Ortiz And The Red Sox Batting Order

David Ortiz is batting 6th tonight in Minnesota -- the lowest he has been in the Red Sox batting order since he hit 6th on May 11, 2004 (he went 3-for-4).

It is the first time Ortiz has been out of the #3 spot since May 13, 2005.

Here is a chart of Red Sox games started by Ortiz by batting spot:

       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9
2003           1   8  93  11   4
2004          90  51   3   1
2005         123  33
2006         148
2007         147
2008         108
2009          40           1
  
             657  92  96  13   4