BOSTON (AP) — Boston Red Sox closer Aroldis Chapman thinks he’ll be able to pitch in a couple of days after walking off the mound with a back spasm in the eighth inning of Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
“It’s just a spasm. It should be gone in a couple of days,” he said through a team translator after the Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 for a series victory.
In to face the top of the Dodgers’ order, Chapman’s velocity was noticeably down to mid-90 mph on his fastball instead of the high 90s to low 100s.