Guerrero is sore in a lot of ways

Vladimir Guerrero left Fenway Park on Friday night with a fist-sized welt on his left shoulder blade, courtesy of a Manny Delcarmen fastball that drilled the Angels slugger in the seventh inning of Game 2.

But X-rays taken Saturday were negative, tests were normal, and Guerrero, who was pulled from Friday’s game in the eighth inning, is expected to start in right field today.

“It’s still sore, it’s a little stiff,” Manager Mike Scioscia said of the bruise. “But knowing Vlad, he’ll come in [today] and he’ll be ready to go.”

In four seasons with the Angels, Guerrero has rarely displayed hostility toward pitchers who throw inside, but it’s clear he’s growing tired of being treated like a dartboard.

Seattle reliever Jorge Campillo threw two pitches at Guerrero’s head in a Sept. 20 game, and Guerrero was hit twice in the final week of the season, in the left forearm by Texas’ Luis Mendoza and the left elbow by Oakland’s Andrew Brown.

After Delcarmen hit him, Guerrero glared at the Red Sox reliever and had to be escorted out of the box by catcher Jason Varitek and umpire Dan Iassogna.

Delcarmen displayed excellent command while retiring the four batters he faced before Guerrero, but his arm angle on the pitch that hit Guerrero was directed right toward the batter, suggesting Delcarmen was aiming for Guerrero.

The Angels also thought it curious that Delcarmen was pulled after hitting Guerrero in favor of left-hander Hideki Okajima.

Saturday, Boston Manager Terry Francona denied any connection. Asked if he was planning to remove Delcarmen after he faced Guerrero, Francona said, “Yes.”

Soon after the Angels’ charter pulled back from the gate at Boston’s Logan Airport early Saturday morning, the plane had to return to the terminal because pitching coach Mike Butcher fell ill.

According to Tim Mead, Angels vice president of communications, Butcher was experiencing viral symptoms -- fever, nausea -- and Dr. Craig Milhouse, team physician, determined Butcher should not make the flight.

Milhouse took Butcher to a Boston hospital, where the coach underwent tests and remained under observation until midday Saturday, when he took a flight to Southern California. Mead said Butcher will be in the dugout today.

X-rays on Angels trainer Rick Smith, hit in the rib cage by a Casey Kotchman foul line drive as he sat in the dugout Friday, were negative. “He’s just real sore,” Mead said.

The last time Game 3 starter Jered Weaver faced Boston, in Fenway Park on Aug. 18, he took exception to the way David Ortiz admired his fifth-inning grand slam before starting his trot.

“Just round the bases,” Weaver said. “I’ll remember it the next time we play them, that’s for sure.”

Asked Saturday if he would need to suppress any desire to retaliate, Weaver seemed to back off a bit from his August stance.

“It wasn’t any big thing,” Weaver said. “The emotions just got the best of me. I’m not going to think about that or worry about that. I’m just going to go out there and try to make pitches. And there’s more than David Ortiz to worry about in that lineup.”

--

mike.digiovanna@latimes.com