Article: Red Sox and Matsuzaka Appear to Be Apart

BOSTON - Red Sox officials left agent Scott Boras' office Tuesday night apparently still apart with Daisuke Matsuzaka with time running out for a deal.

With the clock ticking toward a midnight EST Thursday deadline for Matsuzaka to reach an agreement, Red Sox chairman Tom Werner, president Larry Lucchino and general manager Theo Epstein were at Boras' office in Newport Beach, Calif., for face-to-face talks.

Red Sox officials left the building where the offices are located shortly before 7 p.m. EST, returned about four hours later and stayed for 40 minutes before leaving again.

"We're going back to Boston tomorrow," Werner said.

There was no evidence that progress was made Tuesday, ...

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