HOUSTON -- Eduardo Nunez's latest comeback lasted for one pitch.
Nunez, starting Game 1 of the American League Division Series as the Boston Red Sox's designated hitter Thursday against the Houston Astros, stumbled out of the batter's box and crumpled to the dirt along the first-base line after grounding out.
Nunez was carried off the field, having aggravated a right knee injury that sidelined him for most of the past month.
The Red Sox were hoping Nunez would be ready to play even though he had already suffered one setback in his recovery from a sprained posterior cruciate ligament.