Projo Sox Blog

By Joe McDonald
Journal Sports Writer

TORONTO _ It was clear Friday afternoon that Red Sox injured shortstop Julio Lugo was limping around the clubhouse at the Rogers Centre.

He tore his left quadriceps on July 12 and began to improve of late, hoping to start his minor-league rehab on Monday. However, he suffered a setback on Wednesday in Baltimore and he's not too optimistic about his chances of returning soon.

If his leg does not feel better on Saturday, then, he said, he'll have a MRI taken to see if it's the scar tissue that's bothering him, or if he tore it again.

Until Wednesday, he said it was getting better, but there was still some discomfort, which he could tolerate. Now it's different.

"I don't know if it's a pain I can tolerate," he said. "We're going to give it one more day."

If it is just scar he'll proceed with his rehab, if he tore it again, there's a good possibility he could be done for the remainder of the season.

"It's not good," he said.

Manager Terry Francona said the club doesn't want to rush him back at this point.

"It's definitely a setback," the manager said. "Who knows how far of a setback it is. It got to a point where every time you asked him something, he would say 'bananas' [when he was feeling good].He's not saying bananas today."

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