Friday, April 11, 2008

Lowell to DL

Mike Lowell sprained hs thumb during the first inning of Wednesday night's game, and, after undergoing an MRI at Mass General Hospital, he was put on the 15-day disabled list.

The "Iron Man" played through a sprained left thumb last season, only missing a few games, but this seams to be an injury he can't shake off. This sprain is apparently way more severe than last season's.

As a result, Sox called up up Jed Lowrie from the triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox. This will probably mean more playtime for Youkilis at third base and Sean Casey at first.

According to today's Metro, although both Youkilis and Casey are defensively above-average, "the injury removes a middle-of-the-order bat from Boston's lineup and breaks up their Gold Glove bookends at first and third."

In other news, the Sox have moved up from the bottom of the barrel and now trail both Baltimore and Toronto with 4 wins, 5 losses. The Bronx Bombers visit Boston this weekend for the first Sox/Yankees match-up this season. Tonight, Buccholz (0-1) will face Yankee pitcheer Wang (2-o). The game begins at 7:05pm.

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