Red Sox’ manager Alex Cora told reporters that he believes Buehler’s stint on the injured list will be minimal. Hunter Dobbins is expected to start in his place on Saturday and could stick around to occupy that rotation spot for as long as Buehler is shelved.

The 30-year-old hurler allowed three runs over six frames in a victory over the Guardians on Saturday. When it came time to throw his side session this week though, something didn’t feel right which prompted the Red Sox to take a look at his shoulder. Stay tuned, but at least his scheduled start on Friday against the Twins seems to be in serious jeopardy.

All of the runs came in the fourth, an inning which featured a Jhonkensy Noel homer. Buehler finished with three strikeouts and seven whiffs in the 87-pitch outing. We still wouldn’t go recommending him in mixed leagues, but the Red Sox will remain satisfied with average results. He’ll probably make his next start Friday against the Twins, though Thursday in Toronto is also an option.

It certainly didn’t look like this was coming when Buehler walked the first two batters of the third inning to go over 50 pitches for the day. However, he faced just one over the minimum the rest of the way and wound up getting through seven in 100 pitches. Phil Cuzzi’s generous strike zone helped; Buehler got 23 called strikes to go along with his 11 whiffs, giving him a 34% CSW. The nine strikeouts match his high since he returned from Tommy John. Buehler improved to 3-1 with a 4.23 ERA on the season. He still seems like a mediocre play in mixed leagues, though. He’ll face the Guardians next.