還好不是啥大傷，三角肌拉傷而已。 BALTIMORE -- First, the Red Sox breathed a sigh of relief. Then on Friday they went through the procedure of placing unbeaten starter Daisuke Matsuzaka on the 15-day disabled list -- retroactive to Wednesday -- with a mild strain of his right rotator cuff. An MRI performed on Matsuzaka on Friday in Boston revealed no structural damage. The Red Sox are optimistic that Matsuzaka will be able to pitch right around the time he's eligible to come off the DL, which is June 12. "There was no structural changes, which is really good news," said Red Sox manager Terry Francona. "The final diagnosis is a mild deltoid rotator cuff strain. The best way we can see to attack this is, we'll DL him, take the time down, strengthen, get him ready to pitch the rest of the season. That's kind of where we are." To replace Matsuzaka on the roster, the Red Sox purchased the contract of first baseman/outfielder Jeff Bailey from Triple-A Pawtucket. However, Bailey is likely to be sent back down on Tuesday, when Boston needs a starter to replace Matsuzaka in the rotation. Although the club is choosing not to tip its hand, it is likely that top prospect Justin Masterson will be promoted for the third time this season to fill in for Matsuzaka. Masterson has already made two spot starts for the Sox, going 1-0 with a 1.46 ERA. Thanks to the off-day on Thursday, the Red Sox had the flexibility to pitch knuckleballer Tim Wakefield in the finale of this four-game series with the Orioles on Monday night. Matsuzaka has made 11 starts this season, going 8-0 with a 2.53 ERA. He had to be removed from his Tuesday start in Seattle after four innings after not feeling right from the outset of that performance. The Red Sox initially described the injury as shoulder fatigue. Before putting Matsuzaka on the disabled list, Francona and general manager Theo Epstein held a conference call with the pitcher. Yes, Matsuzaka did try to fight his way off the DL. "I think that, first of all, is good news because he feels good about himself, which is always good," said Francona. "And that's what good pitchers and good players do. That's part of the reason they're good." Though the Red Sox won't rush Matsuzaka back before he's ready, they don't look at this as any type of long-term injury. "The timetable is going to be completely on when he's ready to pitch, with health, and sustain that," Francona said. "I don't think this is anything we think is going to be [serious]. If [it's time to come off] the DL and it's not his day or something, it might be longer than 15 days. I think we'll be OK." --

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