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HOUSTON (AP) — Carlos Correa has been moved from

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seventh to fourth in the Houston Astros‘ batting order for Game 5 of the AL Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox.Astros manager AJ Hinch made the switch for his team’s must-win game Thursday night after Correa had three hits and drove in two runs in Game 4. It was the first multi-hit game this postseason for Correa Allen Craig Jersey , the shortstop who has struggled with back problems for months.“At the end of the day he’s a middle-of-the-order bat. I’ve been wanting to get him back in the middle of the order,” Hinch said. “Why not now? There may be no tomorrow, literally.”Red Sox first baseman Mitch Moreland www.padresfanproshop.com/authentic-tony-gwynn-jersey , who injured his right hamstring in Game 2 of the AL Division Series, gets his first start in the ALCS.Alex Bregman was still in the leadoff spot for Houston and Jose Altuve was the designated hitter for the third game in a row because of his bruised right knee.“He’s playing on one leg. If this was the regular season there’s no way he could play,” Hinch said.“He’s not going to hurt himself any further www.padresfanproshop.com/authentic-dave-winfield-jersey ,” the manager said. “He’s part of our heart and soul so you’re going to have to drag him off the field.”Moreland didn’t play in the ALDS clincher against the Yankees, but made pinch-hitting appearances in each of the first four ALCS games.Second baseman Ian Kinsler was also back in Boston’s starting lineup, batting sixth behind Moreland against Astros right-hander Justin Verlander. Third baseman Rafael Devers dropped from fifth to seventh in the order. TOKYO (AP) — Daisuke Matsuzaka has dealt with numerous arm injuries during his career as a pitcher in Major League Baseball and Japan but none quite like this.The Chunichi Dragons say Matsuzaka is experiencing pain in his right shoulder after an overzealous fan pulled his throwing arm during a fan event at spring training in Okinawa.Matsuzaka was diagnosed with inflammation in his throwing arm as a result of the incident Rollie Fingers Jersey , and the Dragons on Tuesday told him not to throw for the time being.The 38-year-old Matsuzaka has a history of arm trouble.He returned to Japan from the major leagues in 2015 with the SoftBank Hawks but had surgery on the right shoulder that summer. He pitched just one inning for the Hawks in three seasons before he was released a year ago and signed with Chunichi after a tryout.Matsuzaka went 6-4 with a 3.74 ERA over 55 innings last season and was named Nippon Professional Baseball’s 2018 Comeback Player of the Year.As a teenager, Matsuzaka threw 250 pitches in 17 innings in the quarterfinals of the 1998 Summer high school baseball tournament, one day after a 148-pitch complete game shutout.He underwent Tommy John surgery in 2011 while with the Boston Red Sox.

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