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Boxberger exits with side injury in ’16 debut
- Updated: June 1, 2016
KANSAS CITY — Rays manager Kevin Cash wanted to ease right-hander Brad Boxberger back into action.
Tuesday night’s contest — a 10-5 loss to the Royals — served up the perfect moment, with the Rays trailing by four runs in the sixth, affording the 2015 American League saves leader an outing to knock off the rust.
Unfortunately for the Rays, Boxberger had to leave the game due to a muscle strain in his left side. He will be further evaluated on Wednesday.
The Rays have not announced if a player will be brought in Wednesday to take Boxberger’s roster spot. The Rays have eight relievers and are a position player short on their roster. So any roster moves might see a position player join the team rather than a pitcher.
Facing Jarrod Dyson, his sixth batter of the inning, Boxberger appeared to come up favoring his side after his third pitch, which moved the count to 3-0.
Boxberger said he began to feel …
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