BOSTONCarl Crawford was also asked his thoughts on losing David Ortiz (right Achilles) to the DL.
Were definitely going to miss him, Crawford said. I didnt even know he was on the 15-day DL. So just hearing that now is a big disappointment for us and hes a bat that well definitely miss in the lineup.
Including Ortiz and Wednesdays game against the White Sox, the Red Sox will have had 22 players serve 25 stints on the DL, losing 991 player-games this season.
Its kind of unreal how many injuries weve had, Crawford said. I dont really know why thats happening but for some reason it keeps happening. We just got to find a way to keep plugging in and keep plugging at the other teams and find a way to win, got to pick up the slack.