Roman Anthony’s back might be acting up again.
He exited the Red Sox’ game against the Guardians on Tuesday night after striking out in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Following a swing and miss at Slade Cecconi’s curveball down and in, Anthony seemed to immediately grab at his lower back/left side. Then he did it twice more on his walk back to the dugout.
In the top of the fifth, Nate Eaton replaced Anthony in right field.
Anthony missed two games in early August because of what the team described as mid-back tightness.
A 21-year-old rookie whose arrival in June coincided with the Sox turning around their season, Anthony has emerged as a stalwart at the top of the lineup, including batting leadoff against Cleveland. He finished 1 for 3 with an RBI single.
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