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A new Sox lineup

Another day another surprise or two or three for the Red Sox.

Welcome to Fenway where the good news is that there is no tarp on the field so we apparently have a green light to begin a new Sox homestand.

Manager Terry Francona has posed his lineup and it is a new one. No Papi. No Manny. And a 3-4 punch of Pedroia and Lowell. The Devil Rays have not yet posted theirs.

Keep in mind that Tampa Bay is starting lefty Scott Kazmir. We will head down now to talk to Francona and ask for comment on his lineup, but one number stands out. Ortiz, who is not starting, is 5-for-34 lifetime (.147) against Kazmir:

Lugo DH
Crisp cf
Pedroia 2b
Lowell 3b
Kielty rf
Youkilis 1b
Varitek c
Ellsbury lf
Cora ss

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