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Red Sox right-handed pitcher\u00a0Richard Fitts<\/strong>\u00a0was cruising along in his outing, working on a shutout Saturday afternoon when he threw a wild sweeper to\u00a0Miguel Vargas<\/strong>\u00a0and immediately motioned to the dugout with his fingers.<\/p>\n As Fitts rubbed what seemed to be his pec muscle on the NESN broadcast,\u00a0Alex Cora<\/strong>\u00a0and the trainer went to the mound. He was removed from the game with what the team is calling right shoulder pain.<\/p>\n Once Fitts came out of the game, the wheels quickly came off for the Red Sox.<\/p>\n Zack Kelly<\/strong>\u00a0was summoned from the bullpen and walked Vargas and struck out Nick Maton but left a fastball over the plate, and\u00a0Luis Robert Jr.<\/strong>\u00a0crushed it for a two-run opposite-field homer that tied the game.<\/p>\n Before Fitts left the game with the injury, he was putting together a stellar outing, allowing just three baserunners on one walk and two hits while striking out five over five shutout innings. The young righty had looked solid over his first two starts, including coming off a decent outing against the Blue Jays on Monday night at Fenway Park.<\/p>\n \u201cThe gameplan was really good. I took a step up, I think, in preparing for the game and even moving on from the last outing, too,\u201d he said. \u201cI really felt strong and comfortable and confident with every pitch. Even through the last pitch, I felt like I could get anybody out with any pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n