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Tonight's Sox lineup

Posted by Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff August 6, 2008 04:07 PM

The Red Sox lineup is in, and Dustin Pedroia is getting a night off:

1. J.D. Drew, RF
2. Jed Lowrie, SS
3. David Ortiz, DH
4. Kevin Youkilis, 1B
5. Mike Lowell, 3B
6. Jason Bay, LF
7. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
8. Kevin Cash, C
9. Alex Cora, 2B

-- Tim Wakefield, SP

15 comments so far...
  1. Yet again, Tim Wakefield takes the mound with the B team in tow. Why is that?

    Posted by Craig August 6, 08 04:24 PM
  1. I was just wondering the other night, when was the last time Dustin Pedroia got the night off.

    Posted by Kate August 6, 08 04:27 PM
  1. wow what a stinko lineup

    Posted by mike August 6, 08 04:29 PM
  1. Go Sox!

    Posted by joe August 6, 08 04:29 PM
  1. Couldn't Pedroia get a night off when one of the other pitchers are going? Cora, Cash and Ellsbury is just deadly.... for the Red Sox. Poor Wakes.

    Posted by Shawn August 6, 08 04:31 PM
  1. I love Lowrie at two. Absolutely love him there. But why not flip Ortiz and Youkilis?

    Youkilis is the team's best, all-around hitter, so he belongs at three. He can carry the team from that slot. Ortiz is a cleanup hitter now, and with more men on base, the Ortiz shift can work to our advantage.

    Posted by Mitch August 6, 08 04:34 PM
  1. What about COCO Tito?

    Posted by redsoxgirl August 6, 08 04:49 PM
  1. Can anyone explain why Tito feels he needs to further weaken the lineup by inserting Cora when Varitek is out of the lineup already? Seems like he tries to concede the game when Wakefield pitches. A typical lineup when Wake is pitching usually consists of Cora, Cash and Coco. I don't understand it. Wake could use the run support.

    Posted by D Cooper T August 6, 08 04:50 PM
  1. The Red Sox have had trouble giving Wake run support this year so lets sit our hottest hitter, Pedrioa. WTF??? Stupid managing move considering the whole team has the night off tommorrow. I usually don't wuestion Francona but this is a head sratcher.

    Posted by RT August 6, 08 04:53 PM
  1. Try and shut down that powerhouse of a lineup KC. Plus we got Varitek and Crisp to pinch hit. Talk about thunder.

    Posted by Ush August 6, 08 05:13 PM
  1. I know Pedroia has been lights out and could probably use the day off but with the Rays already winning today and the day off tomorrow why is he not playing!

    Posted by Joe August 6, 08 05:22 PM
  1. bay 6?

    Posted by smo August 6, 08 05:50 PM
  1. yikes

    Posted by jason August 6, 08 06:07 PM
  1. Thank God for Mike Lowell; he runs harder on one leg than Manny ever did on two (unless, of course, he's trying to impress his new girlfriend).

    Posted by sean mccarron August 6, 08 07:03 PM
  1. YOU GUYS ROCK
    COME BACK TO FIRST PLACE

    Posted by Carolyn August 16, 08 12:13 PM
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