Bottom Line: Jed Lowrie should remain the starting short-stop

Zero. That's the number of errors Jed Lowrie has made in a Red Sox uniform. That factoid alone should cement Lowrie at short stop for the rest of the season, but Julio Lugo (who still leads the AL with 16 errors despite not playing since July 11th) has been lurking in the training pool like a $36 million dollar shark looking to reclaim his territory. Tito says Lugo still isn't ready to begin baseball activities, but Lowrie may be sensing that his roster spot is in jeopardy? hence the sudden outburst at the plate this month. While teammates Kevin Youkilis (12-game hit streak) and Dustin Pedroia (26-game hit streak on road) gobble up all the headlines, Jed Lowrie has quietly gone on a tear in August, compiling a 5-game hit streak of his own that includes a double, two triples and a staggering 9 RBI from the bottom of the line up.