Marcelo Mayer was diagnosed with a sprained wrist. Beyond that, he doesn’t know much about the ailment — or how long he’ll be out.

After Mayer’s injury, the Red Sox recalled infielder David Hamilton, and though Hamilton will see some time at second, Rafaela’s offense has been too valuable to the lineup. Playing him at second and Duran in center makes the offense stronger. The moving parts have been a challenge for manager Alex Cora much of the season and even more so now.

Marcelo Mayer's rookie season with the Boston Red Sox has been put on pause. The infielder was placed on the 10-day Injured List Friday with a right wrist sprain, the team announced. Mayer suffered the injury in Wednesday night's extra-innings win over the Phillies in Philadelphia,