"LHP David Price got a big scare, a bruise on his chest and an afternoon visit to Massachusetts General Hospital after being struck by a third-inning line drive.

He, and the Rays, were thankful it wasn't worse. And that, according to manager Joe Maddon, he is expected to make his next start, either Friday or Saturday against Toronto.

"I'm fine," Price said in comments relayed by the team. "I'm just glad it didn't hit me in the head. … The bullpen guys did a great job. I was watching on my phone while I was laying in bed at the hospital."

Price was put through a series of undisclosed tests, which all were negative, Maddon said. He didn't return to Fenway Park, meeting the team at the train station for the Sunday night ride to New York.

There was one out in the third when Mike Aviles' liner struck Price flush on the right side of the chest, knocking him back but not over. He was immediately attended to by team medical staff and Maddon, and convinced them to let him stay in.

He finished that inning and worked the fourth, but when he began to stiffen up, the Rays said it was enough, taking him out and sending him to be checked out."