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Mike Lowell has a non-displaced rib fracture

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. According to Rob Bradford of WEEI.com, Mike Lowell was diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture in one of his ribs after undergoing an MRI and CT scan Friday.

“I’m medically cleared to play and as long as it doesn’t bother me it should be fine,” said Lowell, who was in the lineup for the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader against the White Sox. “There’s really nothing to do. I feel fine. I feel like I’m swing the bat pretty well lately. I think I feel it more when I go through my tee routine and I get a number of swings in. That’s when I feel it. Overall I think it’s OK.”

Lowell suffered the fractured when he collided with John McDonald of the Blue Jays during a play at first base on August 20. The good news is that this doesn’t sound like a Jacoby Ellsbury or Jeremy Hermida situation, but it’s about time to wonder if the Red Sox just aren’t drinking enough milk this season.