Wilyer Abreu was faraway from Sunday’s recreation after pulling up with a good calf whereas scoring on a sacrifice fly, and after the sport the Pink Sox expressed hope the outfielder might keep away from a stint on the injured listing.
Pink Sox supervisor Alex Cora mentioned Monday that Abreu is feeling higher, however that he’s nonetheless not out of the woods.
“Willy’s sore, tight, we’ll take it day-to-day, numerous enchancment from final night time, so we really feel optimistic on that one,” Cora mentioned. “We’ll see what occurs, it doesn’t imply it received’t go on the IL, however we’ll be affected person and see the way it goes.”
Abreu was not within the lineup for Monday’s collection opener in opposition to the Baltimore Orioles, and the Pink Sox will even be down one other outfielder for at the very least the following week after Rob Refsnyder was positioned on the 10-day IL with left indirect pressure.
Cora mentioned that harm additionally cropped up over the weekend.
“It was greater than someday, it’s been happening for the previous couple of days so it made sense,” Cora mentioned. “He began feeling it throughout (batting apply) a number of days in the past, yesterday he felt it extra, so it simply made sense.”
To fill Refsnyder’s typical position because the lefty-killing outfielder off the bench, the Pink Sox known as up Nate Eaton from Triple-A, who led off Monday in opposition to Orioles left-hander Trevor Rogers. Cora additionally clarified the roles for Romy Gonzalez and Abraham Toro following the addition of first baseman Nathaniel Lowe, saying Gonzalez will primarily play second in opposition to lefties and Toro will play first in opposition to sure lefties.
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