Problems in the Outfield, Rays in First Place
As the Sox lost their third game, this time to Jeremy Guthrie and the Baltimore Orioles, the team sustained a couple of casualties in the outfield.
J.D. Drew, a guy whose injury log reads like that of Robbie Knieval, rolled his wrist while lunging for a ball last night. The current word is that Drew is day to day, but we all know how wrist injuries can be problematic for hitters. If I had to wager, I’d put money down on Drew missing some games.
On a seemingly less-serious level, Coco Crisp left the game with nausea. Unless the Great Infulenza is making an encore performance, he should be okay. However, today’s game is early (3 PM), so anything is possible.
There’s a chance we could be seeing the return of Brandon Moss (.268/.337/.427 in Pawtucket) today. Stay tuned.
In other notes: Boston starting pitchers have been quite abysmal in these three losses. Here are the starters’ numbers for the past 3 games:
12.2 innings (about 4 innings per start)
26 hits
19 runs (18 earned)
12.79 ERA
Jon Lester takes the mound today, and will try to squelch this momentary lapse of pitching ability.