Alex Verdugo day-to-day with hamstring harm, might return this week

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Purple Sox supervisor Alex Cora gave a constructive replace on the hamstring harm Verdugo suffered on Sunday.

Purple Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo catches a fly ball in the course of the sport he was injured in. Reed Hoffmann/AP Picture

The Boston Purple Sox could have prevented one other main harm.

Outfielder Alex Verdugo left Sunday’s sport towards the Kansas Metropolis Royals in the course of the sixth inning on account of tightness in his left hamstring. Consequently, he didn’t play in Monday’s sport towards the Tampa Bay Rays, nor will he play Tuesday.

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However Purple Sox supervisor Alex Cora instructed reporters on Monday that this harm is nothing severe, and hopes Verdugo will return to motion quickly.

“Possibly Wednesday,” Cora instructed reporters, per MassLive’s Sean McAdam, “After which hopefully, he can get higher all through the week and be prepared for Friday.”

Cora assured reporters that Verdugo was feeling alright and acknowledged the hazards of taking part in him on the Rays’ synthetic turf.

“He’s doing okay,” Cora stated. “We’ll take it day-by-day clearly. Taking part in right here [on the artificial turf] doesn’t assist, clearly. We’ll see how he responds to therapy.”

Shedding Verdugo for any stretch of time hurts the Purple Sox, however they’re not strapped for alternative choices. Rob Refsnyder is at all times there to contribute towards lefties, and Friday’s roster expansions have allowed them to maintain a number of additional outfielders on the main league squad, together with high prospect Ceddanne Rafaela and former Worldwide League Participant of the Week Wilyer Abreu. Abreu even took Verdugo’s leadoff spot in Monday’s sport, and Rafaela will do the identical on Tuesday.

The Purple Sox at present sit 4.5 video games out of the AL Wild Card. Will probably be an uphill battle for them to achieve the postseason, however they’re shut sufficient to maintain making a real postseason push. As time winds down, it’s clear that dropping a participant as vital as Verdugo will make that push more durable. However that doesn’t appear to be that may occur, and the Purple Sox have high quality replacements to carry Verdugo’s spot till he returns.