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July 1, 2007
-- Center fielder Coco Crisp is being held out of the starting lineup for the third straight game because of a sore left thumb, which he injured while making an unsuccessful diving attempt to catch a ball in Seattle last Wednesday.
Manager Terry Francona said the team still hasn't decided whether to place Crisp on the disabled list, hoping his thumb will heal quickly enough to have him back on the field before too long.
Jacoby Ellsbury is making his second big-league start.
-- Eric Hinske, meanwhile, is starting at first base because he has been swinging well, said Francona. Third baseman Mike Lowell will be available off the bench because Kevin Youkilis has moved to third base for today's start.
-- The All-Star team will be announced today. Francona said he was not consulted in the process.
-- Curt Schilling (right shoulder) will be re-evaluated tomorrow.
-- Steven Krasner
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