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09/13/2009 - 11:28am
Rays-Red Sox lineups Gm1: Big Papi sits, Bay DH
By: Mike Petraglia

Jason Bay gets his first start this season as the designated hitter while David Ortiz sits in the first game of the split doubleheader with the Tampa Bay Rays today at Fenway Park. Here are the lineups for Game 1, starting at noon. 
 
Red Sox:
Ellsbury Cf.
Pedroia 2b.
Martinez c.
Youkilis 3b.
Bay dh.
Kotchman 1b.
Baldelli RF.
Reddick lf.
Green ss.
 
Buchholz p.
 
Rays:
Bartlett ss.
Crawford lf.
Longoria 3b.
Zobrist Cf.
Burrell dh.
Iwamura 2b.
Zaun c.
Gross RF.
Richard 1b.
 
Garza P. 

 


09/13/2009 - 10:44am
Fantasy Football: Week One Live Chat
By: DJ Bean

Don't set your lineups yet-- you haven't heard the last of of the advice you need to dominate your league. Beginning at 11, the Reality Bites blog will host a live chat featuring WEEI.com Fantasy know-it-all Greg Levy, yours truly, and you, the players. Bring questions for your own team and tips for other teams as WEEI.com kicks off the first Sunday of football the right way.


09/13/2009 - 12:07am
Red Sox claim rain-shortened win
By: Alex Speier

The Red Sox exploded for an eight-run third inning en route to a rain-shortened 9-1 win over Tampa Bay. The Sox went hitless in the first two innings against Rays starter Wade Davis (0-1) before exploding for seven knocks -- including a three-run, bases-loaded double by Alex Gonzalez -- to plate eight runs. Kevin Youkilis added the Sox' final run with a solo homer, his 25th of the year.
 
The offensive outburst made a winner of starter Josh Beckett (15-6), who won his first game in exactly a month by logging five innings and allowing four hits and one run while striking out four and walking one. Thanks to the rains that ended the game in the top of the sixth inning, Beckett recorded his career-high fourth complete game of 2009.


09/12/2009 - 11:42pm
Seymour reports to the Raiders, ready to go
By: Christopher Price

After almost a week of uncertainty, former Patriots defensive lineman Richard Seymour reported to the Raiders on Saturday, saying he will bring a "commitment to excellence" with him from New England. "I'm not saying what I'm going to do when I get out on the field, but I'm going to give everything that I have, and that's 100 percent," Seymour said in an interview with Raiders.com, where he was seen wearing the No. 92. "From the weight room to the workouts to whatever it is ... the classroom, learning plays -- and I have a lot to learn at this point. Just understanding what we're trying to do defensively. Once I get that all down pat, I'll definitely be ready to go." For more Patriots' updates, check out our football blog, "It Is What It Is."
 


09/12/2009 - 7:22pm
Report: Predators covet Kessel in a potential trade
By: Joe Haggerty

The Nashville Predators are one of several teams in the running for a potential Phil Kessel trade with the Boston Bruins, according to the Tennessean, and Nashville GM David Poile confirmed interest to the newspaper in a report published Saturday. Poile admitted that he's spoken with both Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli and Kessel's agent, Wade Arnott, in recent days, and had nothing but flattering things to say about the 21-year-old sniper. "He's a young player that scores goals," said Poile, who also admitted that the Preds wouldn't be interested in signing Kessel to an offer sheet "and that's very much of interest to us. We've talked concepts. I'd be very interested to see if there might be something he would like from the Predators.'' 


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