"Of all the things Carl Crawford was concerned about last night, one stood out above the rest.

"The most important thing was being able to break out of the box like I normally can . . . to be able to move quick without worrying about my hamstring,'' Crawford said after playing five innings in a rehab game for Pawtucket against the Durham Bulls. "I had a few moments tonight where I was able to test it.''

One of those moments occurred in the third inning after Crawford drew a one-out walk from Lance Cormier and Ryan Lavarnway followed with a hit-and-run single.

"That felt good. That was a time I had a chance to test it. I also had a chance to test it in the outfield,'' Crawford said, referring to the fourth when he ranged far to his right and caught a fly ball. "That also felt good.

"I had to do some stopping and starting. When you stop real quick and nothing happens that's a good sign.''

Crawford played left field, batted third, and was 1 for 2 in the PawSox' 3-2 win. He came to bat in the first against lefthander Alex Torres with men on first and third and dumped a broken-bat, RBI single into center field."