Sonny Gray's Hamstring: Red Sox Rotation in Crisis

0:00It's April 20th. This is Boston Red Sox News today, driven by AI, your team, nonstop. Sunny Gray, the Boston Red Sox starter, had to leave his game against the Detroit Tigers on April 20th with a right hamstring issue. He got through just two and two-thirds endings before the manager. Pitching coach and trainer came out to check on him. They pulled him right there, swapping in reliever Danny Colombe with the socks up two to one at that point. The team later called a right hamstring tightness, and now everyone's watching if it lands him on the injured list. That could open the door for prospect Peyton Toley, a 23-year-old lefty who's been sharp in AAA. He's 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA, over three starts for Worcester, and they even scratched him from a weekend outing, maybe prepping him, for a call-up. Gray's been solid so far, 2-1 with a 4.43 ERA in his first four starts since joining Boston. At 36, this three-time all-star has bounced around from Oakland to the Yankees, Reds, Twins,

1:02and Cards before the socks got him in a trade-last. November, fans are gutted though, as the teams are already off to a rough 8-13 start, sitting fourth in the American League East. The rotation's taking hits too, with Ace Gare Crochet struggling early, and the starters as a group sitting 7-7 with a near 5-ERA. Dead last in the top half of the league. Without Gray, things look even thinner up front. Boston needs Gray back quick if they want to turn this season around, but for now, it's all about that hamstring and who's stepping up next.