Refsnyder (wrist) is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.
Refsnyder was scratched from Thursday's lineup against the Yankees due to right wrist discomfort, and he has been held out of the starting lineup for the entire four-game series. The Red Sox have a scheduled off day Monday, and the 33-year-old could return to action for Boston's upcoming three-game road series against Tampa Bay. Since the All-Star break, Refsnyder has slashed .267/.313/.505 with seven home runs and 19 RBI across 112 plate appearances.
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Red Sox's Rob Refsnyder: Scratched from lineup
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Refsnyder was scratched from Boston's lineup ahead of Thursday's game versus the Yankees due to right wrist discomfort, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
The severity of Refsnyder's injury remains unknown, though it's apparently enough to prevent him from participating in Thursday's contest. While he rests, Wilyer Abreu will start in right field and bat eighth.
Refsnyder went 4-for-4 with a two-run home run, a solo home run a double and a two-RBI single during Monday's 12-3 win over the Orioles.
Refsnyder set a career high with five RBI on Monday and notched his second career multi-homer game. The long balls came off Cade Povich in the third inning and Cole Irvin in the eighth inning. Refsnyder is up to 10 home runs this season, and he's slashing .285/.362/.474 in 305 plate appearances.
Refsnyder is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
Refsnyder went 2-for-12 with a solo home run and an additional run while starting each of the Red Sox's last three games -- all against right-handed pitchers -- but he'll head back to the bench Sunday while righty Merrill Kelly takes the hill for Arizona. Tyler O'Neill (finger) is returning from a two-game absence and will take back his usual spot in left field, so Refsnyder's opportunities to play against right-handed pitching could be more limited moving forward while O'Neill, Jarren Duran and Wilyer Abreu form Boston's preferred outfield arrangement. Refsnyder should still be a regular part of the lineup versus left-handed pitching.
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Red Sox's Rob Refsnyder: Goes deep in loss
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Refsnyder went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and two strikeouts in Friday's loss to the Diamondbacks.
Refsnyder took Ryne Nelson deep in the sixth inning for his ninth homer of the season. The 33-year-old veteran has picked things up since the All-Star break, slashing .273/.317/.506 over his last 23 games. Refsnyder has hit five of his home runs since July 28, and with Tyler O'Neill (finger) managing another injury, he should continue to see a significant workload -- he's started seven of the last 10 games.
Refsnyder entered Sunday's game as a pinch hitter and went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in a 4-2 loss to Baltimore.
Refsnyder produced Boston's final run with his eighth home run of the season in the ninth inning. His .902 OPS against left-handers puts him in starting lineups against southpaws and leads to frequent pinch-hit appearances.
Refsnyder went 4-for-4 with a walk, a double, two home runs and three RBI in Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Rangers.
He kept the Red Sox in the game nearly single-handedly, taking Cody Bradford deep for solo shots in the first and fourth innings before adding an RBI double in the seventh, but it wasn't enough. Refsnyder has three multi-hit performances in his last five starts, and he's hitting too well right now to be limited to a short-side platoon role -- since the All-Star break, the 33-year-old is batting .375 (12-for-32) with three doubles, three homers, six runs and eight RBI.
