Boston’s Price sent for tests on elbow
Boston Red Sox left-hander David Price was scratched from his first spring training start and will consult with specialists after experiencing soreness in his left elbow and forearm.
Boston Red Sox left-hander David Price was scratched from his first spring training start and will consult with specialists after experiencing soreness in his left elbow and forearm.
Price, who had been scheduled to make his first spring training start this weekend, had an MRI on Wednesday and is expected to seek second opinions from Drs. James Andrews and Neil ElAttrache.
Manager John Farrell said Price threw 38 pitches in a twoinning simulated game Tuesday and felt no discomfort. He first noticed the soreness Wednesday.
“He’s gone through some soreness in the forearm/elbow area in previous spring trainings but this one has got a little bit more intensity to it,” Farrell said.
The loss of Price for a significant amount of time could be a setback for the Red Sox. The team was counting on Price, along with reigning Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello and lefty Chris Sale, acquired in a December trade with the White Sox for four top prospects, to lead the team this season.
Price went 17-9 with a 3.99 ERA in a major league-leading 35 starts last season, his first after signing a $210 million, seven-year contract with the Red Sox.
AROUND THE GRAPEFRUIT AND CACTUS LEAGUES
PHILLIES 8, BLUE JAYS 8 >> Jose Bautista went 2 for 2 with a three-run home run and starter J.A. Happ gave up one hit in two shutout innings with two strikeouts.
Phillies starter Aaron Nola pitched two scoreless innings, Brock Stassi went 3 for 5 with an RBI and Freddie Galvis hit a two-run double.
METS 11, MARLINS 6 >> Yoenis Cespedes hit first home run of spring training, clearing the batter’s eye dozens of feet high behind the 410-foot fence in center field. Neil Walker added a two-run homer and starter Robert Gsellman struck out two in two scoreless innings. Phillip Evans hit a grand slam in a five-run fourth.
Marlins starter Adam Conley pitched two scoreless innings and Dan Straily allowed four runs and five hits in 1 2/3 innings.
CARDINALS 9, BRAVES 4 >> Dansby Swanson, the top pick in the 2015 amateur draft, led off the game with a solo homer and Adam Walker — who has hit 58 homers the past two seasons in the upper minors — added a two-run drive, both off Adam Wainright.
Wainwright allowed three runs and three hits over two innings.
Braves starter Bartolo Colon gave up two runs in three innings. John Danks, released by the White Sox with a 7.25 ERA after four April starts last year, gave up three earned runs and four hits in two innings.