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Article: BASEBALL INSIDER; Revised Red Sox lineup still packs some punch; Boston has remained competitive despite injuries and shaky starters, and look out -- the Red Sox are getting healthier and getting better pitching of late.(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- May 25, 2009
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Byline: JOE CHRISTENSEN; STAFF WRITER
The Twins don't need a reminder heading into today's Memorial Day matinee that they are about to open a four-game series against a very good team.
The Red Sox pummeled the Twins by a combined score of 17-4 in a doubleheader sweep at Fenway Park on April 22. Nonetheless, this is a different Boston team coming to the Metrodome than the squads that won the 2004 and 2007 World Series.
Manny Ramirez is a Dodger now, a suspended Dodger at that. David Ortiz needed 136 at-bats before he cracked his first home run of 2009. The vaunted starting trio of Josh Beckett, Jon Lester and Daisuke Matsuzaka each has an ERA ...