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Papi
Those were David Ortiz' words before last night's game with the Minnesota Twins, as he was officially moved to the sixth spot in the batting order.Papi went 1-for-3 with a double and a walk in his spot. It was the first time he batted in that slot since May of 2004. The Red Sox had tried sitting him for a short stretch, with little success. So the next move was obvious, down in the order.But the real story from last night's 5-2 loss to Minnesota was the regression once again of Jon Lester, who had pitched four scoreless innings, and the Red Sox had a 1-0 lead. But the wheels came off in the fifth, as Lester was once again haunted by the "one bad inning." With the score 2-1, Lester gave up a three-run shot to right by Justin Morneau that sealed the game for the Twins. Five in the fifth, and that was it.It was the fifth time this season that Lester has allowed five in a game. All last season he did that a grand total of five times, in 33 starts. His ERA is now an...
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