In a move that Terry Francona hinted to Saturday night, David Ortiz is not in the lineup tonight against the Yankees.

The move seemed to lighten the load on Ortiz' shoulders. He arrived in the clubhouse, laughing, joking with teammate. However, he did not want to talk to the media, referring to "my full day off."

Here are the lineups for tonight:

YANKEES
Damon, cf
Cano, 2b
Abreu, rf
Rodriguez, 3b
Matsui, lf
Posada, dh
Giambi, 1b
Molina, c
Gonzalez, ss
(Hughes, p)

RED SOX
Ellsbury, lf
Pedroia, 2b
Drew, rf
Ramirez, dh
Youkilis, 3b
Casey, 1b
Varitek, c
Crisp, cf
Lugo, ss
(Matsuzaka, p)

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