Sox Wednesday recap: Time for rehab, rest

Andruw Jones continued his comeback crusade by hitting a three-run home run off Russ Ortiz, smacking a double and stealing third base.

Guillen senses that Jones, who is batting .400, is playing with a sense of urgency after three poor seasons.

"He has no other choice," Guillen said. "He had two years with injuries and last year he didn't play at all. Some times that's a wake up call to say 'I'm only 32 years old, I got plenty of game left and I got to take care of myself.' It's easy when you're young and good. When you're getting older and making it tougher for you, you got to work a lot harder. That makes it tough for you."

Guillen was more sympathetic toward Texas manager Ron Washington, who tested positive for cocaine last season.

"It's something you don't wish to anyone, especially a great baseball man and what's going to happen to him, it's up to the people," Guillen said. "It sends a message to everyone out there we're not invisible. It's something you shake your head and wish that didn't happen to anyone. One thing about it - it's not going to happen to me. I guarantee you that. I grew up in bad stuff, very bad situation back home (in Venezuela), I know how that thing is so bad."

One ailment that has stayed under the radar is Gordon Beckham's sore right shoulder. Beckham said his shoulder feels much better, and he has started the past two games.

Still, some Sox insiders were concerned that the injury may be chronic, but Beckham insisted the injury was caused by a long layoff from throwing this past winter. Beckham said he usually took only one month off from throwing when he played at the University of Georgia but devoted much of last winter to strengthening his body.

"Really, it's gotten a lot better," Beckham said. "We kind of knew it would. It just took some time (because of the) start-up pain, but it's feeling good, ready to go.

"My shoulder has wear and tear like everyone else. It's just more start-up pain for me. I've never had this much time off, and I think having the time off, the shoulder got very tight. And we had to keep loosening it up and finally we're where we want to be."

The Sox also expect backup catcher Ramon Castro to recover soon after he was beaned by a pitch from Russ Ortiz in the fourth inning and left the game after feeling dizzy. A CT scan taken at a local hospital showed negative results.