ALCS NOTEBOOK Lowe gets to start for Sox in must-win situation
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Boston -- What&#39;s in store today for Boston&#39;s beleaguered pitching staff? Scheduled starter Tim Wakefield volunteered to work in relief on Saturday and threw 3 1/3 innings.
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Perhaps Clay Buchholz shouldn't be written in as the Red Sox' No. 5 starter just yet. Though he may be the team's best option to fill the void left by the injury to Curt Schilling , the Sox have other options. They could trade for a starting pitcher or sign a free agent.
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The Red Sox will make one roster change for the start of the American League Championship Series, adding a veteran reliever in Ramiro Mendoza who is no stranger to postseason
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When Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada smacked Derek Lowe's 2-and-2 delivery over the left-field wall in the fifth inning last night for a three-run home run, Lowe stared at the ground and nodded. Up to that point, he had staged a battle with Orioles hitters that went back-and-forth through four innings -- one that appeared primed to go much longer.
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Yankees in the ALCS. That was not to be, and now with Curt Schilling taking. form to be a formidable No. 2 starter for the Red Sox in the playoffs.
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Boston ace Curt Schilling will not start Game 5 of the ALCS on Sunday because of an injured right ankle. Derek Lowe will start in his place.
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Out of the bullpen, in the rotation or at the plate. Derek Lowe wants to help the Los Angeles Dodgers win anyway he can. Lowe came back from a rare relief appearance earlier in the week to earn his 13th victory Friday night in a 6-3 win over Colorado, Los Angeles' sixth in a row.
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Derek Lowe [stats, news] showed last year that he is still more than capable of making major contributions out of the bullpen when he struck out Terrence Long with the
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When things weren't going well for Derek Lowe at the beginning of the season, when people were questioning his mechanics and his confidence while wondering why he wasn't pitching up to some lofty expectations, the Red Sox righthander kept thinking about two certain months of the year.
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Derek Lowe pitched effectively into the eighth inning, and the Boston Red Sox took control of the American League wild-card race Thursday night by beating the
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He was the starter in exile, the sixth man in a six-man bullpen. Still, all Derek Lowe wanted was a chance.
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BOSTON - Tim Wakefield will start Game 1 of the World Series tomorrow for Boston after playing a key relief role for the Red Sox in the AL Championship Series.
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CLEVELAND - Jason Varitek will be back behind the plate and Bobby Kielty will be in right field tonight for the Red Sox when the American League Championship Series resumes with Game 5. Those are the only lineup changes alluded to by manager Terry Francona yesterday. Jacoby Ellsbury ? Barring a last-minute surprise, the rookie won't face Indians lefthander C.C. ...
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If pending free agent Derek Lowe wanted to showcase himself for the Tigers on Friday night, he was both opportunistic and successful.
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Right-hander Derek Lowe and catcher Jason Varitek led a parade of 10 Red Sox who filed for free agency Monday, two days after they were honored in Boston following the team&#39;s first World Series title since 1918.
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BOSTON - The Red Sox have a pulse today because they got to Mariano Rivera again. It&#39;s not much of a heartbeat, but enough to give them hope they can become the first team
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BOSTON, July 5  â Josh Beckett made his case to start the All-Star Game. Too bad he cannot bring the entire Red Sox lineup with him.