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This and That, Game 162

The home run for Bill Mueller in the fourth Sunday was his first in 47 at-bats and 10th for the season. He has hit 41 homers in three years for the Red Sox, in double digits each season . . . The pinch-hit homer for Doug Mirabelli in the sixth was the third of his career and the Red Sox' first of the seasn. Trot Nixon connected for Boston's last pinch-hit homer, on Sept. 14, 2004, against Tampa Bay . . . Kevin Youkilis got into a game for the first time since suffering a fracture of the tip of his right index finger on Sept. 18. He replaced Bill Mueller at third base. He walked on four pitches in the sixth . . . By the top of the seventh, the Sox' lineup had a spring-training flavor to it, with reserves at third (Youkilis), catcher (Mirabelli), shortstop (Hanley Ramirez), second base (Alex Cora), left field (Alejandro Machado) and designated hitter (Kelly Shoppach). As the teams were warming up for the seventh, Boston manager sent Adam Hyzdu out to center field to replace Johnny Damon, giving Damon a chance for a nice curtain call from the crowd.

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