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Red Sox lineup

Posted by Adam Kilgore, Globe Staff October 3, 2008 05:26 PM

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Mike Lowell is out, and so is Jed Lowrie.

(Career batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage against Ervin Santana in parentheses.)

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1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF (.000, .000, .000, 3 at-bats)
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B (.000, .000, .000, 3 ab)
3. David Ortiz, DH (.556, .636, 1.111, 9 ab)
4. Kevin Youkilis, 3B (.500, .667, .500, 2 ab)
5. J.D. Drew, RF (.286, .286, .429, 7 ab)
6. Jason Bay, LF (Has never faced Santana)
7. Mark Kotsay, 1B (.389, .450, .500, 18 ab)
8. Jason Varitek, C (.000, .111, .000), 8 ab)
9. Alex Cora, SS (.667, .750, 1.667. 3 ab)
-- Daisuke Matsuzaka, SP

Matsuzaka lost his only career start against the Angels July 28 at Fenway Park. He allowed six runs on seven hits and two walks in five innings. Matsuzaka has never pitched at Angel Stadium.

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5 comments so far...

  1. CORA BETTER HAVE SOME GOOD NUMBERS AGAINST SANTANA. OTHERWISE HE SHOULD NOT BE IN THE LINE UP. THE GUY CANNOT HIT, NOT TO MENTION HE HAS NO RANGE. WHY IS KOTSAY IN THE LINE UP? IS CASEY HURT?

    Posted by MARCOS October 3, 08 05:34 PM

  1. "Matsuzaka has never pitched at Angel Stadium."

    That's not true. Dice-K was the winning pitcher for Japan in a 6-1 victory of Mexico played at Angel Stadium on March 14, 2006 during the World Baseball Classic.

    Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Matsuzaka (W, 2-0) 5.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1.00

    Posted by JD October 3, 08 06:58 PM

  1. Wow, going with the 3rd string (4th?) 1B and good ol' quicksand there at Short.
    Did we clinch the division last night? I forget.
    Why don't we throw Dave Ross behind the plate while we're at it.

    Posted by Bill October 3, 08 08:19 PM

  1. marcos you might not have noticed that Kotasy has consistantly hit Santana well and probalbly knows him the best after he played for oakland

    Posted by Sanjeev October 3, 08 09:34 PM

  1. Also, Kotsay's much more solid in the field than Casey. Remember Shaughnessy's suggestion that Ortiz would be more effective than Casey at first!

    Posted by ndsmith October 3, 08 09:55 PM
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