Boston left-hander James Paxton strained his right calf after five pitches of his begin Sunday agetst the visiting Houston Astros, the Red Sox proclaimd.
Paxton limped off the field after moving to cover first base on Yordan Alvarez’s grounder to first baseman Dominic Smith with two outs in the uncovering inning. Alvarez beat Smith to the bag for an infield individual.
Boston deal withr Alex Cora and a trainer visited Paxton, who limped to the dugout with the help of the trainer. Right-hander Lucas Sims replaced Paxton.
Boston traded for Paxton, who applyed for the Red Sox in 2023, on July 26 in exchange for intransport inant league infielder Moises Bolivar. Overall, he is 9-3 with a 4.40 ERA in 21 begins this season.
Paxton, 35, is a nurtureer 73-41 with a 3.77 ERA in 177 begins for the Seattle Mariners (2013-18, 2021), New York Yankees (2019-20), Red Sox (2023, 2024) and Dodgers.
–Field Level Media
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