Manny Ramirez missed Boston 6-3 win in 12 innings over the Seattle Mariners Wednesday with what his chief said was a sore knee.
Manny Ramirez missed Boston 6-3 win in 12 innings over the Seattle Mariners Wednesday with what his director said was a sore knee.
“Just up this pre-lunch. He just came in and said, ‘My well knee hurts,”‘ boss Terry Francona said hours before the Red Sox got their former series sweep in Seattle since 1993.
When asked if the will be back for Friday’s opener against the New York Yankees at Fenway Park, Francona said, “I’m hoping it’ll be all factual Friday. I don’t know. I don’t in actual fact have a good answer for that. I hope so.”
Francona said after the game Ramirez was unavailable even for pinch- and that he got treatment and an oral exam from . He did not know if Ramirez’s time off would go beyond Wednesday.
Ramirez said his knee has been bothering him for about a week.
“I’ve just been frustrating to play it out,” he said, while jokingly melodic for tips at his locker in the before the game, with his I-Pod to a spokeswoman and a cup out donations from teammates. “I resolute it was time to give it a rest.”
Asked if he be ready for the Yankees, Ramirez said, “I don’t know. I’m day-to-day at this goal.”
Jacoby Ellsbury replaced Ramirez in left park and Sean Casey was the designated hitter against Seattle.
The Red Sox are now without All-Star DH David Ortiz, who’s been on the disabled list since injuring his wrist May 30. Ortiz was timetabled for a final convalescence game Wednesday with Double-A Portland after a shift for Triple-A Pawtucket last week, and remainder on spoor to reply the Red Sox on Friday.
“We’re in good-looking good outline there,” Francona said.
Ramirez was 4-for-8 in the original two sports event of the Seattle series, extending his hitting flash to 11 cup while performance no signs of wrong. He entered Wednesday batting .301 with a team-leading 19 home runs and 62 RBIs. The 36-year-old had played in 95 of Boston’s fundamental 102 knockout and hadn’t sat out an full game since June 18 at Philadelphia.
Ramirez made some lesser waves this week with a Seattle transactions cop.
The Seattle Times Ramirez disobeyed a police policewoman’s command for pedestrians to stop at a crosswalk outside Safeco Field soon after Monday night’s game, then Ramirez for relationship and at risk him with a $500 fine. After if Ramirez had attended the game and then giving a momentary ticking-off, the manager apparently let the cooperative Ramirez go.
Francona was at rest getting a prank from the incident Wednesday.
“Jaywalking. Do it acceptable and you won’t hurt your knee,” the supervisor said.