Triston Casas stretchered off field with leg injury

BOSTON– Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas suffered what appeared to be a relatively severe left leg injury in the second inning Friday night.Casas, leading off the inning, topped a ground ball to the right of the pitcher’s mound. Minnesota Twins beginning pitcher Joe Ryan came off the mound and fielded the ball, however bobbled it as he tried to collect it.

(UPDATE: It’s a significant knee injury, supervisor Alex Cora said after the game. Read all of what he needed to say here.)

As Ryan tried to underhand the ball the first baseman Brooks Lee, Casas accelerated, seeing that he now had an opportunity to beat the toss. However as he took a long stride towards the very first base bag, his left knee appeared to buckle and Casas went tumbling to the dirt, instantly getting the knee as he stayed on his back, twisting in pain.Casas was taken care of by a member of the Red Sox ‘training staff and supervisor Alex Cora as he stayed on his back in the infield dirt. A cart and a stretcher were summoned, and Casas was able to get onto the stretcher, and ultimately, lifted into the cart.Romy Gonzalez replaced Casas initially base.It’s likely that Gonzalez

will see a lot of playing time at the position

in his lack. The Sox have limited alternatives otherwise on the existing active lineup. Connor Wong played there sparingly last season and outfielder Rob Refsnyder has actually played 36 games initially in his profession, but none given that the 2020 season.In all possibility, the Red Sox will turn to Vaughn Grissom, who has actually been getting playing time at the

position for the last few weeks in order to expand his versatility.This would mark the second straight season in which Casas’s season has actually been disrupted by injury. In 2015, he dealt with a chest

injury which limited him to simply 63 games. He was out of the lineup from April 21 up until Aug. 16. More Red Sox protection