Matsuzaka gives up 2 HR in rehab start

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP/WPRI) - Daisuke Matsuzaka allowed a pair of solo home runs in 4 1-3 innings during a rehab start Friday for the Pawtucket Red Sox.

Matsuzaka, who's been on Boston's 60-day disabled list with a right shoulder strain, gave up four hits, walked one and struck out three.

He threw 43 of 67 pitches for strikes and topped out at 92 mph on McCoy Stadium's radar gun against the Syracuse Chiefs.

Leonard Davis pulled a 1-0 pitch over the right-field fence for a homer in the second inning. The ball bounced off the roof of an adjacent concession stand.

Kory Casto led off the fourth by pulling a 1-0 pitch to right field that deflected off the glove of Sean Danielson and fell into Syracuse's bullpen for a homer.

A sellout crowd at McCoy watched the Japanese star, but the PawSox went home with a 7-3 loss.