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Strained oblique will keep Beckett off the mound until Sunday

BY CAROLYN THORNTON Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- Sox manager Terry Francona announced after Sunday night's second game that Josh Beckett suffered a strained oblique muscle while throwing a side session last Friday afternoon in the rain and will not......

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Papelbon has "frustrating" outing against Yankees

BY CAROLYN THORNTON Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- Jonathan Papelbon acknowledged that he was very "frustrated" following his outing in Sunday's first game. With the rain starting to fall again just as he took the mound in the ninth, the......

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Francona: Matsuzaka 'situated to be very strong' heading into the postseason

BY CAROLYN THORNTON Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- Although he ended up with the loss in Boston's 6-2 setback to New York in Sunday's first game of a day-night doubleheader with New York, Daisuke Matsuzaka's final regular-season outing, especially given......

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Lester's post-game reaction

Jon Lester following tonight's start in which he gave up three runs in 6.1 innings - his longest outing since going 6.2 innings at Oakland on April 2 - recorded a season-high five strikeouts and a season-low two walks: ``I......

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Francona's postgame reaction

Sox manager Terry Francona's post-game reaction to Boston's 5-3 come-from-behind win over Texas: On Manny Ramirez' towering eighth-inning game-winning home run: ``It's a pretty swing, isn't it? It's nice just to get the game tied. We have Oki and Pap,......

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Postgame reaction to Sox 5-3 win over Texas

Post-game reaction from the Sox clubhouse Jonathan Papelbon on Manny Ramirez, who belted his 496th career home run in the eighth inning: ``I'll tell you what. It's impressive what he's doing right now, that guy. Regardless of what you say......

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Lowell takes ``step in the right direction''

Mike Lowell, who has been out of the lineup since injuring a ligament in his left thumb while making a diving backhand last week against the Detroit Tigers, took 35 swings off the tee today. The Sox third baseman described......

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Francona to Jeter: Easy does it on that quad

Asked during today’s pre-game press conference if he thought a veteran team might be less affected than an inexperienced ball club by a managing change, Sox manager Terry Francona looked around with a feigned look of surprise, as if the......

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Detroit ends seven-game skid with 7-2 win over Sox

After generating just 15 runs combined over its first seven losses, Detroit tagged Boston’s pitchers for 10 hits, en route to a 7-2 victory before a Fenway crowd of 3,7190. Jon Lester’s debut against the Tigers was a rocky one.......

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Donnelly out of surgery

Earlier this afternoon, Sox manager Terry Francona received a text message from pitcher Brendan Donnelly after undergoing Tommy John surgery on his right elbow in California. ``His text said he came through it great and he was just going to......

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