Barnes (hip) threw a bullpen session Friday and is scheduled for another one Sunday before possibly returning sometime next week, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

EDGE Analysis

Barnes has been out since Sept. 3 with left hip inflammation. He's working his way back through a throwing progression and appears likely to return soon, barring setbacks.

Barnes (hip) is scheduled to throw a bullpen over the weekend or early next week, Evan Drellich of NBC Sports Boston reports.

EDGE Analysis

Barnes hasn't pitched since Sept. 3 due to a hip issue, but he recently resumed throwing and is trending in the right direction. A potential timeline for his return will hopefully emerge following his bullpen session.

Barnes (hip) resumed throwing Tuesday, Evan Drellich of NBC Sports Boston reports.

EDGE Analysis

Barnes has been battling left hip inflammation for a few days and was temporarily unable to throw. He last pitched Sept. 3. Given the relatively short length of his absence, he likely won't require a particularly long time to build back up, though a precise timeline is unclear.

Barnes and the Red Sox must wait for the inflammation in his hip to die down before he can begin throwing again, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports.

EDGE Analysis

Barnes hasn't pitched in nearly a week. "There's the discomfort of pitching with it a little bit," he said. "The biggest thing is you kind of subconsciously compensate. We don't want to do that."

Barnes has been diagnosed with left hip inflammation and was unavailable for Friday's game against the Astros, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Barnes underwent an MRI on Thursday that confirmed the diagnosis. The injury isn't expect to hold Barnes out for long, and he could return sometime within the next few days. More news on his status will likely surface within the near future when he's closer to playing.

Barnes (4-3) set down the side in order, striking out one, in the 10th inning and picked up the win in Boston's 5-4 victory over the Yankees on Sunday.

EDGE Analysis

Barnes' quick work set the stage for Andrew Benintendi's walkoff single in the bottom of the 10th. He's been stellar since mid-June, sporting a 1.04 ERA while striking out 34 over 17.1 innings. There had been talk of Boston trading for a reliever at the trade deadline, but the team appears happy with the current crop. Barnes has a 2.25 ERA (1.97 FIP) with a 14.1 K/9 while allowing just one home run over 48 innings.

Barnes (0-2) took the loss and blew the save against the Mariners on Friday, giving up two earned runs on two hits with two strikeouts and a walk over his one inning of work in a 7-6 defeat for the Red Sox.

EDGE Analysis

Barnes couldn't hold a 6-5 lead, relinquishing Boston's one-run advantage by giving up what turned out to be a game-winning pinch-hit two run double to Seattle's Denard Span. He's still putting up great numbers this season with a 2.93 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP and 41 strikeouts in 30.2 innings, but he's been vulnerable of late, giving up four earned runs over his last three appearances.

Barnes struck out two over 1.2 scoreless innings to earn his 14th hold in Sunday's 9-3 win over the Astros.

EDGE Analysis

The outing extended Barnes' scoreless streak to 11 innings (10 games), in which he's shaved his ERA to 2.10, struck out 14 and walked just three. The Ks will always be there for the hard-throwing right-hander, but the free passes are what jump out. When Barnes gets into trouble, the culprit is typically bases on balls -- he's walked 4.2 per nine innings this season and 3.7 for his career.

Barnes worked around a pair of walks over 1.1 innings to record his fifth hold of the season in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Blue Jays.

EDGE Analysis

Barnes should pick up some extra duty over the next week while Joe Kelly serves a suspension that will keep him out until May 2. Barnes has been effective against both sides of the plate, limiting all batters to a .184 BABIP, however, the right-hander can get into trouble with free passes. Barnes has walked eight over his first 9.1 innings to start the season. He's also struck out 13, so you can see why the Red Sox deploy him in the seventh and eighth innings.

Barnes allowed one run on two walks and a hit while striking out one over one inning in Tuesday's extra-inning win over the Marlins.

EDGE Analysis

Barnes was the logical choice to save the game in the 11th inning after Boston plated a run in the top half of the inning. Craig Kimbrel was used in the 10th and Barnes had authored three impressive scoreless outings to start the season. Facing the best part of the Marlins' order, he dispatched the first two batters before he walked two and gave up a game-tying double. He nearly was tagged with a loss, but shortstop Xander Bogaerts gunned down Justin Bour at home plate. Barnes remains a trusted member of the setup crew, but walks have been a constant since being converted to a reliever in the majors.