Red Sox notebook: Ballclub continues to battle flu according to : Boston Herald

Farrell described three versions of the illness that simply won't leave the Red Sox alone. DETROIT — Quarantined for three days, right fielder Mookie Betts finally returned to the Red Sox clubhouse yesterday, and he's expected back in the lineup today. "He swung a little bit in the cage early in the game," Farrell said. "And we'll see how he feels when he comes in tomorrow."The flu bug has been relentless after first striking the ballclub in spring training. One is a respiratory issue, another is simply flu-like symptoms and the most severe is the flu itself.




The Red Sox are still the division favorites, but some weird outside factors are doing everything they can to hold Boston back. The flu is the most noteworthy issue going on with the Red Sox, but their roster is in short-term shambles for other reasons, too. Along with Betts, Ramirez and Ross, the Red Sox are without shortstop Xander Bogaerts and reliever Matt Barnes, who are both on bereavement leave. * * *If you've paid any attention to the Tigers-Red Sox series that has been going on in Detroit this weekend, you've probably noticed that the Red Sox roster hasn't looked as you may have expected. Betts and Ramirez are just the most notable players currently sitting out because of this illness, of which there are apparently three strains circulating the Red Sox clubhouse.

Red Sox offense continues to sputter, but severe flu bug isn't helping

DETROIT - On the surface, the Red Sox offense hasn't looked good through the first week of games. Follow MassLive.com Red Sox beat reporter @jcmccaffrey on Twitter. Through four games, the Red Sox have scored 14 runs. There's always a need to point the finger when the Red Sox aren't doing well, but in this case, there's not much anyone can do until the flu runs its course. In both games this weekend against Detroit, the Red Sox had Brock Holt (who battled the flu at the beginning of the week) leading off as designated hitter.


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