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June 16, 2007
Julio Lugo has a day off and J.D. Drew and Dustin Pedroia stay at the top of the Red Sox lineup.
Those are the key parts of the Boston lineup for today. Manager Terry Francona said the fact that Lugo is not in the starting lineup has less to do with his current struggles (8--for-56, .143 in his last 15 games) than with a desire to get Alex Cora some playing time.
``Cora’s a good player. I’d like to be somewhat consistent in picking days where I think they’re good for everybody,’’ Francona said in his meeting with the media a few minutes ago. ``I don’t want Alex to go very long without playing because I think he’s an important part of our team.’’
Cora will hit eighth. At the top, Drew will lead off and Pedroia hit second as the team did Friday night in a 10-2 victory over the Giants. Between them the two went 8-for-9. It was not a tough decision keeping them there, Francona said. He said bench coach Brad Mills asked him about it.
``Millsy came in. He knew who was playing. He wanted to know in what order,’’ Francoa related. ``I said are you nuts?’’
There is no messing with a good thing in this case. Drew and Pedroia stay where they had success.
Here is the Boston lineup. The Giants have yet to post theirs:
Drew RF
Pedroia 2b
Ortiz DH
Ramirez LF
Youkilis 1b
Lowell 3b
Varitek c
Cora ss
Crisp CF
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