PT TODAY: Boston blues continue—Victorino has surgery, Craig on DL

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Red Sox | Shane Victorino to have back surgery
Boston Red Sox OF Shane Victorino (back) will undergo back surgery Tuesday, Aug. 5.  Source: The Boston Globe - Peter Abraham
 
BHQ take: As feared by Victorino owners, he will be lost for the remainder of the 2014 season after only 123 AB. Will Middlebrooks gains more time at 3B, as Brock Holt will be needed back in RF. Corey Brown was recalled to join the BOS OF; he has only collected 40 AB in the majors in brief 2011-13 appearances, but has 1696 Triple-A AB since 2010, with a 0.34 Eye and a .249/.326/.459 line. With 79 home...

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