Red Sox 4, Royals 3 (first lede) (Yahoo! Sports)

S CITY, Mo. -- Dustin Pedroia went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs, helping Josh Beckett get his 10th victory of the season as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 4-3 Thursday night. The Red Sox remained a half-game behind the New York Yankees, who won at Minnesota,...

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Pedroia lifts Red Sox to 1st win, 9-6 over Yanks (AP)

Six losses in the first six games were plenty for feisty Dustin Pedroia. So the Red Sox sparkplug hit a solo homer in the first inning, starting his team to a 9-6 win over the New York Yankees on Friday and ending Boston's longest season-opening losing streak since World War II. "I just came in here thinking, 'We need to find a way to win.

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Injuries, pitching woes sidetrack Red Sox season (AP)

Dustin Pedroia walked through the clubhouse on crutches, weaving his way through the cartons and equipment bags being packed by his disappointed teammates. Gloves, balls, jerseys -- and hopes -- all stashed away early as Boston Red Sox players prepared to leave town. A season filled with injuries ended Sunday without a playoff berth for just the second time in eight years.

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Ouch! Injuries take a toll on All-Star squads (AP)

Ouch! Dustin Pedroia has a broken foot. Chase Utley needed thumb surgery. Manny Ramirez strained his hamstring. Every time an ump yells "Play Ball" it seems another All-Star gets hurt. Especially if they're in a Red Sox or Phillies uniform. A rash of recent injuries around the majors has left disabled lists dotted with some of baseball's biggest names: Victor Martinez, Jason Heyward,...

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Interleague Capsules (AP)

Edwin Jackson overcame a wild start to throw the fourth no-hitter in the season of the pitcher, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 1-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. Jackson (5-6) threw a whopping 149 pitches -- a major league high -- and walked eight, all but one in the first three innings, in the second no-hitter in Diamondbacks' history.

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