No word on the injury for Hendriks. He appeared to hurt his leg covering first base on Saturday, but he had pitched twice since then.

Hendricks came up a little lame running to cover first base on the second out of the inning and got a visit from the trainer, but it proved to be a quick one, and he remained in to secure the final out of the inning. Hopefully, it proves to be nothing.

Hendriks came into the game with the Red Sox down by just one run in the eighth inning and allowed a two-strike single to Luis Robert Jr. and then a two-run homer to Andrew Vaughn. However, the bigger news was that this was the first time Hendriks had appeared in an MLB game since June of 2023. Over the last few years, Hendriks has battled back from stage four cancer and Tommy John surgery, so it’s nice to see him out on the field. He didn’t look as crisp as we’re used to seeing, and he averaged 95.3 mph on his fastball, which is down a bit from his heyday, but Hendriks should be a usable reliever for the Red Sox this season. He’s just unlikely to get many save opportunities if he remains close to this version of himself.