Boston Red Sox Place 1B Sean Casey on Disabed List, Recall OF-1B Brandon Moss from Pawtucket Red Sox

MLN - THE RAW FEED - www.mlntherawfeed.com - BOSTON—The Red Sox today placed first baseman Sean Casey on the 15-day disabled list with a right hip strain.
 
To replace Casey on the active roster, outfielder-first baseman Brandon Moss has been recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket of the International League.
 
The announcement was made by Executive Vice President/General Manager Theo Epstein.
 
ADVERTISEMENT Casey sustained the injury while running the bases in the third inning of Friday night’s game with Tampa Bay. He is batting .346 with eight RBI in 17 games.
 
Moss has a .268 average with one homer and 12 RBI in 22 games as Pawtucket’s regular first baseman. The lefthanded hitter opened the season with the Red Sox and started both games in right field for the injured J.D. Drew against Oakland in Japan. He was 2-for-8, including a game-tying 9th inning home run in the season opener on March 25 at the Tokyo Dome. Moss was optioned to Pawtucket after the game on March 26. He has a career major league average of .273 in 17 games with the Red Sox in 2007-08.

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