MEDICAL WATCH:

--RHP Clay Buchholz (stiff lower back, blister) left the opener of the May 29 doubleheader.

--LHP Franklin Morales (left forearm strain) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 26.

--RHP Bobby Jenks (strained right biceps) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 2. He began a two-game rehab assignment with Class AAA Pawtucket on May 27, and he could be activated May 31.

--RHP John Lackey (right elbow strain) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 12. He threw a simulated game May 28, and he is scheduled to make a rehab start for Class AAA Pawtucket on May 31. He hopes to return to the rotation June 5.

--OF Darnell McDonald (minor left quadriceps strain) went on the 15-day disabled list May 26.

--RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka (right elbow sprain) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 17. He has a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament, and it's possible he'll need Tommy John surgery. However, he is hoping to recover with rest and rehab. He is scheduled for a second opinion May 31.

--SS Marco Scutaro (strained left oblique) went on the 15-day disabled list May 8.

--RHP Junichi Tazawa (Tommy John surgery in April 2010) went on the 60-day disabled list March 26. He began a rehab assignment with Class A Salem on May 20.

ROTATION:

LHP Jon Lester

RHP Clay Buchholz

RHP Josh Beckett

RHP Tim Wakefield

RHP Alfredo Aceves

BULLPEN:

RHP Jonathan Papelbon (closer)

RHP Daniel Bard

LHP Franklin Morales

RHP Matt Albers

LHP Rich Hill

RHP Scott Atchison

RHP Dan Wheeler

CATCHERS:

Jarrod Saltalamacchia

Jason Varitek

INFIELDERS:

1B Adrian Gonzalez

2B Dustin Pedroia

SS Jed Lowrie

3B Kevin Youkilis

DH David Ortiz

INF Drew Sutton

OUTFIELDERS:

LF Carl Crawford

CF Jacoby Ellsbury

RF J.D. Drew

OF Mike Cameron

OF Josh Reddick

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