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Crisp is off, again

Red Sox outfielder Coco Crisp is not in the lineup again tonight for the second consecutive game.

He had some tightness in his oblique muscle that forced manager Terry Francona to scratch the centerfielder from Sunday’s lineup against the New York Yankees. Crisp was inserted into the game late on Sunday, but Francona, and the team’s training staff, felt it was best to give Crisp another day off for precautionary reasons.

Francona said Crisp is feeling better and the manager thought about playing him tonight, but decided against it.

The injury has nothing to do with his back flip over the bullpen wall, attempting to rob Alex Rodriguez of a home run on Friday night.

Francona also said Crisp will be back in the lineup tomorrow.

Posted by Joe McDonald  at 5:09 PM | Permalink