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We are 66 games through the 2009 Major League Baseball season. The best record in baseball belongs to the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have an astonishing 44 wins and 23 loses.
Not far behind them are the red hot Red Sox. The Sox have won 7 of their last 10 in large part of the hitting.
David Ortiz has broken out of his slump with four home runs in the last 14 games. Their lineup has been amazing. With 336 team RBI's, which is third in the league, they also lead the league in doubles, walks, OBP, and slugging percentage.
It's not all Ortiz's hitting. Jason Bay is leading the league in RBI's with an amazing 61 and Kevin Youkilis is fourth in the league in batting average. One silent but deadly weapon at the bottom of the order is Nick Green.
Green is usually the eighth or ninth batter but has come up big in the past few games. In their most previous game he had a big two out hit and brought in two runs to give the Sox a lead. They eventually win the game 3-0.
With Jed Lowrie hurt but soon returning, expect Greene to be a big contributor on off days for Lowrie.
One player the Sox almost released this off season was their captain, Jason Varitek.
He was horrendous last year, batting .220 with 122 K's, 43 RBI's, and only 13 HR's.
Its the exact opposite this year. He has had a phenomenal year with 10 HR, 35 RBI's and 30 K's.
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