Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez, still complaining of a sore knee, was not in the starting lineup tonight for the first game of a three-game series with the Yankees. Ramirez has 55 career homers and 160 career RBI against the Yankees.
David Ortiz is, however, back in the lineup and batting third.
The starting lineups:
Yankees
Johnny Damon, dh
Derek Jeter, ss
Bobby Abreu, rf
Alex Rodriguez, 3b
Jason Giambi, 1b
Robinson Cano, 2b
Melky Cabrera, cf
Jose Molina, c
Brett Gardner, lf
Joba Chamberlain, rhp
Red Sox
Jacoby Ellsbury, lf
Dustin Pedroia, 2b
David Ortiz, dh
Kevin Youkilis, 1b
Mike Lowell, 3b
J.D. Drew, rf
Jed Lowrie, ss
Jason Varitek, c
Coco Crisp, cf
Josh Beckett, rhp
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