August 11, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Pink Sox beginning pitcher James Paxton ( James Paxton, 65, is helped off the sphere by head coach Alex Cora, 13, left, and medical employees. Necessary Credit score: Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports activities Boston left-hander James Paxton strained his proper calf after beginning 5 pitches in opposition to the visiting Houston Astros on Sunday, the Pink Sox introduced.
Paxton limped off the sphere with two outs within the first inning after masking first base on Yordan Alvarez’s grounder to first baseman Dominic Smith. Alvarez beat out Smith for an infield single.
Boston head coach Alex Cora and a coach visited Paxton, who limped again to the dugout with the coach’s assist. Proper-hander Lucas Sims changed Paxton.
On July 26, Boston traded Paxton, who will play for the Pink Sox in 2023, in alternate for minor league infielder Moises Bolivar. Total, he’s 9-3 with a 4.40 ERA in 21 begins this season.
Paxton, 35, has made 177 begins with the Seattle Mariners (2013-18, 2021), New York Yankees (2019-20), Pink Sox (2023, 2024) and Dodgers A 73-41 profession file and a 3.77 ERA.
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