Red Sox place OF Andrew Benintendi on DL with knee sprain

Posted August 25, 2016 7:00 am

The Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The Boston Red Sox have placed rookie left fielder Andrew Benintendi on the 15-day disabled list with a left knee sprain.

Benintendi was hurt in the seventh inning of a 4-3 loss in 11 innings to Tampa Bay on Wednesday night. He tried to avoid a tag while running toward second base, but was tagged out on a double play.

Red Sox manager John Farrell says team doctors are evaluating the results of an MRI exam on Thursday. He says the severity of the injury isn't clear and will be "determined after the review."

Farrell is hopeful Benintendi, a first-round draft pick in 2015, will return before the season ends.

Chris Young will be the primary left fielder with Benintendi sidelined. Infielder Marco Hernandez was recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket.

Boston Red Sox's Andrew Benintendi (40) is helped from the field after getting injured while being involved in a double play during the seventh inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Benintendi left the game. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) The Associated Press

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