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[align=center]RedSox looking for sweep over the Yankees[/align] [align=center][/align]

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[align=center]Yankees ninth inning come back not enough to beat the RedSox Top - Lowrie makes a diving stop behind second base and throw to get Damon by a few steps Bottom - Ramirez celebrates after his first grand slam of the year off Pettitte Top - Rodriguez steals second base safely after a wild throw by varitek which landed in center field Bottom - Jeter slides in at third for his first triple of the year Boxscore Game 12 Vs Yankees[/align]

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[align=center]Offence was the topic of the day in this opening game for the greatest rivalry in sport Top - Youkilis singles in the first inning to contribute to a terrible start for Wang Bottom - Varitek makes contact for a hit, one of his four on the day Top - Abreu drives a shot into the bullpen to give the Yankees the lead in the first Bottom - Alberto Gonzalez hits his first homerun of his career to keep the game close in the fifth Boxscore Game 11Vs Yankees[/align]

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[align=center]RedSox bats come through to power Boston to a series win over Detroit Top - Youkilis adds to his 6RBIs with a two run homerun in the bottom of the fifth to give Boston the lead Bottom - Ramirez gets his first homerun of the in the bottom of the seventh and for many this homerun is long overdue Top - Ordonez gets drilled by Colon in the first inning, the day got even worse for Ordonez when he had to leave the game injured Bottom - Jeff Larish hits his second homerun of the day which capped a career day for the rookie Boxscore Game 10Vs Detroit[/align]

[align=center]The Tigers will be hoping to leave Boston with a win [/align]

[align=center]Tigers and Rogers shutout Sox for a much needed victory Top - Jon Lester helped himself out with a great catch in first inning Bottom - Dustin Pedroia shows that he is a quality second baseman with a great stop to get Polanco out at first in the seventh inning Top - Polanco connects with long homerun to put the Tigers in front in the top of the fourth to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead Bottom - Renteria slides in for a double in the ninth in which the Tigers scored 2 more runs Boxscore Game 9Vs Detroit[/align]

Well i know the rosters im using are now not realistic but when it comes to trades im going complete trades at a later stage of the season like in real life but at the minute Manny isn't a player that i would consider trading because he's doing well for me but depending on my record at the end of may and then towards the all star break, i might start thinking about possible deals but IF i do deal Manny i won't be including Moss and Hansen in the deal

[align=center]Detroit hoping veteran pitching can provide much needed victory in Boston [/align] *Edit* I just noticed that i spelt Rogers wrong

[align=center]Youkilis and Lowell power the RedSox to victory in home opener Top - Lowell gets the RedSox on the board with a three run homerun off the Coke bottle Bottom - Youkilis puts the game out of sight with his three run shot to center field Top - Leyland comes out to dispute a call on which Crisp was judged safe on a stolen base attempt in which replays show that he was in fact out Bottom - Granderson drives in a run with his second double of the year Boxscore Game 8VsDetroit[/align]

Im not going to make the trade but who knows whats going to happen when i get to the trade deadline.

With their record being 1-5 going into our first game i was expecting the line up to have very poor numbers but its obviously been their pitching that has been struggling.

[align=center]Detroit are welcomed to Boston for the RedSox home opener[/align] [align=center][/align]

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Yea following Matsuzaka'a second bad start im just hoping the bats stay hot and my pitchers come around. One high point is Jon Lester he pitched great in his first start and the bullpen is holding up okay.

[align=center] RedSox bats heat up to claim the series 2-1, Matsuzaka and Halladay both had poor starts again this season Top - Drew drives a double to center field to drive in two runs Bottom - Cash connects for his second homerun in three days Top - Rolen slides home to score on Aaron Hill's sac fly Bottom - Vernon Wells slides in safe to second base on his first steal of the year to get into scoring position in which Lyle Overbay later knocks him in on a single to center field Boxscore Game 7@Toronto[/align]

[align=center]Both teams looking to take upper hand in rubber match [/align] [align=center]*Despite Lyle Overbay leaving yesterdays game with a minor MCL sprain and being thought to be out for up to two weeks, he will be playing DH in todays game[/align]

[align=center]Toronto picks up win as Beckett stumbles. Top - Crisp strikes out to start the game and that set the tone for the entire game for Boston Bottom - Lowell puts up some resistance with a 3 run homerun in the top of the seventh Top - Rios makes a sliding catch to rob Pedroia, it was one of two highlight reel plays made by Rios Bottom - Rios powers his third homerun of the year for 2RBIs Boxscore Game 6@Toronto[/align]

[align=center]Beckett looks to have another strong start and Lowrie is set for debut [/align]

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[align=center]RedSox take game 1 thanks to homeruns from Cash and Pedroia Top - Varitek tags out Overbay to end the inning and to prevent a second run from scoring Bottom - Kevin Cash drives one deep in his first at bat of the season Top - Aaron hill leads off the second inning with a triple and then scores on a sac fly by Brad Wilkerson Bottom - Shaun Marcum makes a great catch to get Youkilis in the sixth inning Boxscore Game 5@Toronto[/align]

[align=center]Boston travel to Toronto to try and put a win streak together [/align]