Jed Lowrie Day-to-Day with Shoulder Injury

Jed Lowrie has missed the Boston Red Sox last three games, and it appears the short stop will finish the regular season listed as day-to-day.  Lowrie’s left shoulder, which has given him problems for most of the year, continues to trouble the 27 year old.

Lowrie received a cortisone shot in his ailing shoulder Tuesday.  Boston hopes the injection alleviates the discomfort Lowrie has been dealing with since the second month of the year.  It was the Red Sox last option before shutting Lowrie down for good.

The injury can be traced back to a May collision between Lowrie and Carl Crawford.  Leading up to the crash, Lowrie had maintained an OPS north of .800 thanks in part to his ridiculous start of the season.  Over the month of April, Lowrie hit at a clip of .368/.389/.574.

But following his collision Lowrie hasn’t been the same.  He hit the disabled list in June, spent a month and half on the shelf, and has played sparingly since returning.  When he has suited up for the Red Sox, Lowrie has been ineffective at the plate.  After Boston activated Lowrie in August, he’s only managed a .213 average over his last 94 at bats.

On the year, Lowrie has posted a line of .252/.301/.359 with 20 extra base hits and 31 RBI’s.

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