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Game update: Red Sox 4, Tigers 0 in 1st

BY SEAN McADAM
Joirnal Sports Writer

TOKYO -- Proving that power is the same on either side of the world, the Red Sox flexed their muscles in the first inning against Hanshin and took a 4-0 lead Saturday afternoon.

David Ortiz got things going with an opposite-field solo shot off Tigers starter Yuya Ando. Following a walk to Manny Ramirez and a two-out single from Mike Lowell, J.D. Drew continued the power display with a three-run homer to left-center.

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