Daisuke Matsuzaka Injury Causes Early Exit

Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka was pulled from Friday night's game against the Seattle Mariners, leaving the game with what was described as right elbow tightness. Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe noted that Dice-K's velocity was down before he was pulled:

After two years of tantalizing and frustrating the Red Sox and their fans, Dice-K was coming off two of his finest starts as a major leaguer -- combined 15 shutout innings of two-hit ball against the Blue Jays and the Angels. He gave up three runs to the Mariners in his four innings of work.