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Article: Red Sox; No Clemens, No 1st Place
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- The Washington Post
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- September 24, 1990
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Perhaps the Boston Red Sox should persuade Roger Clemens to pitch
left-handed. That's how desperately they need him back for the last
10 days of the American League East Division race.
Even a wrong-handed Clemens couldn't have done much worse than
Tom Bolton did today at Yankee Stadium. Bolton was moved forward two
days in the rotation when Clemens's still-ailing right shoulder
prevented him from making what was to be his first start in 19 days.
But Bolton failed to escape the second inning as the New York Yankees
built an early cushion and held on for a 5-4 victory before 40,431 to
eject the Red Sox from first place once more.
Boston (82-71) lost for the second straight day to the ...