Rafael Devers placed on injured list with right hamstring inflammation
Alex Cora reiterated that no one is going to feel sorry for the Red Sox, even as injuries mount.
The Red Sox suffered one of their worst losses in franchise history Friday when they fell, 28-5, to the Blue Jays at Fenway Park.
They also lost their best player for at least the next 10 days, as Rafael Devers is heading to the injured list with right hamstring inflammation.
Devers on Friday re-aggravated an area that has bothered him previously this season. Manager Alex Cora said Devers “felt it” when he swung in the first inning and doubled off the Green Monster and felt it again as he ran the bases. Later in the game, he felt it once more.
“After the last at-bat yesterday he felt his right hammy,” Cora said pregame. “We’re debating right now what we’re going to do. There’s a chance he could go on the IL. He’s going through testing and all that stuff.”
Cora asked Devers during the game if he was OK, and he indicated that he wasn’t. Cora said pregame that there was a “good chance” he could head to the injured list, and sure enough, that’s where he landed.
Designated hitter J.D. Martinez is also out of the lineup, for the second consecutive day, due to back spasms. Cora said he “doesn’t feel great” but could return Sunday or Monday.
Trevor Story (right hand contusion) is “feeling better.” Kiké Hernández (right hip flexor strain) is working out but hasn’t done any baseball activities and is now on the 60-day injured list.
Matt Barnes (right shoulder inflammation) pitched a simulated game Friday and “felt good,” Rich Hill (sprained left knee) “feels good” after pitching a three-inning sim game Friday, and Michael Wacha (heavy arm) is pitching a sim game Monday.
Of course, it’s not an ideal situation, but Cora reiterated no one is going to feel sorry for the Red Sox.
“We had one of those fire drills last year with COVID, so you’ve just got to keep grinding,” Cora said.
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