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March 25, 2008

Red Sox 6, A's 5: One-stop wrapup

A quick list of all Sean McAdam's stories from Tuesday's 6-5 Red Sox victory over the A's:

-- Manny Ramirez gets off to his quickest start in years with a pair of two-run doubles, including a two-out shot in the 10th that breaks a 4-4 tie, and leads the Red Sox to a season-opening win over the A's.

-- Daisuke Matsuzaka overcomes a rocky start to pitch five solid innings and leaves the game with a 3-2 lead.

-- The red-hot J.D. Drew can't answer the bell, as a bad back forces him to the sidelines.

-- A complete list of postgame notes.

-- Commissioner Bud Selig attends the game and is non-committal on whether or not punishment will be meted out to players named in the Mitchell Report. He also has little to say about the Sox' threatened boycott of the Japanese trip, concluding, "All's well that ends well."

-- Prior to the game, Sean accompanies representatives of the Red Sox and A's to a reception at the home of Thomas Schieffer, the U.S. Ambassador to Japan. "They'll let anyone in here, I guess,'' jokes A's general manager Billy Beane when he spots Sean.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 9:50 AM to Red Sox | Permalink

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