Quick pregame notes: Ortiz takes BP

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BOSTON -- Some quick pregame hits from Fenway Park . . .

David Ortiz took batting practice Tuesday and hopes to be back in the lineup this weekend in Cleveland.

Bobby Valentine said Josh Beckett would be limited Wednesday against the Rangers only if his back hurts again.

Third baseman Will Middlebrooks has been given another day off, though Valentine said it wasn't directly because of his sore left hamstring. "We're counting on him to play lot of games," said Valentine, who called Tuesday's rest "a little breather."

Daisuke Matsuzaka will make next rehab start Friday with the Pawtucket Red Sox at Rochester and is scheduled to pitch five innings.

Valentine said Vicente Padilla (groin, bicep, tricep) is feeling much better. He said he'd try not to use him Tuesday, "but I can if I have to."

Franklin Morales could be available in pen if needed, though Valentine hopes "we don't have to use him."

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