Triston Casas stretchered off field with leg injury

BOSTON — Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas suffered what appeared to be a fairly serious left leg injury in the second inning Friday night.

Casas, leading off the inning, topped a ground ball to the right of the pitcher’s mound. Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Joe Ryan came off the mound and fielded the ball, but bobbled it as he tried to gather it.

(UPDATE: It’s a significant knee injury, manager Alex Cora said after the game. Read all of what he had to say here.)

As Ryan attempted to underhand the ball the first baseman Brooks Lee, Casas sped up, seeing that he now had a chance to beat the throw.