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Article: Terrible day, Jose; Contreras suffers ugly injury in second.(Sports)
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- The Boston Herald
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- August 10, 2008
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Byline: MICHAEL SILVERMAN
CHICAGO - The Red Sox' 6-2 victory last night was marred early on by an ugly injury to White Sox starter Jose Contreras, who ruptured his left Achilles tendon.
On a second-inning Jacoby Ellsbury ground ball to the first baseman Contreras hustled over to cover first but pulled up lame a couple of steps from the bag. He dropped the soft toss from first baseman Nick Swisher and after getting grazed by Ellsbury, fell to the ground. In obvious pain and grabbing at his foot, Contreras was helped off the field minutes later.
"You don't want to see that happen to anybody," manager Terry Francona said.
The White Sox gave no prognosis but it ...
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