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Talking with Terry

Terry Francona just wrapped up his pre-game chat, and said that Manny Ramirez is basically getting a day off.

"He's played a lot - he's on pace for 156 games. That's a bit extreme. We talk about this every time Manny doesn't play - I can come up with 100 reasons why he should play because he's such a good hitter, and even when he's not hitting, he's such a threat," Francona said. "But you have to do it."

Kevin Youkilis was sore today after playing last night with his sore left quad, and Francona said the team wants to get to the All-Star break and get Youkilis the three-day break.

Francona wouldn't definitively say its an off-day for Dustin Pedroia, saying that "he might get in later."

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