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Betts day to day due to right knee soreness
- Updated: July 23, 2016
BOSTON — Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts exited Friday night’s 2-1 loss to the Twins with right knee soreness in the fifth inning and is day to day. He was replaced by utility man Michael Martinez.
Red Sox manager John Farrell said the soreness was something Betts has been feeling since the All-Star break, but it didn’t impact his ability to play until Friday.
“He got a little soreness, a little stiffness as the game went on,” Farrell said. “Felt like he couldn’t run as normal. Precautionarily we got him off his feet. We’ll check him when he comes in tomorrow to see if he’s going to be available. Right now, day to day.”
Betts went deep on the second pitch of the first inning against Kyle Gibson for an early Red Sox lead. It was his fifth leadoff home run of the year and 20th home run of the season. Betts grounded out to third in his second at-bat before leaving the game with the score tied at 1.
Farrell said Betts’ knee was occasionally getting treatment before Friday, but it was never troublesome …
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