Alex Bregman said his quad strain is similar to the one he suffered in 2021, when he missed over two months of action.

The injury is being compared to the one he suffered in 2021 with the Houston Astros, which sidelined him for 50 games. Boston was already thin in the infield before Bregman’s injury. First baseman Triston Casas sustained a season-ending left patellar tendon rupture earlier this month.

Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman could be nearing a trip to the injured list after leaving Friday’s game with right quadriceps tightness, manager Alex Cora said. “He’s getting an MRI. He’s sore,” Cora said at Fenway Park on Saturday morning before Boston was set to face the Baltimore Orioles in the first game of a split doubleheader.