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April 19, 2008
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 about the guy, he prepares better than anybody and is more focused than anybody as a hitter than I've ever seen. It's incredible what he's doing right now."
Papelbon on the impact of David Ortiz and Ramirez hitting back-to-back in the lineup: ``Especially when you have to pitch to David and you know Manny's coming up next, I think that's what keeps us in the ballgame at all times. If those guys are coming up late in the ballgame, the ballgame is never over."
Catcher Jason Varitek on Jon Lester's start: ``The first home run, you know (Josh Hamilton) is a strong guy. He hit a fastball up and flicked it on top of the monster. And (Jason) Botts turned on the ball pretty well (for a double to left in the third inning). After that, I think (Lester) really settled in. He got some length in that game, which was good for our bullpen.''
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