"The Rangers will have to lose a hitter for the first two games of the World Series and for Games 6-7, if they are played. It will not be the cleanup hitter. Manager Ron Washington made it clear he expects Vladimir Guerrero to start in the field in the first two games.

"You can bet we will figure out a way to get Vlad in the starting lineup," Washington said Sunday during a media availability. "We are not going to take his bat out of the lineup."

While Washington didn't say where in the outfield Guerrero would play, it likely means he will play right field with Nelson Cruz moving from right to left. Cruz regularly moved from right to left in September when the Rangers faced left-handed pitching so Jeff Francoeur could play right. Like Francoeur, Guerrero has played almost exclusively in right field during his career."