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September 27, 2007
-- Center fielder Coco Crisp still isn't feeling well enough to start, though inner ear issues have been ruled out as the cause of his dizziness and nausea, said manager Terry Francona a few minutes ago.
Crisp was exmained today and was in the clubhouse before the game. Francona said his illness was described as "strictly viral." The manager didn't know when Crisp, who will miss his third straight start tonight, will be back in the lineup. Once again Jacoby Ellsbury is starting in center in place of Crisp.
-- First baseman Kevin Youkilis, who started Wednesday night for the first time since being hit on the right wrist by a pitch on Sept. 15, is out of the starting lineup again tonight.
Francona said Youkilis felt "fatigue in the wrist" late in Wednesday's game. The manager said Youkilis's wrist wasn't sore, but Francona thought it best to hold him out of tonight's starting lineup. Youkilis, who is being replaced in the lineup by Eric Hinske, is available off the bench, said Francona.
-- Manny Ramirez starts in left field for the third straight game, again batting second so it's possible for him to get an extra at-bat and possibly save an inning in the field defensively. Francona said he'll likely play six innings again tonight. He's hoping to have Ramirez play a full game this weekend with the playoffs looming next week, but that would depend on how Manny was feeling, he said.
--Steven Krasner
Posted by Steven Krasner 
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