Just a few minutes after he drilled his second three-run homer in as many nights, Red Sox left fielder Manny Ramirez was forced out of Wednesday night's game against the Royals with two contusions, one on the right side of his chest and the other on the right side of his face. His status was listed as day to day. Gabe Kapler replaced Ramirez in left field. The injury occurred on the third out of the top of the second inning, as Ramirez collided with shortstop Edgar Renteria on a ball hit by Ruben Gotay. As Ramirez made the catch, Renteria tried to avoid a collision. But Renteria couldn't stop his momentum, and slammed Ramirez across the face with his glove. Both players were on the ground for a couple of minutes. While a stretcher was wheeled on to the field as a precautionary measure, both players got up and walked to the dugout under their own power. Renteria remained in the game.