[Tommy]

Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Boston Red Sox ace Curt Schilling was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday with a bone bruise on his right ankle. The latest setback appears to be the result of stress from surgery that was performed on the same ankle last fall.

Schilling has started three games this season and is 1-2 with a 7.13 earned run average. He felt pain in the ankle during Saturday's game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The righthander took the loss in that contest after surrendering six runs on nine hits in seven innings.

The 38-year-old Schilling underwent surgery in the offseason to repair a ruptured flexor tendon in his right ankle. He was plagued by the ailment through most of the 2004 campaign, but still managed to make 32 regular-season and four postseason starts to help Boston to its first World Series title since 1918.

Last year Schilling led the majors with 21 wins, ranked second among American League hurlers with a 3.26 ERA and had 203 strikeouts, good for third-best in the AL.

In a related move, the Red Sox recalled Tim Bausher from Triple-A Pawtucket. Bausher, a righty, has never pitched in the majors and had no record with a 3.24 ERA in four relief appearances for Pawtucket.

Bausher, though, finished with a 1-0 mark and did not yield a run in six innings for Boston in spring training.


04/29 14:02:34 ET

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[johnskelington]

I'm a sox fan and bless the guy for what he did last year, but honestly I wish he'd just go away.
He's so full of shit it ain't funny.

Having said that, I hope he wins 12 games in the 2nd half & is WS MVP.

:D

[Tommy]

LOL John