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WORKOUT DAY: Ortiz and Lowell to play, Youkilis to sit in Game Three

BY JOE McDONALD
Journal Sports Writer

DENVER -- Red Sox manager Terry Francona just announced that David Ortiz will play first base, and Mike Lowell will play third for Game Three at Coors Field on Saturday. That means the hot-hitting Kevin Youkilis will not start.

''David is a really good hitter. Lowell is a really good hitter. And Youk is a really good hitter, too. But, they won't let us play all three,'' said Francona. ''We hope to have a lead and put Youk in later in the game. . . We just felt this was the best thing to do. It's a difficult situation to be in, but I'm not second-guessing what we're doing.''

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