While we’re muddling through the middle innings, wanted to relay some interesting info on Jed Lowrie. 

Lowrie, was back at Fenway Park after spending the last few weeks in Arizona, where he underwent surgery to remove an ulnar styloid bone in his injured left wrist, reiterating that the doctors told him that a rough estimate as to when he could return to playing would be 6-8 weeks.

But what was interesting was that Lowrie said the fracture in the bone didn’t come in the fielding incident that first led to the pain, last May. Doctors told the shortstop that he had the fracture for years, although neither the player, or his mother, could recall a time during his 25 years which would lead to such an injury.

With the fractured bone already dislodged, what the injury last season actually did was break up the scar tissue which was doing the job of the bone for all these years. As the season progressed the scar tissue became less and less reliable, causing the pain and problems Lowrie experienced in the postseason. It, of course, built itself up with rest in the offseason, leading to the optimism of spring training.

But as the spring moved along, the same problem occurred, with the scar tissue not able to do the job of the bone, ultimately forcing the surgery. The inch-long bone was removed (since it served no purpose) and the scar tissue continues to be broken up until it is no longer needed. 

In short, no bone and no scar tissue is better than a fractured bone and here-today, gone-tomorrow scar tissue.

Oh yeah, one of Lowrie’s replacement, shortstop Nick Green, struck out with one out and the bases loaded as the Sox squandered a good chance to add to their lead. J.D. Drew ended the frame with a ground out to end the frame.

RED SOX 2, INDIANS 1