Projo Sox Blog

By STEVEN KRASNER
Journal Sports Writer

BOSTON -- Bartolo Colon's rehab assignment was set back a bit because of an upset stomach, but the Red Sox won't try to play catch-up by bringing him back too soon.

Colon was supposed to throw 65 pitches or so Friday night in his third rehab outing for the Pawtucket Red Sox. But Colon had to come out after one inning, in which he threw 17 pitches, because he was sick to his stomach.

The plan is for Colon to get his normal four days of rest and them return to the mound rather than bring him back earlier because of the abbreviated workload Friday night, said Boston manager Terry Francona.

"It didn't help," said Francona of Colon's shortened outing in terms of the veteran right-hander's return to Boston's rotation.

"But if a guy is supposed to throw 65 pitches and throws (roughly) 15 and throws up, what are you going to do?" said Francona.

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