Article: RED SOX NOTEBOOK; Manny's start not quite up to par.(Sports)

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The Boston Herald
Article date:
May 13, 2005
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Byline: MICHAEL SILVERMAN

Manny Ramirez remains the Red Sox' top run producer with 29 RBI and his home run total (eight) is relatively healthy, but the rest of his offensive game has taken a dip that can't be overlooked.

A career .314 hitter, he is batting just .143 (4-for-28) this month, .241 on the season and .257 (94-for-366) since the All-Star break last season. His slugging percentage of .527 is third on the team, but .071 points below his career average. His on-base percentage currently is .374, 36 points below his career average.

Ramirez is hitting home runs at nearly the same rate this season (one every 14.6 at-bats) as for his career ...

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