12 Mike Napoli, 1B

Red Sox first baseman Mike Napoli started the day doubleheader game against Tampa Bay Tuesday. Napoli, who had missed the previous three games due to an illness, was not in the lineup for the nightcap. 

Napoli went 1 for 3 in his return to the lineup with a single and a walk. He's batting .263 on the season with nine homers and 49 RBI. 

Red Sox first baseman Mike Napoli is in the team's starting lineup Tuesday against the Rays.

Napoli has missed the last three games due to an illness. He'll return and hit fifth in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader. Napoli is hitting .262/.347/.467 in 244 at-bats. 

Red Sox first baseman Mike Napoli, who has missed the last three games with an illness, is feeling much better Monday and is expected to play in at least one game during Tuesday's doubleheader against the Rays, according to The Boston Globe. Napoli is mired in a 5-for-29 slump in his last nine games and hasn't homered in 10 games.

Red Sox first baseman Mike Napoli, who was sent home to Boston to be checked out by doctors and diagnosed with a general illness, was much improved Sunday, the Boston Herald reports. 

Napoli is day to day and hopeful he can return to play Tuesday against the Rays. 

Red Sox first baseman Mike Napoli remained out of the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale in Baltimore. Napoli has been dealing with an illness and was sent home to Boston Saturday to be checked by doctors. 

Napoli was diagnosed with a "general illness," said manager John Farrell, the Boston Globe reports. Napoli experienced dizziness and nausea after leaving Thursday's game against the Orioles. He is considered day to day.