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A few lineup notes

Red Sox manager Terry Francona just concluded his daily press conference with the media.

Tito thought about starting Eric Hinske today because he has decent numbers against the Mariners' Jeff Weaver. In 25 career at-bats, Hinske has a .400 average with 10 hits, 1 homer and 6 RBI. But, Seattle has not played since Wednesday due to four concelations (snow) and its rotation is all out of whack.

Tito also said it's likely outfielder Wily Mo Pena could play on Thursday, but nothing is etched in stone.

Because of all the hoopla surrounding Matsuzaka arrival in Boston, and his Fenway debut tomorrow, Francona did not discuss the "rookie's" second start of the season. Instead, he spoke about how the Japanese phenom has delt with all the distractions.

"He has real command of what he's doing," said Francona. "And that makes it a lot easier for us."

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