Red Sox blast off against the Angels
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ANAHEIM, California The Boston Red Sox opened the playoffs with a new nickname, a new Game 1 starter and a welcome new association with the number seven.
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Curt Schilling pitched 6 2-3 effective innings, Manny Ramirez and Kevin Millar homered during a seven-run burst, and the Red Sox beat the Angels.
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The Red Sox and the Angels believe they can beat each other in a three-of-five-game division series and perhaps get one more shot at ... the Yankees.
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BOSTON The Anaheim Angels were drop-kicked into baseball heaven by David Ortiz last night. The Red Sox, meanwhile, continue to wreak hell on earth.
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The Boston Red Sox took a 2-1 lead over the Anaheim Angels in the third inning of their AL playoff game Friday.
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David Ortiz hit his league-leading 49th homer, and Kevin Youkilis had a three-run double in the seventh inning to lead the Red Sox over the Yankees in their first game Sunday.
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David Ortiz and Manny RamÃ­rez roughed up Roy Halladay early, Tim Wakefield won his third straight start and the Boston Red Sox opened the second half with a 7-4 victory against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays last night.
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Boston Red Soxâs David Ortiz, left, and teammate Johnny Damon celebrate Ortizâs game-winning homer against Anaheim Angels pitcher Francisco Rodriguez in the 10th inning in Boston on Friday to win their AL Division series.
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In the first inning last night at Fenway Park, Red Sox [stats, schedule] leadoff hitter Johnny Damon [stats, news] jump-started his team&#39;s offense by hitting a home run to right field.
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The New York Yankees roared to life with  six runs in the eighth inning for a dramatic 8-7 win over the  Boston Red Sox in the opening game of their American League  East showdown on Friday.
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I am expecting the Red Sox to beat the Cardinals. The Red Sox are an unbelievable team determined to achieve their goal of winning the World Series.
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As Boston aims for a first-round playoff sweep over the Anaheim Angels on Friday at Fenway, the Red Sox are positively giddy.
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Bronson Arroyo heads to the mound for his first career postseason start, as the Boston Red Sox try to complete a three-game sweep of the Angels and head back to the American League Championship Series for a second straight year.
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This self-proclaimed band of idiots is going to play for the pennant. David Ortiz homered in the 10th inning to send the Boston Red Sox into their second consecutive AL championship series, completing a three-game sweep of the Anaheim Angels with an 8-6 victory Friday.
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OAKLAND, Calif. - Johnny Damon hit a leadoff homer in his return to the Red Sox lineup after missing four games with a jammed right pinkie to start Boston's 7-1 win over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night...
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BOSTON - This self-proclaimed band of idiots is going to play for the pennant. David Ortiz homered in the 10th inning to send the Boston Red Sox into their second consecutive AL championship series, completing a three-game sweep of the Anaheim Angels with an 8-6 victory Friday...
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The Boston Red Sox made their first game in the desert one to remember. J.D. Drew hit a pair of three-run homers and drove in a career-high seven runs, and Josh Beckett improved to 9-0 with a five-hitter as Boston routed Arizona 10-3 Friday night in the Red Sox' first regular-season visit to Chase Field.