BOSTON — The pitch didn't appear to carry intent, but it may have been more damaging than the one Joe Kelly threw at Tyler Austin.
The first pitch Sonny Gray threw to Hanley Ramirez in the top of the first inning on Thursday night at Fenway Park was up and in, but not egregiously so, and it caught Ramirez in what appeared to be the right wrist area. Batting third, there was one out and a runner on first base.
Ramirez was hunched over in pain and after trying to walk it off for a bit, was pulled. There did not appear to be any warnings issued.
Before the game, Kelly was given a six-game suspension and Austin a five-game suspension for their part in Wednesday's brawl. The benches did not clear when Ramirez was hit on Thursday, a level-headed reaction from both sides.
The Red Sox later announced that x-rays were negative, and the injury is a wrist contusion.