ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- One night after Hanley Ramirez ran through third-base coach Brian Butterfield's stop sign and raced home -- and scored -- against the Rays, he's not in the Red Sox lineup.
But it's not disciplinary. It's nothing more than a regularly scheduled day off.
With the Sox in the midst of a 13-games-in-a-row stretch, and about to play their third straight on an articifical surface, Ramirez is getting a rest and will be replaced in left field by Allen Craig as Boston attempts to win the rubber game of its three-game series against Tampa Bay. Shane Victorino, who aggravated a hamstring pull on Wednesday night, also has the night off, replaced by Daniel Nava in right field.
Tonight's lineups:
RED SOX:
Mookie Betts, CF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
David Ortiz, DH
Pablo Sandoval, 3B
Mike Napoli, 1B
Daniel Nava, RF
Allen Craig, LF
Xander Bogaerts, SS
Sandy Leon, C
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Clay Buchholz, P
RAYS:
David DeJesus, DH
Steven Souza Jr., RF
Asdrubal Cabrera, SS
Evan Longoria, 3B
Desmond Jennings, LF
Allan Dykstra, 1B
Logan Forsythe, 2B
Kevin Kiermaier CF
Rene Rivera, C
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Jake Odorizzi, P