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June 22, 2007
SAN DIEGO -- J.D. Drew was held out of tonight's starting lineup, still feeling the effects of a tightened right quad which began bothering him Wednesday in Atlanta.
Drew took batting practice early and could return to the lineup as soon as tomorrow night.
Lowell sidelined, as well
Mike Lowell remains out of the lineup for the third straight day. He has a sore left thumb and would have missed one of the games here anyway because of the lack of a DH.
''I just thought, coming off the off-day where he hasn't swung the bat for three days, I don't know if that's very smart (playing him),'' said manager Terry Francona.
Two draftees close to signing
The Red Sox' second pick in this month's amateur draft, 18-year-old high school shortstop Ryan Dent from Long Beach, Calif., worked out for the team this afternoon. Dent is close to agreeing on a contract, as is No. 1 selection Nick Hagadone, a left-handed pitcher from the University of Washington. Both players could be under contract before the end of the weekend.
Coming soon
Check projo.com and The Providence Journal for more notes, and also for a profile of David Murphy. For tonight's game story, come to projo.com's Sox Blog; it'll be posted soon after the game is finished.
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