As planned, J.D. Drew took his second straight day off. Drew received a cortisone shot in his left shoulder Friday night because of an aching AC joint, which had bothered him since spring training. For the past three weeks, it had become worse.
"Kind of like a tennis elbow thing, where it kind of wears on you after a while," Drew said. "This one started minor, and it really kind of graduated into being a really strong tendinitis."
Drew "gritted through" batting practice and games. When the pain became intense while he jogged off the field or raised his arm to catch fly balls, Drew decided he should tell Francona. They spoke and he planned to take the weekend off, giving Drew 72 hours with today's offday to rest his shoulder.
Drew has played 50 of 57 games while mostly avoiding injuries. He received a shot in his previously chronic lower back during spring training, and the possibility for more existed. But Drew hasn't considered another shot, and his lower back has not been an issue.
"I've been great," Drew said. "We've got a really nice routine going ever since spring training. It's periodically stiff from time to time, but that's normal. I'm very happy with it. You never know when it might fall out again, but with this strengthening program hopefully it will stay right where it's at."
Boston Globe
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