Fri 8/22/14 3:11 PM

Cespedes (personal) is back in Boston's lineup Friday against Felix Hernandez and the Mariners, the Providence Journal's Tim Britton reports. He left Thursday's game because of a family medical emergency, but the personal issue won't force Cespedes to miss any further time. He has slashed just .200/.250/.233 in 30 career at-bats against Hernandez, with just one extra-base hit and 10 strikeouts, so it may be wise to keep the slumping outfielder on the bench in shallower formats.