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Youkilis extends streak

Kevin Youkilis' ground-rule double to right field off Cliff Lee extended his career-best hitting streak to 20 games.

The first baseman (whom Trot Nixon joked earlier today "has the biggest chin in the world") is 38-for-86 (.442) with 12 doubles, four home runs and 18 RBI during the stretch, which began on May 5.

It is the 37th hitting streak of 20 or more games in Red Sox history; the last was by Manny Ramirez last season. Ramirez' 27-game streak went from July 15-August 12.

Youkilis is now tied with Seattle's Ichiro Suziki for the longest active hitting streak in baseball; the Mariners begin play against the Angels in about an hour.

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