BOSTON (AP) - Red Sox outfielder Ryan Sweeney hurt his left hand after
punching a door and had to leave the Boston's victory over Detroit in the ninth
inning Monday night.
Manager Bobby Valentine said after the game that Sweeney was taken out for a
defensive replacement because he had done something to his hand in his last
at-bat and couldn't throw.
Sweeney, however, said following the 7-3 victory that he "punched a
door."
He said his pinkie was sore but didn't know if he broke any bones. He was
scheduled to have X-rays Tuesday.
Cody Ross took his place in right field.
