TORONTO -- Starting what should be a short rehab assignment for Triple-A Pawtucket on Tuesday night, Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts displayed the same hot bat he had before going on the disabled list.
Bogaerts homered to right in the fourth inning and then had an opposite-field double in the sixth, going 2-for-3 and playing six innings at shortstop.
If the weather cooperates, Bogaerts will start again for Pawtucket on Wednesday.
Either way, there's a strong chance Bogaerts will be activated by the Red Sox for the start of the Red Sox's homestand on Friday night against the Rays.