Dustin Pedroia needed a hospital visit after taking a pitch to the ribs Sunday night:
“The pitch hit in the left lat area, left rib cage. It continued to swell and tighten up,” Farrell said. “He was losing a lot of range of motion with the left arm, so we had to get him off his feet. We’ll have a better read once he goes through the exam here at the local hospital.”
Pedroia was the second batter hit by Astros pitcher James Hoyt in the seventh inning. Hoyt plunked Mookie Betts in the right knee in the previous at-bat. Plate umpire Greg Gibson issued warnings to both benches after Pedroia glared and yelled at Hoyt. Both managers came onto the field as Pedroia continue to scream and point at the mound before calming down and heading to first base.
It would be very easy for a hit like that to lead to a collapsed lung, or days of difficult breathing while the injury heals. I hope the injury is not that serious.
The Red Sox beat the Astros 6-5 as Xander Bogaerts homered twice, doubling his total for the season.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2sG9Ywr
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