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June 6, 2007
For the second straight game, J.D. Drew will watch the action from the bench, at least at the start.
The struggling right fielder was held out of the starting lineup for several reasons by manager Terry Francona.
One of the reasons is that the Red Sox are facing a left-handed starter for the second consecutive game, in this case Joe Kennedy, who has been tough on left-handed hitters (.122 batting average against for the season, 2-for-31 his last six starts). Drew, a left-handed hitter, is batting .227 against lefties and .224 overall.
Francona also said that Wily Mo Pena, who again was replacing Drew in right field, has been taking some good hacks recently, another reason to give Drew an extra day to work with hitting coach Dave Magadan and regroup mentally.
Drew, who missed a few games last week because of a tight right hamstring, is expected to be back in the lineup tomorrow after a quick turnaround, in a game that will start at 12:35 p.m. locally.
-- Steven Krasner
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