Weissert as short-term pitching depth while monitoring workloads.
- Rutschman is 1-for-6 with three walks in his first two Boston games and the team’s careful handling seeks to preserve his health without undermining its hold on a Wild Card spot after a recent losing stretch.