Both Kalish and manager Terry Francona said they never want to see the replay of the play in which Santana's left knee was bent the wrong way.
Kalish was out on the play, a pretty important result on a night when the Red Sox fell to 19-18 in one-run games (no team in the majors has played more of those). Francona indicated that third base coach Tim Bogar's decision to send Kalish may not have been the most prudent.
"At the time of the game, probably little too aggressive," Francona said. "Because of the way at the time Carmona was throwing, I understand what he was doing, but probably not the time to be as aggressive as he was."
As for the other big development in the game, Kevin Youkilis will get an MRI on his jammed left thumb in the morning. Francona said Youkilis has had a bone bruise in that area for some time now. We will update you on his condition Tuesday from the park.
It's Josh Beckett vs. David Huff in the second game of the set. First pitch is 7:10 p.m.
Final, Indians 6-5: It was Adrian Beltre and not much else for the Red Sox, who drop the opener to the last-place Indians on a day that sees Mike Cameron go to the DL and Kevin Youkilis exit with a jammed thumb.
Beltre's five RBIs are not enough as Boston drops to 2-2 on a homestand that the club eyed as a chance to make up some ground — the next 10-game road trip begins Friday.
The Red Sox are 14-14 against the AL's three last-place teams.
We're heading down to get the update on Youkilis and reaction on a tough one at Fenway. Back upstairs before Tuesday comes, hopefully.
Mid 9th, Indians 6-5: The Red Sox got 'em right where they want 'em. It'll be Daniel Nava, Marco Scutaro and J.D. Drew to bat in the ninth. If anyone gets on against Indians closer Chris Perez, we will see Jed Lowrie.
End 8th, Indians 6-5: Some more late-game magic here at Fenway Park. Adrian Beltre just crushed his second home run in as many innings, a three-run job, to pull the Red Sox within a run. Beltre has driven in all five Boston runs.
Jed Lowrie is making his first career appearance at first base while Victor Martinez goes back behind the plate.
Daniel Bard is on to pitch the ninth.
9:59 p.m.: Harvard product Frank Hermann is on for the Indians with two on and one out in the bottom of the eighth. Jed Lowrie hit for Kevin Cash and singled to get this little rally going.
Mid 8th, Indians 6-2: Two scoreless for Tim Wakefield on his 44th birthday. That's about the only highlight for the Red Sox in this one. Rafael Perez is on in relief for the Indians.
End 7th, Indians 6-2: That was a long wait for Fausto Carmona to think about getting the third out. He manages to retire Marco Scutaro and heads to the dugout with just 104 pitches thrown.
9:34 p.m.: After a delay of almost 15 minutes to get Carlos Santana off the field we are back in action. Daniel Nava is at first with two outs and Marco Scutaro is up.
9:23 p.m.: We are in an injury delay here, but for once it is not a Red Sox player. Indians catcher Carlos Santana, on the receiving end of a great throw from right field that cut down Ryan Kalish at the plate, had his left knee bent in a direction it is not meant to bend. Let's hope he's OK.
Adrian Beltre homered earlier in the inning to get the Sox within 6-2 and Kalish had doubled. Daniel Nava, batting for Eric Patterson, singled to right, where Shin-Soo Choo fielded and fired a bullet.
For all of you eager to get on Tim Bogar for sending him, just note that it took an absolutely perfect throw and tag to make it work. In addition, scoring chances for the Red Sox are few and far between these days.
Santana is about to get carted off the field. He is a big component of the young Indians' future so they have to be holding their breath right here.
Mid 7th, Indians 6-1: Tim Wakefield allows a single and walks a man but still gets through the seventh in about 15 seconds. We always appreciate the quick work up here in the press box.
End 6th, Indians 6-1: A pretty rough day so far for the Red Sox. First, Mike Cameron is officially put on the disabled list. Then we lose Kevin Youkilis to a thumb injury. Finally, John Lackey falls apart. At least we can celebrate Tim Wakefield's 44th birthday in style. He is on to begin the seventh.
Wakefield already established himself as the oldest pitcher to appear in a game in Red Sox history with his last outing.
Mid 6th, Indians 6-1: Manny Delcarmen used to be a guy that Terry Francona trusted to get lefties out using his quality changeup. Maybe he should've given Delcarmen a chance there. Dustin Richardson comes on and promptly gives up a two-run single to Shin-Soo Choo to break it open.
Felix Doubront will be used in similar situations within the next couple of weeks, whenever his transformation to a reliever is complete.
Fausto Carmona heads to the mound having thrown 74 pitches.
8:52 p.m.: John Lackey gets the first out of the sixth (amid three walks and a single), Manny Delcarmen gets the second and Dustin Richardson is being brought in to get the third. Richardson was needed to face dangerous lefty Shin-Soo Choo.
