"Kevin Youkilis jammed his hip on a first-inning slide during last night's 6-2 win against the Orioles and left the game seven innings later.

The third baseman will be re-evaluated this afternoon, and the Red Sox then will decide if he'll be in the lineup for tonight's series opener against the Seattle Mariners. X-rays aren't expected to be needed.

Youkilis slid into second base on a David Ortiz double play grounder with one out in the first inning but stayed in the game and came up to bat three more times (0-for-2, walk). He was replaced by Jed Lowrie in the bottom of the eighth.

"I just slid, and it got a little locked up," Youkilis said. "As the game went on, it locked up a little bit more, but I should be good to play (tonight). It was just bugging me, and (manager Terry Francona) said, 'Give it a rest so you can play (tonight).'?"

Added Francona: "(Youkilis' hip) just got stiff as the game went on, so I thought it was the best way to have him available (tonight) by getting him out of there.""