Pop goes Sox' batting slump
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If you think it's difficult for Eric Hinske to come off the bench on short notice (when Kevin Youkilis was told by doctors that he needed to take a night off to rest his strained left quadriceps), consider Hinske's response to the situation: "Playing in Boston is fun. Every night the ballpark is packed. If you can't get ready to ...
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ne bad breaking ball did in the Yankees yesterday. Usually, one mistake does not cost them so dearly, but the Yankees are not usually scrounging for hits either.
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Tim Wakefield tossed a three-hitter  over eight innings to inspire the Boston Red Sox to their sixth  straight victory, a 6-1 defeat of the Detroit Tigers in the  American League Sunday.
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The Red Sox lost for the first time in 11 games, falling to the Texas Rangers, 8-6, yesterday and missing a chance to pull within 1 1/2 games of the Yankees in the AL East.
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The Detroit Tigers lost second baseman Placido Polanco to a shoulder injury that caused Ivan Rodriguez to play second base, then beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 Tuesday night on Craig Monroe's ninth-inning pop single.
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Another game, another postseason classic. It will be news if the Red Sox and Yankees ever play a yawner. Last night certainly does not qualify.
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Go ahead, jump on his back. Pile on. Curt Schilling expects it. He wasn't kidding last winter when he all but assigned himself the job of ending the Red Sox' 86-year championship famine.
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Bee Staff Writer. hanks to all the emotion expended and frustration released by Boston finally shedding &quot;The Curse of the Bambino&quot; and winning a World Series, the dubious quality in baseball&#39;s
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For the second straight game, all Julio Lugo got to do was pinch run. Coming in for Dustin Pedroia (walk) in the ninth inning, Lugo never got a chance to advance, as Kevin Youkilis flied to short right field and David Ortiz popped to first to end the Red Sox' 2-1 loss to the Rangers yesterday.
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Daisuke Matsuzaka had trouble with his control, and A.J. Pierzynski made him pay. The White Sox catcher went 3-for-4 with three RBIs on Thursday night &#151; twice delivering RBI singles after Matsuzaka issued multiple walks &#151; and the Chicago White Sox beat the plummeting Boston Red Sox 4-2.
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NEW YORK -- He has risen from the ashes, much like his baseball team, from the depths of a seemingly lost and bitterly disappointing season to the indescribable elation of an improbable, yet brilliant comeback. The Boston Red Sox, once down, 3-0, in the American League Championship Series, orchestrated the biggest turnaround in baseball history by beating the New York ...
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David Ortiz supported Curt Schilling with two home runs against the Devil Rays. Barry Zito didn't need much support at all to beat the Mariners again.
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Chone Figgins was struggling at the plate, so Angels manager Mike Scioscia dropped his leadoff hitter to ninth in the order a week ago. It's certainly taken some pressure off Los Angeles' most versatile player.
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The Red Sox lose back-to-back games for the first time in more than five weeks, after a 5-to-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Rookie Scott Kazmir outpitched Pedro Martinez to lead Tampa Bay.
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NEW YORK -- Tracing the tracks of their tears back to the ballpark in the Bronx where all the horrible things happened last October, the Red Sox returned to the American League Championship Series last night, fell behind, 8-0, then rallied mightily before again succumbing to the Yankees, 10-7.
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When Ichiro Suzuki is batting, he is a walking, swinging nightmare for pitchers. He is batting .353 with 6 homers, 58 runs batted in and 37 stolen bases before Tuesday nightâs game.
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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.