Hicks (illness) is starting in left field and batting ninth Friday against the Red Sox.

EDGE Analysis

Hicks has been feeling under the weather and hasn't seen the field since Sept. 18, but he's back in the lineup for Friday's contest. The veteran outfielder has a .588 OPS in September, though he's gone 5-for-12 with a home run, a double and three runs in his last three games.