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| Colon makes successful Red Sox debut |
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05/21/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (Best E Casino) - Bartolo Colon was solid in his Boston Red Sox debut Wednesday against the Kansas City Royals. The 10-year veteran, who was signed February 8 to a minor-league deal, made three starts for the team's Triple-A affiliate in Pawtucket, before he was called up to start the third contest in a four-game series at Fenway Park. He allowed six hits and two runs with four strikeouts and a pair of walks over five full innings to get the win as Boston topped Kansas City, 6-3. Colon had not pitche |
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| Red Sox call up Colon for first outing of season |
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05/21/2008 |
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BOSTON (AP) -The Boston Red Sox called up Bartolo Colon from Pawtucket and sent right-hander Justin Masterson to the Triple-A team on Wednesday. Colon, the AL Cy Young award winner in 2005, started Wednesday night's game against the Kansas City Royals. The Red Sox signed Colon to a minor league contract in spring training after he became a free agent following four seasons with the Angels. He was 21-8 with a 3.48 ERA in 2005, but injuries limited him to 29 games the past two seasons. The right-hander was |
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| Colon to make Red Sox debut Wednesday |
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05/21/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (Best E Casino) - Bartolo Colon is set to make his Boston Red Sox debut Wednesday against the Kansas City Royals. The 10-year veteran, who was signed February 8 to a minor-league deal, made three starts for the team's Triple-A affiliate in Pawtucket, before he was called up to start the third contest in a four-game series. Colon takes the mound two days after Jon Lester no-hit the Royals and one day after a 2-1 victory in which Rookie Justin Masterson gave up one earned run on three hits in 6.1 innin |
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| Lester seeks normalcy after latest memorable feat |
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05/20/2008 |
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| want to be treated like anybody else,'' Lester said. ``I just want to go out there and pitch and, hopefully, pitch well against the A's and move on and pitch against the next opponent.'' For now, the repercussions of his gem in a 7-0 win over the Kansas City Royals continue. The Hall of Fame was given a game-used baseball, Lester's cleats, and the catching equipment of Jason Varitek, who caught his major-league record fourth no-hitter. Lester appeared on a television show in which cancer survivor Lance Arm |
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| Boston's Masterson has tough act to follow vs. KC |
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05/20/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Jon Lester gave the Fenway Park faithful a night to remember on Monday. The Boston Red Sox hope to give their fans another special moment when they continue their four-game set with the Kansas City Royals this evening. Lester threw the 18th no-hitter in Red Sox history in last night's series opener as Boston extended its home win streak to seven games with a 7-0 decision over the Royals. The 24-year-old Lester (3-2), previously best known for a battle with lymphoma that caused him to miss port |
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| Amazing accomplishment: Lester no-hits Royals |
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05/20/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (Best E Casino) - Left-hander Jon Lester pitched the 18th no- hitter in Red Sox history, as Boston beat the Kansas City Royals, 7-0. Lester (3-2), a cancer survivor, struck out nine and issued only two walks - in the second inning to Billy Butler and in the ninth to Esteban German. After walking German to start the ninth, Tony Pena hit a chopper to third base and was thrown out. David DeJesus then grounded out to first and Alberto Callaspo struck out swinging at a high fastball for the final out. The |
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| Amazing accomplishment; Lester no-hits Royals |
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05/20/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (Best E Casino) - Left-hander Jon Lester pitched the 18th no- hitter in Red Sox history, as Boston beat the Kansas City Royals, 7-0. Lester (3-2), a cancer survivor, struck out nine and issued only two walks - in the second inning to Billy Butler and in the ninth to Esteban German. After walking German to start the ninth, Tony Pena hit a chopper to third base and was thrown out. David DeJesus then grounded out to first and Alberto Callaspo struck out swinging at a high fastball for the final out. The |
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| Royals catcher Buck rejoins team |
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05/19/2008 |
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BOSTON (AP) -The Kansas City Royals reinstated catcher John Buck from the bereavement list and optioned catcher Matt Tupman to Triple-A Omaha. Buck missed the weekend series in Florida to be with his wife, who had complications in her pregnancy. She gave birth to twin sons Cooper and Brody on Thursday, about 12 weeks early; the team said the situation has since stabilized. Tupman made his major league debut against the Marlins, with a pinch-single in his first at-bat. He returns to the minors with a 1.000 |
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| Royals counting on young closer Soria for years to come |
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05/19/2008 |
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MIAMI (AP) -The curve from Joakim Soria lacked its usual bite and stayed a little higher than he wanted, which is why it came to rest beyond the center-field wall. Jeremy Hermida's two-run homer cut the Kansas City Royals' lead over Florida to 7-6. The runs were the first allowed by Soria this season. ``It was coming someday,'' the young closer said later Friday night. ``Someday someone was going to hit me. It's OK. It's no big deal.'' If Soria didn't sound flustered, he didn't pitch that way, either. He |
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| Red Sox try to extend home win streak versus Royals |
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05/19/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Boston Red Sox take aim at a seventh consecutive victory at Fenway Park when the defending world champions entertain the improving Kansas City Royals tonight in the opener of a four-game series. Boston owns the best home record in the majors so far this season, a stellar 17-5 mark, and enters this evening's clash having won eight of its last nine tests at Fenway Park. The last three victories during that stretch came at the expense of the Milwaukee Brewers, including Sunday's 11-7 triumph |
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