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Game 30: Not Jinxing It

By Ben Buchanan

Let us be clear about one thing: there are no milestones that can be reached today.

This game will not be important either way, and if the Sox win, it won't mean anything in particular for their season as a whole, or to date. No sir. Do not look at our record, and if you do, don't think about the implications of a potential win.

Kevin Youkilis is back in the lineup for this entirely normal, standard game.

1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF

2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B

3. Adrian Gonzalez, 1B

4. Kevin Youkilis, 3B

5. David Ortiz, DH

6. Jed Lowrie, SS

7. Mike Cameron, RF

8. Carl Crawford, LF

9. Jason Varitek, C

Josh Beckett will start today on quite a bit of rest. But that doesn't matter all that much. No sir.

Josh Beckett

#19 / Pitcher / Boston Red Sox

6-5

225

R

R

May 15, 1980

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2011 - Josh Beckett 2-1 5 5 0 0 0 0 34.0 20 10 10 3 9 32 2.65 .85

He will be opposed by one Ervin Santana, who couldn't keep the Red Sox from anything of import with a strong performance tonight.

Ervin Santana

#54 / Pitcher / Los Angeles Angels

6-2

185

R

R

Dec 12, 1982

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2011 - Ervin Santana 1-3 6 6 0 0 0 0 38.2 42 24 21 4 10 33 4.89 1.34

Go Sox! But not towards any particular discernible goal!

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