SAN DIEGO — For five days after being recalled from Triple-A, Grae Kessinger sat on the Houston Astros' bench and did not get into a game. Eight innings on Tuesday night unfolded the same way.

In the Beanpot Championship at Fenway Park vs. Harvard (4/17), went 2-for-5 ... Kessinger’s RBI double sailed to right center field and nearly made its way to the triangle ... Was 6-for-8 on the ...

Grae Kessinger will stand in the batter’s box against Justin Verlander in a live batting practice Tuesday at Minute Maid Park as both Astros try to return from injury. Verlander threw 20 pitches in ...