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July 15, 2007
Some tid-bits from Terry Francona's oregame press briefing
-- Jason Varitek is out of the starting lineup mostly because he took a beating behind the plate in last night's game. He was crossed up on a pitch from Daisuke Matsuzaka and was hit on the hand, and he also took a foul ball off the chin, which caused him to bite his tongue.
But Varitek still managed to clout the tie-breaking homer in the sixth inning.
"That's why he's got that 'c' (for Captain) on his chest," said Francona. "Things like that (foul balls off his body, etc.) don't get in the way of him being a good player."
-- J.D. Drew is out of the lineup for the second straight start because of tightness is his right hamstring. He may be able to start tomorrow night.
-- Curt Schilling's workout tomorrow has been altered somewhat. Schilling (right shoulder tendinitis) still will be throwing the same number of pitches in his side session on the field, but will parcel them out over two simulated innings instead of one, as had originally been scheduled.
-- Second baseman Dustin Pedroia, who was ill over the All-Star break, was given the day off from the starting lineup, replaced by Alex Cora, who has recovered from his similar All-Star-break illness.
-- Steven Krasner
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