Middlebrooks Breaks Wrist, Sox Clinch Full Season Without #1 Lineup

Will Middlebrooks was hit on the hand in yesterday's otherwise encouraging victory over the Cleveland Indians, landing him on the DL with a broken wrist and just about guaranteeing that the Red Sox will not put their best lineup on the field for a single game this season. For reference, that expected best lineup would look something like this:

C: Salty/Shoppach (platoon)
1B: Adrian Gonzalez
2B: Dustin Pedroia
3B: Youkilis/Middlebrooks
SS: Mike Aviles
LF: Carl Crawford
CF: Jacoby Ellsbury
RF: Ross/Sweeney (platoon)
DH: David Ortiz