Richard Fitts Injury: Dealing with mild pectoral strain

Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Monday that Fitts has been diagnosed with a mild right pectoral strain, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

Fitts was removed from his last start Saturday versus the White Sox with the injury and was placed on the 15-day injured list Sunday. While Fitts' diagnosis of a mild strain qualifies as good news, Cora indicated that the right-hander doesn't have a timeline for a return. Fitts' next turn in the rotation comes up Friday, and with Brayan Bello (shoulder) and Lucas Giolito (hamstring) not quite ready to return from the IL, the Red Sox will likely choose from Michael Fulmer, Cooper Criswell, Josh Winckowski or Hunter Dobbins to take the ball Friday against the White Sox.