ATLANTA (AP) -After getting roughed up in two straight starts, Red Sox starter Curt Schilling was sent back to Boston to get an MRI exam on his right shoulder.
Schilling nearly pitched a no-hitter at Oakland on June 7, giving up a two-out single to Shannon Stewart in the ninth inning.
But the right-hander hasn’t looked the same in his last two outings, giving up 11 earned runs and 19 hits in 9 1-3 innings. He was hit hard Monday night by the Atlanta Braves, who said Schilling lacked his usual velocity in a 9-4 loss.
Taking no chances, the Red Sox sent Schilling back to Boston to get checked out by the team’s medical director, Dr. Thomas J. Gill.
“The ball didn’t come out of his hand too well,” manager Terry Francona said. “He didn’t complain of pain or anything. The ball just wasn’t coming out.”
Schilling, who ranks 14th on the career strikeout list, failed to fan anyone Monday night – the first time that’s happened in one of his starts since 1993.
“It’s embarrassing,” Schilling said. “I never gave us a chance. You want to walk around the room and apologize to everybody. Your manager, your teammates, fans. There’s no excuse for a game like that.”
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