The 36-year-old allowed three hits in the eighth inning, including a 405-foot, 110.5 mph two-run homer to White Sox’ Andrew Vaughn who connected on a 96 mph fastball. But Hendriks said “it was good” to finally pitch in a big league game after so long.

If this were a Disney movie, Hendriks would have struck out the side. Instead, he allowed a two-run homer in a loss to his former team.

For the first time in nearly two years, Liam Hendriks is back in the big leagues. The Boston Red Sox activated the three-time All-Star closer off the injured list Saturday, the team announced. Hendriks is coming back from Tommy John surgery.