BOSTON -- Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman was removed in the fifth inning of Friday afternoon's win against the Baltimore Orioles with right quad tightness, the team said.
Bregman singled sharply to left field in the first game of Friday's doubleheader and made a wide turn before retreating to the first-base bag. The two-time All-Star motioned to the Red Sox dugout with manager Alex Cora sprinting to check on the status of the team's leading hitter. Bregman didn't bother checking the severity of the injury before heading down the stairs to get it checked out.
"After I felt it, I knew I needed to come out and see the trainer," Bregman said. "I feel like we'll know a lot more tomorrow after sleeping and seeing how it presents in the morning."
"All my strength is still there right now, which is good, so far. It's just kind of a day-to-day thing at this point."
Cora said after the game that after talking to the team's training staff and doctors there was "no need" for any testing or imaging on Bregman's quad.
"Hopefully, it's something minor and he misses only a few days," Cora said. "If he goes on the IL, hopefully its like 10 days, but we'll keep our fingers crossed and we'll know more tomorrow,"
A two-time World Series winner who spent the first nine seasons of his big-league career with the Houston Astros, Bregman signed with Boston in February. He entered Friday with a .297 batting average with 11 home runs and 35 RBI.
Abraham Toro came on as a pinch runner for Bregman and remained in the game as Boston's first baseman. Nick Sogard opened Friday's game at first but moved across the diamond to third base.
Despite Bregman's departure, the Red Sox pummeled the Orioles, 19-5 at Fenway Park. Rafael Devers led the way for Boston going 4-for-6 on the afternoon with a 3-run home run and a grand slam, finishing with a career-high eight RBI in the win.
Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.