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 BOSTON (AP) - Red Sox left-hander David Wells will test his sprained right foot on Friday, giving him a chance to return to Boston's rotation before the end of the month. Righty Curt Schilling will remain in a protective boot until the team returns from its West Coast trip.
Wells will throw a simulated game in Seattle before the first opener of a six-game road trip. He threw briefly in the bullpen before Wednesday's 6-5 victory over Oakland. Manager Terry Francona said Wells would not need to make a minor league rehabilitation start before rejoining the rotation.
"As long as he's healthy, I don't think we're going to waste his pitches in Triple-A," Francona said. "We don't want to just send a guy to Triple-A or Double-A just because that's the way it's done in the past. I think that would be stubborn on our part."
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