As the July 31 trade deadline rapidly approaches, the J.D. Drew versus Josh Reddick debate has become a major topic of debate in Boston.
With David Ortiz out the past two nights to serve his three-game suspension, manager Terry Francona has taken advantage of that vacancy to get both players in the lineup. But Reddick continued to be the only one producing, as the 24-year-old has gone 4-for-8 in the two games with a homer and three runs scored. Drew, on the other hand, collected just one hit in his six at-bats.
Therefore, it's Reddick getting the nod in right field on Wednesday, with the slumping Adrian Gonzalez shifting over to designated hitter. Kevin Youkilis will move across the diamond to man first base for the afternoon, while Yamaico Navarro gets the start at third.
Andrew Miller will take the hill for the Sox, opposite Baltimore's Jake Arrieta, where he will look to rebound from his first loss of the season.
Check out the Sox' complete lineup for Wednesday's game below.
Red Sox
Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Adrian Gonzalez, DH
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
Josh Reddick, RF
Carl Crawford, LF
Marco Scutaro, SS
Jason Varitek, C
Yamaico Navarro, 3B
Orioles
J.J. Hardy, SS
Nick Markakis, RF
Adam Jones, CF
Matt Wieters, DH
Derrek Lee, 1B
Mark Reynolds, 3B
Nolan Reimold, LF
Robert Andino, 2B
Craig Tatum, C
