Lowell on 15-day DL; Pauley recalled
Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell has been placed on the 15-day disabled list due to an oblique injury suffered during last night's game.
Righthanded pitcher David Pauley has been recalled from Pawtucket to take Lowell's spot on the roster.
Lowell struck out looking in the seventh inning after having strained his right oblique during the at-bat.
More on Lowell from the Globe's Amalie Benjamin in today's Red Sox notebook:
"I took those two swings my last at-bat, the first one I felt like a little grab on my side, the second one I felt something a lot more significant," said Lowell, who then left the game. "The last pitch I kind of panicked, I didn't know what to do. I didn't think I could swing. I was kind of hoping he'd just flop a curveball or something. I've never had this happen to me before. It's just frustrating." ...After the game, Lowell could barely stand, his eyes and face wrinkled with what seemed like pain. He was deeply concerned about what today's MRI would bring.
"I can't really stand up really straight," he said. "I feel like keeping bent over feels a lot more comfortable. Getting up out of a chair isn't the greatest thing. I just hope I sleep good tonight."
Asked if he thought the disabled list would be a possibility, Lowell said, "I hope tomorrow I feel better. I'm just, I'm not sure.
"I'm kind of - I wouldn't say nervous about it - but I feel like I'm in uncharted waters. I'd like to avoid [the DL]."
The trainers, Lowell said, have told him to take it slowly, believing that rest will help his already ailing hip. Lowell has been suffering from a strained right hip flexor since the end of June, and spent time earlier this season on the disabled list with a sprained left thumb. But Lowell said that, with the injection he got a week ago, his hip had been improving.
"I don't see them as two totally different things, it's just too much of a coincidence," he said, of the hip and the oblique.
"Those two swings were weird. I tried to kind of bend over and grab it, and see if something would go away. But, I don't know, it's kind of getting progressively worse."
Holy crap, one guy after another goes down. Any chance Lowell can take Jason Varitek with him?
Now let's see what happens with this team. This is a huge loss at the wrong time of the year. Sure, Mikey has been struggling, but he's a trooper, playing injured, like a lot of other players wouldn't. All I can say, is get better quick Mikey, we need you in this lineup, not just for your bat, but for your leadership and professionalism. We'll miss you.
It will likely be longer than 15 days, so moves to either bring someone up from Pawtucket, or convince Sheffield to play off the bench. Power is still needed,despite last night's firefight.
Well... I guess that was to be expected from management: Put a hitter on the DL and recall a pitcher.
For months the Sox have needed more hitting, but everybody is obsessed with the pitching. We lose more 1 run games than any other team in baseball, but NO, we don't need hitting, we need pitching. Management has indicated that so often that even the sports writers are saying it now.
So last night, for a pleasant change, the Sox got a lot of hitting, which doesn't happen often enough; and the pitching was bad, so I guess that verified the "need pitching" proponents. Now watch while we go through a series of "no hit", "good pitch" and lose more one run games.
I give up.
The return of David Pauley at last. I've been going through withdrawal since Kason Gabbard and Kyle Snyder left the club.
He hates to come out of the lineup, but this is for the best. It's the only way we'll get a somewhat healthy and effective Mike Lowell for late September/October.
Can Gary Sheffield play first?
PAULEY MIGHT BE A GOOD ADDITION TO THE PITCHING STAFF BUT LOWELL WILL SURELY BE MISSED HE IS NOT JUST A GREAT THIRD BASEMAN HE IS THE TEAM LEADER
Please explain how a pitcher is going to take the 3rd baseman's spot on the roster.
Get Gary Sheffield right now.
Get Garry Sheffield now.
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