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Boston Red Sox left-hander David Price is headed back to the disabled list and will miss his scheduled start Friday night against the Kansas City Royals due to a recurrence of his elbow ailment. The team announced Friday that Price was placed on the 10-day disabled list (retroactive to July 25) with left elbow inflammation.
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The Red Sox said right-hander Rick Porcello will start the series opener against the Royals, with left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez starting on Saturday and left-hander Drew Pomeranz on Sunday.
Price, 31, underwent an MRI on his pitching elbow Thursday, a source told ESPN's Buster Olney. The issue is reportedly similar to the injury that sidelined Price for the first two months of the season.
In March, Price was diagnosed with a strain of flexor mass muscle in the forearm near his elbow.
Since his return to the mound on May 29, Price is 5-3 with a 3.82 ERA and 63 strikeouts against 22 walks over 66 innings in 11 starts.
Price has sparred with the media this season, including a much-publicized incident in which he lashed out at Hall of Fame pitcher and current TV analyst Dennis Eckersley on the team plane June 29.
Price mocked Eckersley and cursed at him multiple times during the confrontation, the Boston Globe reported in a Sunday story that provided previously unreported details about the altercation.
The Red Sox hold a half-game lead over the New York Yankees in the American League East as they return to Fenway Park to start the three-game series against the Royals.
To fill Price's spot on the 25-man roster, left-handed pitcher Robby Scott was recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket.
Scott, 27, has made four scoreless relief appearances for Pawtucket since being optioned on July 17, striking out four and allowing just one hit in 4 2/3 innings. He made his first career Opening Day roster in 2017 and has a 1-1 record with a 3.75 ERA over 24 innings in 38 relief appearances for the Red Sox this season.
