Smith clears hurdle with first rehab outing
(MLB.com Boston Red Sox)

For the first time in 17 months, Red Sox reliever Carson Smith took the mound in a competitive game. The right-hander, who last pitched in a game March 14, 2016, for Boston before undergoing Tommy John surgery, started for Double-A Portland on Saturday and allowed two earned runs and three walks over one-third of an inning.