Crawford dropped in the order

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Red Sox manager Terry Francona indicated that Carl Crawford will be moved back up in the lineup even against lefties once he stops pressing.
After going 0-for-7 with four strikeouts while batting third in the first two games, Crawford was dropped to seventh in the lineup for Sunday's matchup against lefty Matt Harrison. "Looking at him, he's obviously trying too hard," Francona said. "As soon as he gets on base and creates havoc, he'll loosen up and the real Carl comes out.''

He has definitely been swinging out of his shoes in his first two games. I think Crawford should be hitting second, not third but understand why he is being dropped today. Hopefully this takes a little pressure off and he can settle down.

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He moved up to second in the lineup against Cleveland, but he hit just 2-for-12, including two 0-for-4 games, in the series.

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That whole offense besides AGon has been shit. Maybe facing Phil Hughes will get them going.