Red Sox put 1B Gonzalez on IL; Devers stays DH

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Boston Red Sox enactment archetypal baseman Romy Gonzalez connected the 10-day injured database with a left-quad contusion, retroactive to May 8. In a corresponding move, the Red Sox recalled 2nd baseman Nick Sogard from Triple-A Worcester with a program to person him divided clip with Abraham Toro.

Sogard was successful the starting lineup Saturday against Kansas City left-hander Cole Ragans.

"I deliberation is simply a short-term thing," Boston manager Alex Cora said of Gonzalez earlier Saturday's game. "He wasn't bouncing backmost the mode we expected early. So it makes consciousness conscionable to instrumentality attraction of him and he'll beryllium alright."

There was plentifulness of play pursuing Thursday's triumph implicit the Texas Rangers, erstwhile designated hitter Rafael Devers said helium wouldn't play archetypal base. That caused the Red Sox brass to question to Kansas City for meetings with Devers. Cora was asked if this latest determination mightiness pb to Devers starting to instrumentality crushed balls astatine archetypal base.

"We'll support talking astir stuff," helium said, deflecting the question. "We'll support looking for our alternatives. We'll bash what we request to bash to support getting better. We've got Romy, we've got Toro now, and we've got Sogi. That's the way we're going to person close now."

Gonzalez was hitting .308 successful 17 games aft replacing Triston Casas, who is retired for the twelvemonth with a ruptured tendon successful his near knee. He has an OPS of .785.

Sogard volition beryllium making his play debut Saturday, aft hitting .188 successful 28 games with Worcester. His OPS is .562. He deed .273 successful 31 games with Boston successful 2024.

"He's a bully defender," Cora said. "He's a bully player. We'll premix and lucifer with him and Toro. Today (Kansas City has) a pugnacious lefty connected the mound, truthful I deliberation it made consciousness for him to play. The 2 of them volition beryllium splitting archetypal the adjacent week oregon so."