Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell will receive an injection of Synvisc in his right hip on Monday. Boston will have to wait to see how the injection works. "For some people, it's like a miracle," said manager Terry Francona. "For other people, it's not. I've had it done and it didn't do a thing for me. (Brad Mills) had the same shot, and two hours later, he felt like he was brand new. "The good news is if it doesn't work, (it won't be a setback). It's just a gel that can really coat that joint. We'll get that done (today) and see how he responds to that. He'll probably need a day after that before we can evaluate, but then we'll see. If he's good, that's good. If not, then we have to talk about the next step." If the injection doesn't work, Lowell could be headed to the disabled list. "I guess it could happen," Francona said. "I don't think we want to, and I don't think he wants to. But if he didn't respond to this, it's probably something we'd have to think about it. But I don't think that's our goal, for sure. ... Because there's a lot of season left to go, we'd rather try to let him take a deep breath or regroup. We just want him to be able to go out and play rather than drag it, or when he makes a move, feel it so much."