PAWTUCKET-  Red Sox pitcher John Lackey made an impressive rehab start for the Pawtucket Red Sox tonight at McCoy and the PawSox scored two runs in the bottom of the 11th inning to come away with a 5-4 win over the Norfolk Tides.

Lackey had command of all his pitches during his outing.  His one mistake was giving up a solo home run to Tides’ CF Matt Angle in the top of the third..  Lackey finished 5 2/3 innings, giving up one run on three hits.  He struck our four and did not walk a batter.  He threw 63 pitches, 46 for strikes.  He was slated to throw a maximum of 70 pitches.

Lackey is expected to return to Boston to start this Sunday against Oakland at Fenway.

The PawSox entered the bottom of the 11th down by a run after The Tides got to PawSox pitcher Brandon Duckworth on a lead-off double to center by CF Matt Angle and a RBI single by 1B Brandon Snyder.

Pawtucket led off the bottom of the inning by tying the game on a solo homer by Daniel Nava, his first of 2011 off Tides pitcher Mark Worrell.  Brent Dlugach then singled and advanced to second as Tides 2B Nick Green could not come up with a grounder by Luis Exposito.  Jose Iglesias advanced the runners with a sacrifice bunt.  Worrell (0-3) then intentionally walked Nate Spears to load the bases.  After Che Hsuan Lin flew out to left, Tony Thomas drove in the winning run with a bloop single to left.

The PawSox scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the fourth off Tides starter Mike Ballard on a two-run homer by Luis Exposito. They added another in the fifth on a lead-off single by Lin, a double by Thomas, and a ground out by Darnell McDonald.

The Tides tied the game as soon as Duckworth relieved Lackey in the seventh.  Snyder hit a single and was driven in on a two-run homer by 3B Josh Bell.

Hideki Okajima (1-0) came on in relief of Duckworth in the 11th and earned his first win of 2011.

Snyder had three hits to pace the Tides offense.  Thomas had three for the PawSox.

Game three of the series will be tomorrow night at 6:05p.m.  Kevin Millwood is slated to make his 2011 debut for the PawSox.

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NOTES:  McDonald made his first rehab start for the PawSox, going 0 for 3 with a strikeout and an RBI.

Matt Sheely started the game for the PawSox in left and was forced to leave the game in the 11th after coming up lame chasing down Angle’s double.

Here are John Lackey’s post-game comments after his rehab start tonight at McCoy.

We are at McCoy tonight for game two of the four game set between the PawSox and the Norfolk Tides.  Norfolk took game one of the series yesterday 5-4 in 13 innings.

Red Sox starter John Lackey is slated to make a rehab start for the PawSox.  He has been sidelined since May 11th with a right elbow strain.

Here are the line-ups:

Norfolk Tides (18-33, 4th Place IL South Division)

Matt Angle CF
Tyler Henson LF
Brandon Snyder 1B
Josh Bell 3B
Rhyne Hughes DH
Blake Davis RF
Brendan Harris SS
Nick Green 2B
Michael Hernandez C

Mike Ballard (2-4, 5.08 ERA) P

PAWTUCKET RED SOX (25-25, 3rd Place IL North Division)

Che-Hsuan Lin RF
Tony Thomas 2B
Darnell McDonald CF
Hector Luna 1B
Daniel Nava DH
Brent Dlugach 3B
Luis Exposito C
Jose Iglesias SS
Matt Sheely LF

John Lackey (NR) P

The PawSox enter the game losers of four of their last five.

Lackey will be limited to four innings or 70 pitches.  If all goes well he is expected to return to the Red Sox rotation this Sunday.

Red Sox outfielder Darnell McDonald is also rehabbing with Pawtucket tonight.  He has been on the DL since last Thursday with a left quadriceps strain.  PawSox Manager Arnie Beyeler says he expects to move McDonald around the outfield over the next ten days he’s with the club.

