Wednesday Red Sox Lineup: Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Daniel Nava Return To Starting Lineup

Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Daniel Nava are back in the starting lineup Wednesday night as the Sox go for two-in-a-row.

It's been a long while since we've seen Daniel Nava in the starting lineup. Aside from a short one-game return in August, he's been nursing a wrist injury since July, only making his return to the plate in a pinch-hitting role these last couple of days.

Jarrod Saltalamacchia, of course, has not been gone nearly so long--only since the seventh, when his back acted up in the middle of a game against the Blue Jays. On the one hand, it's good to get Ryan Lavarnway time. On the other hand, it's painful to watch Lavarnway at the plate right now, and Salty gives the Sox their best chance to beat the Yankees, which is about all we have left right now.

Otherwise it's infield defense first as the Sox hope that Aaron Cook can be the groundball specialist Aaron Cook instead of the awful, awful Aaron Cook who gives up homers and line drives like nobody's business.