Red Sox place P Kelly on DL with shoulder injury

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BOSTON — Joe Kelly didn’t feel like himself in the days leading up to his start Tuesday night at Fenway Park and was unable to get loose in the bullpen before the game. But he didn’t say anything, believing he could push through the soreness that morphed into a pinching sensation whenever he tried to unleash a fastball against the Tampa Bay Rays.

And now, the Red Sox right-hander might pay the price for his silence.

Kelly walked off the mound with athletic trainer Brad Pearson with two outs in the first inning of the Sox’s 10-inning, 3-0 loss, diagnosed with what the team is calling a right shoulder impingement. He will be placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday, but could miss considerably more time.

“It’s really, really frustrating,” Kelly said. “After I came out, I sat on my chair and … it was something going through my head, pondering about what the next step is.”

Kelly will undergo further testing Wednesday to determine the severity of the injury. If Red Sox first baseman Travis Shaw is any guide, it was 4-6 weeks before he resumed throwing after being diagnosed with a shoulder impingement before the winter-ball season in November.

“I don’t know the extent of Joe’s injury or what happened,” Shaw said. “I know mine, personally, ended up being more of a bigger deal. But we’ll see how this one is.”

In the minutes after Wednesday night’s game, the Red Sox had not yet decided how they will fill Kelly’s spot in the rotation. Left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez is still at least two weeks away from being …

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