Red Sox pitcher John Smoltz pitched five innings with Low-A Greenville on Sunday. He allowed one run on four hits, walked none and striking out six. He threw 73 pitches, 52 of them strikes.

Smoltz plans to make two more rehab starts, this time with Triple A Pawtucket, before joining the Sox rotation in mid-June. If he stays on schedule, his second start with the Sox will be in an interleague game against the Atlanta Braves, where he pitched for his entire 21-year career before he was signed by the Sox in January.

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