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Red Sox’s Josh Taylor: Perfect in second spring outing
Josh Taylor (shoulder) retired all four batters he faced Thursday in the Boston Red Sox’s 5-4 win over the Twins in Grapefruit League play.Taylor finished the 2020 campaign on the injured list due to left shoulder tendinitis, but he looks to be fully healthy so far this spring. After tossing a scoreless inning in his spring debut Sunday, Taylor delivered another clean outing four days later. He’s expected to begin the 2021 campaign as the top lefty out of the Boston bullpen.
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Red Sox’s Josh Taylor: Return uncertain
Josh Taylor (shoulder) played catch Tuesday, but it’s unclear whether he’ll return during the 2020 season, Julian McWilliams of The Boston Globe reports.Taylor’s left shoulder tendinitis wasn’t initially believed to be very serious, but manager Ron Roenicke was uncertain whether he’d be able to pitch again this season. The southpaw had mixed results prior to his injury as he posted a 9.82 ERA and 1.64 WHIP over 7.1 innings across eight appearances.
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Red Sox’s Josh Taylor: Injury not serious
Josh Taylor’s shoulder injury, which is now being called tendinitis rather than inflammation, isn’t considered too serious, and he’s expected to return before the end of the year, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.Taylor will be eligible to return from the injured list Friday. Whether or not he’ll be back right away remains to be seen, but he should have time to make at least another appearance or two.
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Red Sox’s Josh Taylor: Lands on injured list
Josh Taylor was placed on the 10-day injured list with left shoulder tendinitis, retroactive to Sept. 8, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.Taylor struggled in his last appearance as he allowed three runs on three hits and one walk while striking out zero over one inning Saturday against the Blue Jays. He’ll be forced to miss time with a shoulder issue, and it’s unclear whether he’ll be able to return to action prior to the end of the regular season. The southpaw has a 9.82 ERA and 1.64 WHIP over 7.1 innings this year.
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Red Sox’s Josh Taylor: Gives up lead in eighth
Josh Taylor allowed two runs on one hit and one walk while striking out one over two-thirds of an inning in Saturday’s 5-4 extra-inning loss to the Orioles.Taylor was brought in to protect a two-run lead in the eighth inning and hand the game over to Matt Barnes in the ninth, but he surrendered a two-out, two-run home run to Anthony Santander. Taylor recently joined the Boston Red Sox after missing the first part of the season due to COVID-19. He’s seen as an important bullpen piece, one who manager Ron Roenicke mentioned as a candidate for saves after the Red Sox traded Brandon Workman, according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. Thus far, the two save chances that cropped up were handed to Barnes, who converted one and blew one.
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Red Sox’s Josh Taylor: Stuck with loss Tuesday
Josh Taylor (0-1) allowed three runs on two hits and struck out one in two-thirds of an inning, taking the loss Tuesday’s versus the Phillies. He also hit a batter.Taylor entered the game with a two-run lead, but he exited after allowing the tying run to score. Reliever Heath Hembree then allowed his inherited runner to score as well, leaving Taylor with the loss. Tuesday was Taylor’s second appearance since returning from the COVID-19 injured list — he tossed a perfect inning in Monday’s loss to the Yankees.
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Red Sox’s Josh Taylor: Throws perfect inning
Josh Taylor threw a perfect sixth inning in Monday’s 6-3 loss to the Yankees. He struck out one and threw seven strikes among his nine pitches.Taylor made his debut after missing the start of the season while dealing with a positive test result for COVID-19. The left-hander will help bolster a bullpen that has struggled to cover for Boston’s shaky starting pitching.
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Red Sox’s Josh Taylor: Returns from injured list
Josh Taylor was reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list Monday.Taylor has ramped up and is ready to go after missing all of camp due to coronavirus. He’ll be a useful left-handed weapon in the pen for the Boston Red Sox, as he posted a 3.04 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP in his 47.1-inning debut last year.
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Red Sox’s Josh Taylor: Will be back Monday or Tuesday
Manager Ron Roenicke said the Boston Red Sox will activate Josh Taylor from the COVID-19 injured list Monday or Tuesday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.Taylor missed all of summer camp after testing positive for the coronavirus and has spent the past three weeks ramping up at the Red Sox’s alternate training site in Pawtucket. With the Red Sox coaching staff apparently satisfied with where Taylor stands from a physical and conditioning standpoint, the 27-year-old will soon be ready to provide the big club with another lefty option out of the bullpen. Taylor notched four holds and posted a 3.04 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 62:16 K:BB in 47.1 innings with Boston in 2019.
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Red Sox’s Josh Taylor: Could return over weekend
Manager Ron Roenicke said Josh Taylor (not injury related) “has a chance” to return this weekend in New York, Bill Koch of The Providence Journal reports.Taylor has been building up at the team’s alternate training site after missing most of summer camp due to a positive COVID-19 test. Once he’s cleared to return, the lefty — who posted a 3.04 ERA and 62:16 K:BB in 47.1 innings last season — should settle into the back end of Boston’s bullpen.
