On Thursday night, the Boston Red Sox will kick off a four-game set with the Los Angeles Angels. The Red Sox could use a series win in the worst way -- they've lost nine of their last 10 completed games, with Wednesday's contest against the Kansas City Royals suspended until Aug. 22nd due to rain. That stretch has left Boston six games back in the American League wild-card race, and some 16 games behind the New York Yankees in the AL East.
Unfortunately for the Red Sox, they'll go down as having suffered at least one loss on Thursday, as starter David Price was placed on the injured list due to a cyst in his throwing wrist:
It's unclear how much time Price will miss. But the Red Sox have a thin margin for error at this point, so even a start or two will complicate their outlook.
Keep in mind, the Red Sox's rotation has been one reason for their disappointing season. Coming into Thursday, Boston had started six pitchers at least five times. Only three of them had ERA+ over 100 -- Price, Eduardo Rodriguez, and Chris Sale, who is in the midst of the worst season of his (otherwise) brilliant career -- and none of them sat higher than 115.
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