Complaining of stiffness and limited to only nine at-bats over the last week, Mike Lowell saw team doctors on Monday.In the midst of injecting Mike Lowell with Synvisc to coat the joint in his surgically repaired hip yesterday, the Red Sox [team stats] medical staff also drained 15 ccs of fluid from the area.While this procedure could have lended to Lowell playing by the weekend, the Red Sox decided instead to have Jeff Bailey join the team in Baltimore, and place Lowell on the 15-day disabled list.
Bailey has been slotted into the ninth spot in the batting order and will play first base Tuesday night, with Kevin Youkilis moving over the third base.
Lowell stint on the DL is retroactive to June 28. Over 69-at-bats in late April and early May for the Red Sox, Bailey hit .188 with three home runs and nine RBI in the majors. His time this season at Triple-A Pawtucket has been better -- he's hit .259 with seven home runs there.
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What in the hell are the Sox doing? Leading 9-1 with a rain delay before the top of the fifth, now they get set to continue the game and the Sox are going to yank Smoltz after only 52 pitches. WHAT? Guess they felt the rain delay was just too much for the old man, huh? Talk about tinkeritis! I'm amazed that the Sox do so well in spite of the micro-managing.
I agree Papam. Smoltz deserves the win he was doing great. So dumb. Maybe he said he wasn't up to going back out. Can't think of any other reason. We'll have to wait for "Terry's Take" in 2 hours.