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Sox Streakers for June 5

Statistical highlights from the team's official game notes:

Who's Hot
-Dustin Pedroia, 14-game hit streak, going 24 for 52 (.462) during the period.
-Manny Ramirez, seven-game hit streak, going 11 for 27 (.407) during the period.
-David Ortiz, 9 for his last 17

Who's Not
-Daisuke Matsuzaka, has surrendered 11 runs in last 10.2 innings pitched
-J.D. Drew, 4 for his last 35 (.114) over 10 games
-Julio Lugo, 9 for his last 67 (.134) over 16 games

Pitchers vs. Hitters
The Red Sox have just two players in the starting lineup who have faced Lenny DiNardo: Coco Crisp, who is 1 for 2, and Julio Lugo, who is 1 for 1. None of the A's has faced Daisuke Matsuzaka.

More Stuff
-David Ortiz, who is off his home run pace from recent years, has 23 doubles this year; he had 29 all of last year.
-Julio Lugo is the first player to start a season 17 for 17 on stolen base attempts since Chuck Knoblauch in 2002.
-The Red Sox have lost five straight at Oakland's McAfee Coliseum. But Boston is 90-58 against the Athletics since 1993.

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