Red Sox's Roenis Elias: Helped off field before start

Elias (undisclosed) was helped off the field before his scheduled Thursday start and is expected to be scratched from the Grapefruit League lineup, Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald reports.

The southpaw needed assistance when exiting, and Silverman said it looked like a lower-half injury. A long-term injury would deplete potential replacement options for a David Price (elbow) absence. Details on this setback should surface sometime Thursday afternoon.