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April 27, 2007
From the team's official game notes:
Who's Hot
-Mike Lowell has hit safely in 12 straight games, during which he is 17 for 46 (.370) with 3 doubles, 4 home runs, 14 RBI and 9 runs scored.
-David Ortiz is 20 for his last 61 (.328) with 5 home runs and 18 RBI.
-Jason Varitek is 7 for his last 21 (.333) with 2 home runs, but has also fanned 7 times in the last three games.
-Kevin Youkilis is 8 for 22 (.364) with 6 walks over the last 6 games.
Who's Not
-J.D. Drew is 1 for his last 12 and 4 for his last 22.
-Julio Lugo is 0 for his last 10 and 4 for 35 (.114) in the last 10 games.
-Manny Ramirez is 1 for 16 in his last 4 games and 9 for 53 (.170) in his last 14 games.
Red Sox vs. Andy Pettitte
-J.D. Drew, 6 for 11 (.545), 2 HR
-Kevin Youkilis, 1 for 2, 0 HR
-Manny Ramirez, 25 for 62 (.403), 3 HR
-Jason Varitek, 15 for 39 (.385), 1 HR
-Wily Mo Pena, 3 for 8 (.375), 0 HR
-Julio Lugo, 4 for 11 (.364), 0 HR
-David Ortiz, 9 for 25 (.360), 1 HR
-Mike Lowell, 1 for 4 (.250), 0 HR
-Coco Crisp, 1 for 7 (.143), 0 HR
-Alex Cora, 0 for 2
-Dustin Pedroia, 0 for 2
Yankees vs. Daisuke Matsuzaka
-Jason Giambi, 2 for 3
-Doug Mientkiewicz, 2 for 3
-Derek Jeter, 1 for 3, 1 HR
-Robinson Cano, 1 for 3
-Alex Rodriguez, 1 for 3
-Johnny Damon, 1 for 4
-Bobby Abreu, 0 for 3
More Stuff
-The Red Sox have won the last five meetings with the Yankees, their longest streak against New York since July 31, 1999 to May 26, 2000 (six games).
-This is the biggest first-place lead this early in the season for the Red Sox since 1995 -- which was also the last time they won the division.
-The Red Sox and the Rangers are the only teams in the major leagues without a blown save; Boston relievers are 8 for 8 while Texas relievers are 3 for 3.
-Relievers Jonathan Papelbon, Hideki Okajima and Brendan Donnelly have allowed opponents just 1 run on 5 hits in 23.1 combined innings with 30 strikeouts. Opponents' batting average against Papelbon, Okajima and Donnelly is .067.
Posted by Mike McDermott 
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