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BALTIMORE -- Red Sox shortstop Jed Lowrie's rehab from wrist surgery has been slowed by a bruised knee that is now affecting the rest of his leg.

He was hit in the back of his left knee last Tuesday and it has set him back while he remains with the PawSox.

Lowrie was removed from Sunday's game in the fifth inning after two at-bats. He did not play Monday night, either.

"He's overcompensating and he's got a pretty good bruise," said Francona. "It's nothing serious."

Francona explained that Lowrie's quad fatigues quicker due to the contusion and swelling on the back of his knee.

"This is nothing that we are tremendously worried about. The one thing it does is get in the way of his progression with his wrist. We just have to be patient. We can't throw a guy out there until he's ready," said Francona.

Lowrie had wrist surgery in April and has played five rehab games with the PawSox and is 2-for-10 with a RBI and two walks.

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