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August 21, 2007
-- The Sox have acquired first baseman/outfielder Chris Carter from Washington via the Diamondbacks, completing last week's trade of Wily Mo Pena to the Nationals.
The Nationals obtained Carter from Arizona for minor-league right-hander Emiliano Fruto and then shipped him to the Sox, who have assigned him to Pawtucket.
Carter, a left-handed hitter, was batting .324 with 18 homers and 84 RBI in 126 games for Tucson, the Diamondbacks' Triple A club. He was leading the Pacific Coast League in hits (163), tied for second in doubles (39) and was fifth in batting average.
-- Manny Ramirez is back in left field after serving as the designated hitter on Monday night. David Ortiz returns as the DH tonight after having had Monday night off. Ramirez will likely be given a day of rest tomorrow.
-- Kevin Cash, who did a solid job catching Tim Wakefield's knuckleballs Monday night in his first game replacing catcher Doug Mirabelli, had a passed ball taken away from his log today.
Cash initially was charged with a passed ball when Carl Crawford struck out in the first inning. The pitch bounced off Cash's mitt. He chased it down and threw out Crawford at first base as Akinori Iwamura, running from first base, made it to second. But upon further review, a catcher cannot be charged with a passed ball on such a play.
-- The Sox will have their fantasy football draft tonight, a source of good-natured fun and anticipation.
-- Steven Krasner
Posted by Steven Krasner 
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