Red Sox RHP Kelly leaves with right shoulder impingement
Posted April 19, 2016 7:00 am
BOSTON (AP) - Red Sox right-hander Joe Kelly left a game Tuesday night against the Tampa Bay Rays in the first inning with a right shoulder impingement.
Kelly walked two batters and threw three straight balls to Corey Dickerson before striking him out on three consecutive fastballs, but then left the game after being evaluated. He threw 23 pitches.
Heath Hembree replaced Kelly after being recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket prior to Tuesday's game. Hembree struck out Desmond Jennings to end the inning.
Kelly entered his third start of the year 0-1 and now has a 9.35 ERA and 11 strikeouts in 8 2/3 innings.
Boston Red Sox trainer Brad Pearson walks off the field with starting pitcher Joe Kelly, who suffered an apparent injury, during the first inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Boston, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Boston Red Sox pitcher Heath Hembree delivers during the first inning of a baseball game in Boston against the Tampa Bay Rays, Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Hembree replaced starter Joe Kelly, who left the game with an apparent injury. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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