Swihart to get second opinion on ankle

Blake Swihart grounds a ball into center field and sends Travis Shaw to the plate with the first run of the game in the 2ndSEATTLE -- Red Sox left fielder/catcher Blake Swihart isn't making progress from the severe left ankle sprain he suffered on June 4, and is in the process of getting a second opinion from noted foot specialist Dr. Robert Anderson in Charlotte.

Swihart hoped to avoid surgery so he could play again this season.

But that conservative plan of attack hasn't paid off so far.

"As he's ramped up activity, it's kind of talking back to him," said Red Sox manager John Farrell. "We'll see what the second opinion has to offer."

With Swihart out of the mix as a short-term possibility in…