Astros RHP Justin Verlander (neck) to return Wednesday vs. Red Sox

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Astros right-hander Justin Verlander will return from the injured list to start Wednesday's series finale against the visiting Boston Red Sox, Houston manager Joe Espada confirmed Monday.

Verlander has been sidelined since June 9 with neck soreness. The three-time Cy Young Award winner and former MVP made a pair of rehab starts for Double-A Corpus Christi and last pitched on