Kyle Snyder has his sights set on rejoining Boston’s bullpen.

AP / John Froschauer

PAWTUCKET — One is a hitter and an outfielder/first baseman. The other is a pitcher. One joined the team yesterday. The other returned from a rehabilitation assignment a week ago. They each have considerable big-league experience.

And if they each have their wishes granted, Jason Lane and Kyle Snyder will be back in the majors when the Boston Red Sox can expand their roster on Sept. 1.

But while they’re playing for the Pawtucket Red Sox over the final 12 days of the regular season, including last night’s game against the Syracuse Chiefs at McCoy Stadium, Lane and Snyder hope they can show enough over that stretch and maybe in the playoffs to warrant a call to Boston.

Lane joined the PawSox after being granted his release on Monday from first-place Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, the New Yankees’ top farm club and the team that was leading Pawtucket by 2½ games in the I.L. North Division heading into last night’s action.

He was quickly plugged into the starting lineup, in right field.

Snyder, meanwhile, is working his way through a frustrating season that began in Boston and has wound up in Pawtucket, where the right-hander endured two trips to the disabled list because of groin issues before being restored to the roster on Aug. 13.

“That would be the goal,” said Lane of a call-up to Boston, “but it’s something that’s out of my hands. Hopefully they have a need at the next level.”

And hopefully for Lane, he can hit well enough for Pawtucket to show that he can supply some punch off the bench, a commodity the Red Sox would like to have, especially after their deal for San Diego’s Brian Giles fell through. Since then, Mike Lowell (strained oblique, disabled list) and J.D. Drew (back stiffness) have had to leave the lineup.

Lane, 31, who was batting .236 with 16 homers and 51 RBI in 97 games for Scranton, has postseason experience with the Houston Astros, in 2004 and 2005. In 2005, Lane clubbed 26 homers and knocked in 78 runs during the regular season and then contributed three homers and eight RBI in the postseason, including a World Series loss to the Chicago White Sox.

Lane, who bats right and throws left, suffered an oblique injury with Scranton on July 22 and a few days after returning on Aug. 13, he decided to move on.

“It’s just nice to be playing,” said Lane yesterday afternoon in the PawSox’ clubhouse. “I was looking to go somewhere where I could get some playing time and help out. I just checked around when I was released and this seemed like a good fit. With consistent playing time you can have better at-bats.”

Pawtucket manager Ron Johnson is happy to have him even if Lane did go 0-for-3 with a walk in the PawSox’ 4-2 loss to the Chiefs last night.

“I don’t see how he’s not going to help the club. He’s a good fit,” said Johnson. “He’s a professional hitter. I’m real excited about that signing.”

Snyder, meanwhile, not only wants to show Boston he can help out the Red Sox down the stretch, but also show everyone in the baseball world that he is healthy, whether that translates into a September recall or a job somewhere else in the majors next year.

Not that it was easy sitting on the sidelines and then trying to work himself back into shape as this season has dragged on for the 6-foot-8, 230-pound right-hander, who went 2-3 with a solid 3.81 earned-run average for Boston last year.

“I just want to show people I’m healthy. My injury had nothing to do with my arm,” said Snyder, who gave up four runs in two appearances, totaling 1 2/3 innings, for Boston before being designated for assignment on April 6.

Snyder, who hasn’t allowed a run in two outings, totaling three innings, since returning, said he doesn’t look ahead to see what decisions Boston might be making.

“You just focus on today because that’s how the industry works,” said Snyder yesterday. “(A call-up) is for them to decide, but that would be nice for me, not just to get a recall but to finish with an extra month. I’d love to keep going a little bit.”

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