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October 15, 2007
BY JOE McDONALD
Journal Sports Writer
CLEVELAND -- After his late-inning and early-morning heroics in Game Two of this series, The Indians' Trot Nixon is in the starting lineup tonight. The former Red Sox delivered what proved to be the game-winning hit in the 11th inning on Saturday.
Indians' manager Eric Wedge decided to give Nixon another shot at his former club tonight and inserted him into right field to replace Franklin Gutierrez.
"Trot's playing time has been somewhat limited here the last couple of months, but when we have had him in there, he's given us some good at-bats. I look at Gutierrez, and we've thrown a lot at him for a young kid, and he's done a great job."
Wedge said because Boston starter Daisuke Matsuzaka throws a lot of breaking pitches, the manager felt it best to have Nixon in the lineup.
"Getting another left-hander in there with some experience, I think, is the best way to go tonight."
Red Sox manager Terry Francona said this afternoon that he expected Wedge to make a lineup change.
"I can't sit and tell you that I knew what their lineup would be," said Francona. "But I don't think we were surprised when they sent it over today."
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