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March 9, 2008
By Joe McDonald
Journal Sports Writer
VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett is listed as day-to-day with back spasms in the lower back. The right-hander was scheduled to start yesterday in Fort Myers, but after throwing one warmup pitch, he grabbed his back and walked off the mound.
When the Red Sox arrived at Vero Beach today to face the Dodgers at Dodgertown, manager Terry Francona was pleased with this morning’s report on Beckett.
“He actually looked way better then we anticipated,” said Francona. “He was tested thoroughly, and it’s been determined [the injury] is muscular in nature. His lower back is having spasms right now, and we need to ease that off and then get back him back to doing what he’s been doing.”
There’s no timetable on when he'll return to his normal routine.
“I don’t think it’s going to be terribly long,” said the manager. “But it’s not like he’s going to go out and run a marathon tomorrow. He’ll be okay. . . We were all relieved today to see him moving around the way he was. I think he was even surprised.”
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