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Boston Red Sox Appear Headed For Good Injury News on RHP Garrett Whitlock

While Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Garrett Whitlock appears to be headed to the injured list with an elbow issue, the team appears to have caught a break on the severity of the injury.
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Boston Red Sox Appear Headed For Good Injury News on RHP Garrett Whitlock
Boston Red Sox Appear Headed For Good Injury News on RHP Garrett Whitlock

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The Boston Red Sox appear headed for good injury news with regards to starting pitcher Garrett Whitlock.

Whitlock left Sunday's start against the Toronto Blue Jays with "elbow tightness" and he appears destined for the injured list, but all in all, the Sox appear to have caught a break.

The following update comes from the Rotowire fantasy baseball portal:

Whitlock is expected to be placed on the 15-day injured list in the coming days, but his right elbow injury isn't considered serious, Sean McAdam of The Springfield Republican reports.

ANALYSIS
Whitlock had to be removed from Sunday's start against the Blue Jays due to tightness in his pitching elbow. While the results of an MRI have not yet been revealed, McAdam hears that the injury "is not being considered a major setback." Theoretically, Whitlock could miss only one start with the All-Star break coming up, although it's not clear at this point whether he will be ready to go when his 15 days are up or close to it. The good news is that it appears he's avoided a long-term injury.

If he's only to miss one start, that's a huge win for the Red Sox, who already have massive rotation concerns. Chris Sale and Tanner Houck are on the injured list already, as is Corey Kluber, who has also been highly ineffective this season.

Whitlock is 4-3 this year with a 5.23 ERA. This is his first full year of starting after shuffling between the rotation and bullpen the last few years.

The Red Sox will take on the Texas Rangers on Tuesday at 1:35 p.m. ET.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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