8:47 p.m.: John Lackey got booed in Anaheim in his last start and hears a few more at Fenway after walking in the fourth Indians run of the night. Manny Delcarmen is on with one out in the sixth and the bases still loaded.
8:41 p.m.: Manny Delcarmen is up and warming as John Lackey has started the sixth by loading the bases on two walks and a single.
End 5th, Indians 3-1: When you trail by two and get runners on the corners with nobody out it's almost imperative that you score. The Sox do not, blowing a great chance to cut the deficit in half, at least.
Eric Patterson strikes out for the second time in as many at bats and Marco Scutaro hits into a 6-4-3 inning-ending double play off a guy he has owned in his career.
Some of you may have noticed that Rob Leary, a staff assistant in his first year with the Red Sox, is coaching first base. Ron Johnson is tending to a family emergency in Tennessee.
Mid 5th, Indians 3-1: Ryan Kalish has had a pair of excellent throws in this one, but he sees a ball go in and out of his glove for a double to start the fifth. It would've been a nice catch against the Green Monster, but he did have a shot at it. The runner, Trevor Crowe, scores on a double play later in the inning.
John Lackey has given up six hits and walked two in the last two innings alone.
End 4th, Indians 2-1: Lost in all the drama of the weekend was the fact that the Red Sox' offense remains extremely average, a trend we have seen for weeks now. It has scored more than five runs just three times in the last 19 games and has just one run in this one and needed an error to get it.
Mid 4th, Indians 2-1: John Lackey started the fourth with his sixth strikeout and a lazy fly to right. It went a bit sour after that. A single to left and a ground-rule double to right put runners at second and third and Shelley Duncan drove them both in with a drive off the Green Monster that missed being a home run by about an inch.
It would've been worse had Ryan Kalish not unleashed a rocket to nail Duncan trying to score for the final out. That's two great throws from left by the very impressive Kalish.
For those members of the Jordan Brown Fan Club, he had his first major league hit in the inning.
End 3rd, Red Sox 1-0: With Kevin Youkilis going out of the lineup Kevin Cash gets plugged into the third spot in the lineup. Just a slight drop in production, right? Cash hits a fly to left in his first plate appearance and Marco Scutaro tries to score from third but is an easy out.
We presume that Bill Hall would be the emergency catcher if the Sox need one. He is at second base right now so there would be some shuffling involved.
Mid 3rd, Red Sox 1-0: Interesting that we've been waiting for some kind of roster move involving Mike Lowell. If the Kevin Youkilis injury is anything serious the only move we may get is an activation from the DL. Youkilis suffered a jammed right thumb, so maybe it's nothing too serious.
Lowell has essentially been an insurance policy all year, but one that has never needed to be used.
Meanwhile, John Lackey has five strikeouts through three innings. His season high is seven and career high is 12. Something to keep an eye on.
7:46 p.m.: Kevin Youkilis has been removed from the game with whatever was bothering him after his first-inning at bat. Victor Martinez is at first and Kevin Cash is catching. We will update you when we hear more but it appeared to be something with his right hand.
End 2nd, Red Sox 1-0: The Indians are now tied for the American League lead with 76 team errors after Matt LaPorta allows one to go right through his legs on a Victor Martinez grounder. The play allows David Ortiz, who had singled, to move to third and he scored on Adrian Beltre's sacrifice fly to right.
Cleveland also has among the worst fielding percentages and defensive efficiency marks in the league, but is heads and shoulders above anyone in terms of double plays. That may be a product of the pitching staff allowing a few too many base runners.
Ortiz has an 11-game hitting streak.
Mid 2nd, 0-0: We get another glimpse of why the Red Sox love Ryan Kalish. With a man on second and two outs, Shelley Duncan singled to left. Kalish fielded and fired a one-hop strike to the plate that would've nailed Matt LaPorta if he went. He was wisely held up, but a nice looking throw by Kalish there.
A couple of items to update you on. One, Kevin Youkilis appeared to be in some pain in the area of his right hand/wrist after lining out in the first. The trainers paid him a visit but he seems OK for now.
Two, there was a scoring chance from Sunday's game. The infield hit that started the top of the ninth (a ball that Jed Lowrie couldn't come up with) has been changed to an error. It alters Clay Buchholz's line, changing one of the two runs charged against him to an unearned run.
So there you go.
End 1st, 0-0: John Lackey needed 15 pitches to work a 1-2-3 top of the first. Fausto Carmona is even more efficient, using up just 12 to get Marco Scutaro, J.D. Drew and Kevin Youkilis in order.
Mid 1st, 0-0: Pretty easy first inning for John Lackey, who is finally looking like the guy we saw down in Fort Myers. Granted that was spring training, but he was so efficient, walking nobody, getting nothing but ground ball outs, just dominating. Cleveland gives him a good chance to keep it going.
