DH David Ortiz was scratched from the Red Sox lineup today with tightness in his right knee. Boston's revised lineup for its 1:30 p.m. game against the Tampa Bay Rays:
1. Jacoby Ellsbury lf
2. Dustin Pedroia 2b
3. Kevin Youkils 1b
4. Manny Ramirez DH
5. Mike Lowell 3b
6. Jason Varitek c
7. J.D. Drew rf
8. Coco Crisp cf
9. Julio Lugo ss
SP: LHP Jon Lester (1-2, 4.31)
Ortiz has hit safety in 14 of his last 17 games (.301, 22-for-73) with four homers, 21 RBI, raising his batting average from .070 to .216.