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Tom Caron: Dice-K’s return is dicey

BOSTON — When Daisuke Matsuzaka arrived in Boston he was hailed as a “national treasure.” As he left the mound in the rain Saturday night, there were a smattering of boos from a fan base frustrated by years of his inconsistency. And now it looks like we may have seen the end of the Dice-K […]

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Red Sox finish road trip 1-8

SEATTLE — Kevin Millwood pitched six stingy innings to win for the first time in 5½ weeks and the Seattle Mariners beat the staggering Red Sox 2-1 Wednesday night, handing Boston its eighth defeat in nine games. Dustin Ackley hit a two-run single in the fourth to back Millwood (5-12), who allowed four hits and […]

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Valentine’s tenure surely coming to an end

aYou can never say for certain that a team has given up, but the Red Sox are making it awfully tempting. They’ve lost the first seven games on this latest West Coast swing, which arrived at the tail end of a five week-long skid that saw them plummet from 3½ games out of a potential playoff […]