7:09 p.m.: John Lackey is on the mound, sporting a 1.61 ERA in three starts since the All-Star break and facing an offense that ranks 12th in the American League in runs and recently shipped away two of its veteran bats.
5:58 p.m.: We have spoken with Mike Cameron, who was certainly disappointed but hopeful he can return in a couple of weeks. He did say surgery will be needed at some point down the road but is not discussing that as an option until he knows whether his body can respond to the rest or not.
Here are a few words from Cameron:
"I've had to make some adjustments that I've probably never had to make before in my life or in my career. It's been a little bit difficult, but the challenge of just being able to go out and see if I can perform…is just as gratifying."
Cameron said he has woken up with pain pretty much every day this season but that it's just been too difficult to get going lately.
"My body is telling me to give it a break," he said.
The biggest issue for the 37-year-old has been running, he said, but he has noticed his swing become more affected recently. He has had to break off some of his cuts, causing his bat to fly out of the zone.
Cameron was 5-for-31 (.161) with no homers and no RBIs since the start of Boston's recent road trip.
In other injury news, Dustin Pedroia continues with the same activities he has been doing for a week or so, but he still feels a little something when he runs. That is the last obstacle before he returns.
"The running part is still the one he feels so until he doesn't or until that pain is very minimal we gotta kinda keep a tight rein on him," Terry Francona said. "I think he understands that now."
When asked if he will need much time after that pain goes down, Francona said:
"I don't think he'll take very long. He's been so aggressive in what he's been doing I don't think it will take that long."
Jason Varitek's broken foot still has not fully healed. Until it does his activity remains limited, but he is walking without much of a limp and with the boot still off, putting plenty of weight on the foot.
As for Jacoby Ellsbury, we mentioned earlier that he will play one more rehab game in Pawtucket, at least. We are waiting for some real encouraging words on that front, but unfortunately it has yet to come.
"We're kinda walking that line where we all know potentially what he could mean to us, but he still feels it at times," Francona said of Ellsbury. "So we're trying to not get caught up in…activating a guy before he's ready."
Ellsbury is 4-for-9 with two runs scored in two games with the PawSox this time around. Reports are that he has been playing pretty hard. Daniel Nava told us Ellsbury looked "pretty locked in" when he played with him this weekend.
Finally, here are Francona's words on the Mike Lowell situation:
"Nothing to announce. Give it a little time."
With that, we will. But I'll have a few more pregame notes for you later on.
4:36 p.m.: As we reported moments ago, Mike Cameron has been placed on the disabled list and Daniel Nava has been recalled. Cameron has been gutting through this one but it was apparent he was not doing well in the past few days. If rest does not work for him, surgery, which would end his season, remains a possibility.
In other news, Jacoby Ellsbury is with the team Monday and will play again at Pawtucket on Tuesday. Still no word on whether that will be enough for him.
As has been the case on Mike Lowell, we have been told to wait another day or so before there is an update. The wheels are turning, but Lowell remains in limbo. Somewhat awkward. A report earlier had him ticketed for the Yankees.
Back in a bit with more.
3:19 p.m.: Ryan Kalish will start again and Bill Hall is back at second base as the Sox take on the Indians on Monday night. Here is the complete lineup in back of John Lackey:
Marco Scutaro, SS
J.D. Drew, RF
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
David Ortiz, DH
Victor Martinez, C
Adrian Beltre, 3B
Ryan Kalish, LF
Bill Hall, 2B
Eric Patterson, CF
3:03 p.m.: Greetings from Fenway Park, where the clouds have rolled in and we may get a shower or two, but should have no problem playing baseball. In the meantime we are watching Milan Lucic take batting practice down below. Shawn Thornton is up next.
We should have the lineups to you in just a bit and then all the pregame news. There figures to be an update on Jacoby Ellsbury and perhaps Mike Lowell. I would also keep an eye on whether Mike Cameron is starting or not — he looked pretty banged up after a rough game Friday night and hasn't played since.
8:16 a.m.: What can the Red Sox do for an encore?
Following a weekend filled with drama, the Sox open a four-game set with the Cleveland Indians on Monday night at Fenway.
Saturday saw David Ortiz win a game with a three-run double in the ninth, and Sunday the decisive run came in when Marco Scutaro's bunt was thrown away with two runners on base, securing a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers
The back-to-back wins took away some of the sting from a series-opening loss to the Tigers and pulled Boston within 6 1/2 games of the first-place New York Yankees in the American League East.
John Lackey, who has a 1.61 ERA in three starts since the All-Star break, goes for the Sox opposite Cleveland ace Fausto Carmona.
First pitch is 7:10 p.m.
