Boston Red Sox JD Martinez Receives Ankle Treatment; Gio Urshela ready to play for New York Yankees

Boston Red Sox slugger JD Martinez remains a question for the AHL team’s game against the New York Yankees on Tuesday night at Fenway Park as he continues to recover from a sprained left ankle.

Martinez was injured in the fifth inning when he tripped over the second baseman’s sack as he ran to right field in the Boston regular season final on Sunday against host Washington Nationals. He was taken out of the game – a 7-5 Red Sox victory – a set later.

Speaking at Fenway on Monday, Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Martinez continued to receive ankle treatment and the team would make a roster decision on Tuesday morning.

“He’s getting treatment,” Cora told reporters. “We’ll probably have to make a decision tomorrow morning regarding the list, of course, and let’s see how he responds to the treatment and everything they’re doing to him there. We don’t know yet.”

Cora also said outfielder Jarren Duran would likely be on the wildcard list, giving Boston a potential speed option on the base trails, as did Nick Pivetta, who pitched a scoreless inning of relief against the Nationals on Sunday. . Chris Sale, who started this game in DC, probably won’t be on the list, according to Cora.

“He actually threw out today. He felt great. He stopped by the office and [I was] Like, ‘No we’re not doing that,’ “Cora said.” I hope he gets a chance to do it again here in October. ”

The Yankees, meanwhile, expect Gio Urshela to be in the lineup on Tuesday. Urshela injured his right thigh and suffered a few cuts when he took a dip in the Tampa Bay dugout in Sunday’s teams regular season finale, a massive game that helped New York en route to a 1-0 victory that won the match. his place of joker.

“I think we were incredibly lucky in this situation,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters. “As you know, it really scared me to see him launch into this from my angle. He might be a little stiff or whatever. But I don’t think it will have much of an impact.”

Yankees ace Gerrit Cole (16-8) faces Nathan Eovaldi (11-9) at Fenway. The winner of the Yankees-Red Sox will face AL East champions, the Tampa Bay Rays, starting Thursday in St. Petersburg, Fla.