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Ryan Dempster tries for his first win of the season on Monday when the Boston Red Sox wrap up a weather-abbreviated three-game set against the Tampa Bay Rays with an early Patriots' Day start at Fenway Park.Patriots' Day, of course, is a holiday in Massachusetts and Maine that celebrates the anniversary of Paul Revere's ride and the battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775. The day will also be marked by the 117th running of the Boston Marathon.Dempster has yet to win in two starts for the Red Sox, going 0-1 with a 3.60 ERA. He pitched well in a no-decision against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday, as he surrendered three runs (1 earned) and three hits in five innings, but was pulled after a 43-minute rain delay. He also struck out seven in that one and has fanned 15 batters in 10 innings of work."Ryan's got the ability to pitch and control damage," said Boston manager John Farrell. "Multiple times tonight with his split and his slider, he got a key strikeout in some moments. Rain cu...
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In the famous poem "Paul Revere's Ride," Revere instructs his fellow patriots to use lanterns to signal whether there's an attack coming by land or sea. While we may...
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The Boston Red Sox eye a four-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays today when they wrap up the set with an early Patriots' Day start at Fenway Park.Patriots' Day is a ho...
James Shields allowed four hits in 8 1-3 innings, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 1-0 Monday to avoid a four-game sweep.The only run came when Daniel ...