Cruz named AL co-Player of the Week, plus Hardy out of lineup

BOSTON - Nelson Cruz has been named American League co-Player of the Week with Tigers' Miguel Cabrera. Cruz batted .407 (11-for-27) with a double, a triple, four homers, 12 RBIs and six runs scored in seven games to earn his third career weekly award and his second of the season. He also was named Player of the Week on June 2. Cruz led the majors in RBIs, was second in the AL in total bases (26), tied for second in homers, was third in slugging percentage (.963) and was tied for fourth in hits and runs scored for the week. The 34-year-old drove in all of Baltimore's seven runs in Sunday's 11-inning win over Tampa Bay, going 4-for-5 with a triple and two homers. Cruz leads the majors with 39 homers and is second in the AL with 101 RBIs. As for tonight, shortstop J.J. Hardy is out of the lineup for the third straight game after experiencing back spasms on the turf at Tropicana Field on Friday night. Ryan Flaherty is starting at short in his place. Alejandro De Aza starts in left for the second straight game and Caleb Joseph is behind the plate. Steve Pearce is at first with Chris Davis at third. For the Orioles Nick Markakis RF Alejandro De Aza LF Adam Jones CF Nelson Cruz DH Chris Davis 3B Steve Pearce 1B Caleb Joseph C Ryan Flaherty SS Jonathan Schoop 2B Miguel Gonzalez RHP For the Red Sox Mookie Betts CF Dustin Pedroia 2B David Ortiz DH Yoenis Cespedes LF Mike Napoli 1B Daniel Nava RF Xander Bogaerts SS Will Middlebrooks 3B David Ross C Joe Kelly RHP