Manager Alex Cora said that the Red Sox hope Pivetta (illness) will be cleared to join the team and start Sunday against the White Sox, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.
Pivetta was placed on the COVID list Sunday and it was later revealed that he tested positive for the virus. Nonetheless, since he is vaccinated, there is a possibility that he could be cleared from protocols in less than 10 days, which would allow him to take the ball for Sunday's series finale in Chicago.