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Sox Streakers for May 9

From the team's official game notes:

Who's Hot
-Dustin Pedroia, 8 for his last 13 (.615) with three doubles, a home run, five RBI, three runs and two walks
-Manny Ramirez, seven-game hitting streak, 12 for his last 30 (.400) with two doubles, three home runs, six RBI, three runs and two walks
-Jason Varitek, 9 for his last 17 (.529) with a home run, three RBI, five runs and four walks

Who's Not
-Coco Crisp, 2 for 13 (.154) on this road trip
-J.D. Drew, 4 for his last 40 (.100)
-Eric Hinske, 2 for his last 20 (.100)
-Mike Lowell, 1 for 16 (.063) on this road trip
-Julio Lugo, 3 for his last 20 (.150)
-David Ortiz, 0 for his last 10

Red Sox vs. Tomo Ohka
-Mike Lowell, 13 for 39 (.333), 3 HR
-Dustin Pedroia, 1 for 3 (.333)
-David Ortiz, 2 for 9 (.222), 1 HR
-J.D. Drew, 3 for 14 (.214)
-Wily Mo Pena, 3 for 14 (.214), 2 HR
-Manny Ramirez, 2 for 10 (.200)
-Eric Hinske, 2 for 12 (.167)
-Julio Lugo, 2 for 14 (.143)
-Alex Cora, 1 for 9 (.111)
-Coco Crisp, 0 for 2

Blue Jays vs. Daisuke Matsuzaka
-Jason Smith, 1 for 2 (.500)
-Lyle Overbay, 1 for 3 (.333)
-Vernon Wells, 1 for 3 (.333)
-Royce Clayton, 0 for 2
-Aaron Hill, 0 for 2
-Adam Lind, 0 for 3
-Alex Rios, 0 for 3
-Frank Thomas, 0 for 2

More Stuff
-The Red Sox have won nine of their last 11 road games
-Boston has won five of its six road series so far
-Terry Francona last night became the 10th Red Sox manager to win 300 games with the team
-Boston's E.R.A. on this road trip: 1.80 through four games
-Tonight's game is the first matchup of two Japanese starting pitchers since 2002 (Tomo Ohka of Montreal vs. Mac Suzuki of Kansas City) and only the fourth such matchup in major league baseball history. The first three all involved Suzuki.

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