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BACK ON THE BUMPTrevor Bauer returns to the mound for AL Central champion Cleveland when the Indians host Boston in a potential playoff preview. Bauer has been sidelined with a broken right leg since he was struck by a line drive off the bat of White Sox slugger Jose Abreu on Aug. 11. The right-hander was diagnosed with a stress fracture of his fibula. Indians manager Terry Francona said Bauer will go a “couple of innings” and then throw in the bullpen to increase his pitch count. He will be relieved by rookie Shane Bieber. Francona wants Bauer to make two additional starts during the regular season and be in the playoff rotation. Selected to his first All-Star team this season http://www.redsoxproshops.com/authentic-rick-porcello-jersey , Bauer is 12-6 with a 2.22 ERA in 25 starts. Red Sox ace Chris Sale (12-4, 1.92 ERA), also rebuilding arm strength following an injury, is expected to throw about 65 pitches.CLOSE TO RETURNINGDetroit’s Niko Goodrum (quad) and third baseman Jeimer Candelario (back) took grounders before Thursday’s game against the Kansas City Royals. Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire said Candelario could play as soon as Saturday, and Goodrum could possibly returning Monday.READY IN THE BULLPENBoston Red Sox right hander Matt Barnes was available out of the bullpen Thursday against the New York Yankees for the first time in weeks. Barnes hasn’t pitched since Sept. 3 because of left hip inflammation. Boston manager Alex Cora said he wouldn’t put Barnes in a high-leverage situation right away.STAYING THE COURSECincinnati Reds manager Jim Riggleman doesn’t plan on changing his lineup just because the Reds are playing Miami and Kanas City, last place in their respective divisions. Riggleman said he will continue using offensive leaders Gennet, Joey Votto http://www.chicagocubsteamshop.com/authentic-brandon-morrow-jersey , Eugenio Suarez and Jose Peraza. “I don’t anticipate looking at too many different lineups,” Riggleman said. “I’ve been using them as I have to this point.” HOUSTON (AP) — Chris Sale is back with the Boston Red Sox and says he feels well enough to pitch. Whether he’ll start Game 5 of the AL Championship Series remains to be seen.Sale returned to the team Tuesday in Houston after being hospitalized for a stomach illness. The club hasn’t specified the ailment or treatment, though manager Alex Cora said it was nothing serious.“This is what he said: ‘I’m good enough,'” Cora said Tuesday night after the Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 8-2 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.Cora said before the game that Sale, the potential starter Thursday night, might throw a bullpen during Game 3. That didn’t happen, but the lefty ace is expected to work off a mound Wednesday before Game 4.“He’ll go out there tomorrow. And then we’ll go from there Jason Heyward Jersey ,” Cora said.When players for both teams were introduced before the first series game in Houston, Sale lined up with the Red Sox along the third-base line. The seven-time All-Star started the series opener but missed Game 2 and didn’t travel with the team after being hospitalized.After Tuesday’s game, Sale was among the first players to leave after the clubhouse was opened to the media. He was carrying a half-finished bottle of orange Pedialyte as he walked out without stopping to talk.Sale was released Monday from Massachusetts General Hospital. He was hospitalized Sunday night for observation for what the team has called a stomach illness.“First and foremost, we care about his health and how he’s doing. Once we found out he was doing OK, we just wait until he gets back and talk to him,” said Rick Porcello, the Red Sox scheduled starter for Game 4. “None of us really know what happened.”Cora said Sale began feeling ill and vomiting after starting the series opener Saturday night at Fenway Park http://www.chicagocubsteamshop.com/authentic-john-lackey-jersey , then went to the hospital early Sunday morning.“He’s a great teammate,” said Steve Pearce, who hit the go-ahead homer Tuesday. “He has a presence about him when he’s in the clubhouse, and he fires everybody up. We just want him to get better and get back out there.”