What It Means:

Alvarez is scheduled to pitch five or six innings. It has been a long, long recovery trail for the 26-year-old right-hander, who initially underwent a major surgery on his right shoulder last July. He was close to returning in May, but then suffered a setback and had to be shut down again.

Before going down with his most recent injury, Alvarez had an ERA of 3.45 through 15 2/3 innings pitched in Triple-A this season.