Mike Cameron Earns Third Straight Start With Hot Hitting

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Jul 10, 2010

Surging Mike Cameron will make his third straight start for the first time since May when he probes center field and bats seventh for the Red Sox on Saturday afternoon in Toronto.

The 37-year-old Cameron is 6-for-7 with two home runs and a walk in his last two games. His third homer of the season helped the Sox to a 14-3 rout in the series opener Friday night.

Cameron will be joined in the outfield by J.D. Drew, who left Friday's game early with Boston up big, and Daniel Nava, batting second in the lineup for the fifth time.

Of the six Boston starters who have faced Toronto right-hander Brandon Morrow, only David Ortiz (2-for-5, HR) has a hit against him. The other five are a combined 0-for-15.

After a night off, Jays designated hitter Adam Lind has returned to the lineup to face Sox starter John Lackey. Lind is 4-for-9 (.444) with two doubles against Lackey.

The first two hitters in the Toronto lineup, Fred Lewis and Alex Gonzalez, have combined to go 9-for-20 (.450) vs. Lackey.

Catching and batting ninth for both teams are a pair of Molinas, the Red Sox' Gustavo and the Blue Jays' Jose, who has homered in his last two games. They are not related.

Here are the complete lineups for both sides:

Red Sox
Marco Scutaro, SS
Daniel Nava, LF
David Ortiz, DH
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
Adrian Beltre, 3B
J.D. Drew, RF
Mike Cameron, CF
Bill Hall, 2B
Gustavo Molina, C

Blue Jays
Fred Lewis, LF
Alex Gonzalez, SS
Jose Bautista, RF
Vernon Wells, CF
Adam Lind, DH
Aaron Hill, 2B
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Edwin Encarnacion, 3B
Jose Molina, C

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