Red Sox Cut Into Lead
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Orlando Cabrera and Johnny Damon hit RBI singles in the ninth off Mariano Rivera as the Red Sox storm past New York, 3-2, Friday.
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The Yankees came into the series needing three victories to eliminate Boston from the A.L. East race. Losing the opener cut their lead to 10Â½ games.
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The Red Sox have the best record in baseball and a commanding 6 1/2-game lead in the AL East. But don't think for a moment they're going to get complacent. On the contrary &#151; they're showing plenty of fight.
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BOSTON Boston has scored twice in the seventh inning to take an 9-to-7 lead over the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series opener at Fenway Park.
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J.D. Drewâs grand slam off Fausto Carmona in the first helped the Red Sox build at 10-1 lead as of five innings of play.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Boston Red Sox clinched their second straight playoff spot Monday night, rallying past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 7-3, behind Manny Ramirez&#39;s American League-leading 43rd home run.
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What had been a tough, grinding game for seven innings suddenly turned into an easy one for the Boston Red Sox last night. Locked in a 5-5 tie with their arch-rival New York Yankees
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The Boston Red Sox crushed the Cleveland Indians 11-2 at Fenway Park on Sunday to advance to the World Series after taking the ALCS by a 4-3 margin with the Game Seven victory.
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Pedro Martinez keeps the Cardinals down over seven innings as the Red Sox win, 4-1, in Game 4 to take a 3-0 lead in the World Series.
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Foulke finished off another fine effort by Boston&#39;s bullpen last night, preserving a 6-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals that gave the Red Sox a 2-0 lead in the World Series.
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Manny Ramirez had four hits and keyed a five-run sixth inning with an RBI triple to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 7-4 Saturday night. The Red Sox fell behind 4-2 in the fifth before they rallied for a big inning against the team with the worst record in the American League.
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ANAHEIM - Pedro Martinez did his part, the bullpen did theirs and now the Boston Red Sox are heading home with a big lead in the AL playoffs.
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A comeback win kept the Boston Red Sox in first place. Staying there could be tougher if Tim Wakefield is sidelined.
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NEW YORK - Mike Mussina took a perfect game into the seventh inning before the Boston Red Sox rallied for five runs and cut New York's lead to 8-5 in Game 1 of the AL championship series Tuesday night.    Hideki Matsui hit a three-run double off Curt Schilling and had five RBIs for the Yankees, tying an ALCS record...
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Daisuke Matsuzaka hit a two-run single during Boston's big third-inning outburst and pitched the Red Sox to a 6-0 lead over the Colorado Rockies after five innings Saturday night in Game 3 of the World Series.
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Pedro Martinez came out to start the eighth inning against the Yankees and promptly coughed up a lead. His night was over after serving up five runs over 7 1/3 innings, and the Yankees wound up dealing the Red Sox a crushing blow.
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The New York Yankees finished off their domination of the Boston Red Sox and took their biggest lead in the AL East this season.