Red Sox pitcher David Price makes his next start Friday

BOSTON --- Friday marks David Price’s first scheduled start at Fenway Park since July 30.

The Red Sox left-hander will take the ball to open a four-game series against the Yankees. Price’s last outing at home came against the Rays, a 6-5 loss in which he allowed nine hits and four earned runs in just 4 1/3 innings.

"I think it’s going to help us in the sense that we’re going to have a bullpen day," Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. "The next day, you [...]

BOSTON --- Friday marks David Price’s first scheduled start at Fenway Park since July 30.

The Red Sox left-hander will take the ball to open a four-game series against the Yankees. Price’s last outing at home came against the Rays, a 6-5 loss in which he allowed nine hits and four earned runs in just 4 1/3 innings.

“I think it’s going to help us in the sense that we’re going to have a bullpen day,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. “The next day, you play – how are we going to attack that? Who’s available and who’s not? We’re about to find out.”

Price made just one more start before being placed on the injured list for the second time this season. He was hit hard for seven runs in just 2 2/3 innings at Yankee Stadium, suffering a 7-4 defeat against New York. Price received a cortisone shot to treat a cyst in his left wrist, adding that injury to the left elbow tendinitis that sidelined him for 18 days in May.

Price threw two innings in a 4-3 victory over the Angels on Sunday. He managed 45 pitches before turning over a 4-0 lead to the bullpen, which recorded the final 21 outs. Price and Nathan Eovaldi (right elbow) both could help ease the load on the bullpen over the season’s final three weeks with deeper outings.

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