Starting Lineup

WEEI lists the Boston Red Sox lineup for game 1 as follows: Daniel Nava RF, Dustin Pedroia 2B, David Ortiz DH, Mike Napoli 1B, Mike Carp LF, Grady Sizemore CF, Xander Bogaerts SS, AJ Pierzynski C, Will Middlebrooks 3B, Jon Lester P. I'm a little surprised that Sizemore isn't leading off & that Middlebrooks is batting 9th, but we'll see how it works out. Nava has a good OBP & maybe the coaches don't want too much pressure on Sizemore, Bogaerts or Middlebrooks by keeping them lower in the order. Let the fun begin in 3 hours! Remember this lineup as it may be quite different by game 162.