Starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez left Saturday’s Red Sox-Blue Jays game with a right ankle sprain, after a minor sixth-inning collision with Toronto’s second baseman Lourdes Gurriel Jr. resulted in a tumble.
With one out and no runners on base, Gurriel connected on the first pitch of the at-bat for a weak grounder up the middle. Rodriguez hustled to cover first, while first baseman Blake Swihart ran off the bag to field the ball. Swihart’s throw back to the base, however, was behind Rodriguez, causing the pitcher to reach in the opposite direction he was running.
After Rodriguez missed the catch, he turned back around and was met with Gurriel sliding head-first into first base.