Kevin Youkilis left yesterday’s game in the sixth after being hit in the elbow by a pitch. Tito explained what happened:
He got hit on the ulnar nerve — the funny bone — and he got hit pretty good. You could see when he was running the bases he was kind of dragging that arm. He’s sore, and he’s probably going to be sore [Sunday]. But he’s OK.
Daisuke Matsuzaka was scratched from his start yesterday with tightness in his forearm. The team placed him on the 15-day DL as he recovers. Dice-K did think it was a major injury:
“After coming out of the game, the trainers took a look at me and things didn’t seem that bad,” Matsuzaka said. “It’s not a joint issue. It’s muscle soreness, so I don’t think it’s going to take that long. We’ll take some time, see how I feel tomorrow, and take it from there.”
Josh Beckett was able to throw yesterday but he will not be ready to go before Matsuzaka’s next start, so the Sox will have to make some adjustments to the rotation that could include bringing a starter up from Pawtucket.
Daniel Nava spoke about his big day after yesterday’s game. Watch below:
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