Jake Odorizzi (back) to return to Rays' rotation on Wednesday

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Jake Odorizzi (back) will rejoin the rotation on Wednesday against the Boston Red Sox.

What It Means:

Odorizzi has been out the past couple weeks due to a lower back strain. The 27-year-old right-hander gave up 2 runs on 3 hits while striking out 6 with no walks over 3 innings on Friday for High-A Charlotte in his lone rehab start.

In 18 starts this season, Odorizzi is 6-4 with a 4.47 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, and 20.4 strikeout percentage (K%) over 94 2/3 innings. numberFire's models project him to record a 4.32 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, and 18.2 K% in 39 2/3 innings over the remainder of the year.