BOSTON -- The Red Sox hope to have right-hander Steven Wright return to the rotation next week in Detroit, manager John Farrell announced Friday.
Wright was scratched from his scheduled start Thursday night against the New York Yankees because of shoulder pain.
The All-Star knuckleballer jammed the shoulder diving into second base while pinch running Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, two days after he threw a three-hit shutout. Farrell said Wright threw from 90 feet Friday and has reported "substantial improvement."
"The range of motion has improved, as I said over the last 24 hours, the strength, the symptoms have decreased," Farrell said.