Batting cleanup, Kevin Youkilis was 3-4 with 2 BBs, 1 HR (his 9th), 1 double (his 18th), 4 RBIs, and 3 runs scored against the Blue Jays. Prior to this game, Youk hadn't gone yard since May 20.
Batting 6th, Danny Valencia was 1-4 with 1 run scored against the Rangers.
Batting leadoff, Ian Kinsler was 0-4 against the Twins.
John Grabow pitched 2/3 of an inning against the Phillies.
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I really thought Kinsler was going to have a better year than he's having.
hey josh-
ryan lavarnway has been brought up to AAA with the PawSox. one step left...
jeff
I think Kinsler will pick it up. The walk rate (13.6%) is up. The strike out rate (11.5%) is down. His BABIP is .234 and his LD rate is 19.5%. So, he's hitting line drives. Nothing abnormal about his groundball and flyball rates.
The updated ZiPS on FanGraphs has him with a final line of .251/.354/.426. That doesn't sound unrealistic.
Thanks for the update, Jeff. That's great news for Lavarnway. Maybe we'll see him in September...
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