Open Thread: 8.27.06 at Seattle Mariners

Starting Pitchers

Boston: Kyle Snyder (3-2), 6.23 ERA, 1.72 WHIP.
Seattle: Cha Seung Baek (0-0), 5.40 ERA, 1.20 WHIP.

Starting Lineups

Boston:

1. Coco Crisp, CF
   
2. Mark Loretta, 1B
   
3. David Ortiz, DH
   
4. Kevin Youkilis, LF
   
5. Mike Lowell, 3B
   
6. Eric Hinske, RF
   
7. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
   
8. Javy Lopez, C
   
9. Alex Cora, SS

1. Ichiro Suzuki, CF
   
2. Chris Snelling, RF
   
3. Adrian Beltre, 3B
   
4. Raul Ibanez, LF
   
5. Richie Sexson, DH
   
6. Ben Broussard, 1B
   
7. Yuniesky Betancourt, SS
   
8. Rene Rivera, C
   
9. Willie Bloomquist, 2B

• This is turning into friggin musical chairs. Manny is out again, so Youk has to take his place in left field. That vacates first base, where Marky-Mark has to fill in. Which vacates second base, where Dusty plays today. Also, Wily Mo is out which puts Eric Hinske in right field and Cora fills in for the still ailing Gonzo at short. It's getting hard to keep up...
• The ChiSox lead Minnesota 5-1 in the bottom of the sixth. The MFY-Angels game just got underway.