It may be painful, but designated hitter David Ortiz may need to take a hit down in the five-hole of the Boston Red Sox batting lineup. With the team’s offense severely struggling, like in last night’s game, sacrifices must be made.
Andrew Krammer of ESPN reported that “Red Sox manager John Farrell swapped Ortiz and Pablo Sandoval in the No. 3 and 5 holes and put right fielder Rusney Castillo back into the lineup after Boston produced eight hits in Monday’s 7-2 loss, ending a three-game streak of at least 10 hits.