Red Sox manager Terry Francona tweaked his lineup again for tonight’s Game 5 of the American League Championship Series, moving Coco Crisp to the leadoff spot and dropping J.D. Drew to sixth, where he will hit behind Jason Bay.
Jacoby Ellsbury is not in the lineup again, despite a career average of .286 against Rays starter Scott Kazmir.
Ellsbury, hitless in 14 ALCS at-bats, was benched for Game 4. Drew was moved to the leadoff spot, where he was 0-for-4.
Crisp is batting .300 against Kazmir. He was 1-for-2 with a double against Kazmir in Game 2.
Something to keep in mind tonight: starting the left-handed Kazmir will mean Jason Varitek and Jed Lowrie, a pair of switch-hitters, will bat right-handed. Varitek is hitting .284 right-handed as opposed to .201 left-handed. Lowrie is batting .338 right-handed and only .222 left-handed.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Crisp batting first for BoSox
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