Alex Bregman thought he'd be out 12 weeks. He returned in seven. To do so, he had to agree to some restrictions.

Six relievers followed injured Red Sox starter Hunter Dobbins, who came off the IL before the game only to leave in the second inning. Bregman was 1 for 4 with a double in his first game back from a quad injury.

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Alex Bregman is off the Injured List and back in the Boston Red Sox lineup. Bregman will be at third base and hit second for Boston Friday night against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park. He joins a Red Sox team that is red hot at the moment,

The Red Sox sent David Hamilton down to Triple A to clear a roster spot for Bregman, who returned at third base. Romy Gonzalez and Ceddanne Rafaela will mix in at second with Mayer.

"I've been waiting for this moment since I was watching games with my mom in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007," Rafaela said after his walk-off homer.

Alex Bregman’s first game back with the Red Sox since late May had a dramatic flair to it. Bregman went 1 for 4 with a double off the Green Monster as the Red Sox rallied for their eighth straight win when Ceddanne Rafaela's ninth inning homer lifted them over the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Friday night.

Cedanne Rafaela hit a two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to help the Sox beat the Tampa Rays Friday night to extend their winning streak to eight games.

Alex Bregman missed nearly two months with a quad strain, but he has managed to recover in time for the Boston Red Sox's final series before the All-Star break.

The Red Sox weathered seven weeks without All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman well enough to stay in the thick of the postseason race, and they welcomed their invaluable right-handed hitter, stellar defender and clubhouse leader before Friday's game against the Rays.