From the Pete Abe notes column coming out this morning. Not official yet but he must have heard something, and right now we know any type of hammy issue is going to be a precautionary DL this time of year.Newly acquired second baseman Ian Kinsler was giving the Red Sox just what they wanted, improved defense and a spark offensively. But now he’s heading to the disabled list.
Kinsler strained his left hamstring running the bases in the first inning of Friday night’s 4-1 victory against the Yankees.
“It’s a little bit tight,” manager Alex Cora said. “His legs are very important the way he plays. We don’t feel it’s that bad. It might be, probably, a DL thing.”
It was later learned the Sox had decided to put Kinsler on the DL and call up a player from Triple A Pawtucket for Saturday. Tzu-Wei Lin is dealing with an injury, so the choice is expected to be Tony Renda, who started the season with Double A Portland.
Kinsler was 4 of 10 with three runs and an two RBIs. He also had made several sharp defensive plays, including starting a double play in the first inning Friday.
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