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May 23, 2007
Who's Hot
-Kevin Youkilis, 15-game hitting streak, going 29 for 66 (.439) with 10 doubles, four home runs, 15 RBI and 13 runs
-Mike Lowell, hitting 20 for 49 (.408) over last 13 games, with five home runs and 15 RBI
-David Ortiz, 8 for his last 16 with four RBI; 15 for 41 (.366) over last 13 games with 12 RBI
-Dustin Pedroia, 16 for 42 (.381) in last 14 games with four doubles, a home run and five RBI
-Jason Varitek, 18 for 46 (.391) in last 14 games with three doubles, a triple and a home run
Who's Not
-J.D. Drew, 0 for his last 10 and 3 for his last 22. Hitting .161 over last 25 games
Red Sox vs. Andy Pettitte
-Kevin Youkilis, 3 for 4 (.750), 1 HR
-J.D. Drew, 6 for 14 (.429), 2 HR
-Manny Ramirez, 26 for 64 (.406), 3 HR
-Julio Lugo, 5 for 13 (.385)
-Wily Mo Pena, 3 for 8 (.375)
-Jason Varitek, 15 for 41 (.366), 1 HR
-David Ortiz, 10 for 28 (.357), 1 HR
-Coco Crisp, 2 for 9 (.222)
-Mike Lowell, 1 for 6 (.167)
-Eric Hinske, 1 for 7 (.143)
-Dustin Pedroia, 0 for 4
-Alex Cora, 0 for 2
Yankees vs. Curt Schilling
-Bobby Abreu, 11 for 31 (.355)
-Jorge Posada, 11 for 31 (.355), 1 HR
-Robinson Cano, 7 for 20 (.350), 1 HR
-Hideki Matsui, 7 for 21 (.333)
-Josh Phelps, 4 for 14 (.286)
-Jason Giambi, 8 for 30 (.267), 4 HR
-Derek Jeter, 10 for 42 (.238), 1 HR
-Alex Rodriguez, 8 for 34 (.235), 4 HR
-Johnny Damon, 5 for 22 (.227), 1 HR
-Melky Cabrera, 2 for 13 (.154)
-Doug Mientkiewicz, 0 for 5
More Stuff
-The Red Sox have gone nine straight series without losing one; the last series they lost was the two-game set against Toronto at Fenway Park on April 23-24.
-This is the fourth time in team history that Boston has won at least 31 of its first 45 games. The other three occasions were the World Series seasons of 1946 and 1986, and the 2002 season that ended without a postseason appearance.
-Youkilis' .400 batting average in the month of May is second only to that of the Yankees' Jorge Posada, who is hitting .435 for the month.
-The Red Sox have won their last 30 games when scoring 5 or more runs, the longest such streak in the major leagues.
-Roger Clemens pitches tonight for the Double A Trenton Thunder against the visiting Porland Sea Dogs. Portland goes with top Red Sox prospect Clay Buchholz.
Posted by Mike McDermott 
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