The Red Sox have activated Bobby Jenks and have optioned Michael Bowden back to Pawtucket.  Bowden was called up to Boston on Sunday when reliever Franklin Morales was placed on the 15-day disabled list.

The Red Sox have announced that pitcher Kevin Millwood will be added to the PawSox roster tomorrow and will make his 2011 debut against the Tides.  The addition of Millwood will put the PawSox at the 24 player roster limit.

We will be providing updates all evening on Twitter.  Join us after the game for a complete wrap-up.

Norfolk 1B Brandon Snyder belted a solo home run in the top of the 13th inning to lead the Tides to a 5-4 win over the Pawtucket Red Sox last night at McCoy.

Snyder’s homer came on a 1-0 pitch thrown by PawSox reliever Clevelen Santeliz (1-2).

Trailing 4-2 in the bottom of the seventh the PawSox knotted the game on a Hector Luna RBI single in the seventh and a Lars Anderson two out single in the ninth.

The other PawSox runs were driven in by Matt Sheely in the fifth and Anderson in the sixth.

Anderson went 3 for 6 to lead the PawSox offense.  Luna, Sheely, and Jose Iglesias had two hits each for Pawtucket.

Monday saw the return of PawSox starter Felix Doubront to the rotation after having been on the disabled list with a left groin strain.  Doubront pitched well, throwing 3 1/3 innings of scoreless ball on one hit.  He walked two and struck out five.  Doubront was limited to 47 pitches, 29 of which were strikes.

Tony Pena, Jr. came on in relief of Doubront and surrendered four Norfolk runs on eight hits in 3 1/3 innings.

Tommy Hottovy and Blake Maxwell threw a combined 5 1/1 innings of no hit ball in relief.

Game two of the series is tonight at 7:05 p.m.  Red Sox starter John Lackey is slated to make a rehab start for the PawSox. He will be limited to four innings or a maximum of 70 pitches.  Mike Ballard (2-4, 5.08 ERA) will start for the Tides.

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NOTES:  It was announced last night that the start time of Wednesday night’s game with the Tides at McCoy has been changed to 6:05p.m. to accommodate fans who wish to watch the Bruins in game one of the Stanley Cup Finals later that night.

The Pawtucket Red Sox rallied behind the arm of Andrew Miller in beating the Indianapolis Indians yesterday 9-2, salvaging the finale of the four game series.

Miller (2-2) was spectacular, throwing seven scoreless innings while giving up only one hit.  He walked two and struck out four.  He threw 79 pitches, 48 for strikes.

Miller entered the game in the second, following another rehab appearance for Red Sox reliever Bobby Jenks.  Jenks gave up one run on one hit in his inning of work.

Hideki Okajima gave up his first run of the year in a Pawtucket uniform, giving up three Indian hits in the top of the ninth.

The PawSox gave Miller plenty of runs to work with, led by RF Ronald Bermudez who went 3 for 4 with 4 RBI’s.  They scored single runs in the first two innings on a Hector Luna RBI single in the first and a Bermudez double in the second.  Bermudez drove in another run with a single in the fourth.

A Daniel Nava RBI single and a wild pitch by Indians’ pitcher Brad Lincoln plated two more Pawtucket runs in the fifth.

Tony Thomas’ solo home run and a two-run shot by Bermudez in the sixth accounted for three more PawSox runs.  Brent Dlugach belted a solo homer in the eighth to cap the Pawtucket scoring.

The PawSox now open a four game homestand beginning this afternoon at 4:05pm against the Norforlk Tides.  Rick VandenHurk (2-7, 5.29 ERA) will pitch for Norfolk. Felix Doubront (0-0, 1.98 ERA) is slated to come off the disabled list to throw for the PawSox.

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NOTES: Red Sox yesterday recalled PawSox reliever Michael Bowden. Reliever Franklin Morales was placed on the disabled list with a left forearm strain.

Red Sox starter John Lackey is expected to be at McCoy tomorrow to throw a rehab start with the PawSox.