He's back: Colon makes first start for Red Sox

 
Bartolo Colon made his first start for the Red Sox on Wednesday. [link]

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Bartolo Colon makes first start of '08 tonight for Red Sox

As expected, the Boston Red Sox purchased the contract of pitcher Bartolo Colon from Triple-A Pawtucket - will start tonight.
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Colon wins in return, Red Sox top Royals (AP)

Bartolo Colon made a solid return to the majors after recovering from an elbow injury, posting his first win since last June as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3 Wednesday night. The 2005 Cy Young award winner allowed two runs in five ...
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Colon Looks Good in 6-3 Sox Win

Bartolo Colon made his Boston Red Sox debut and went 5 innings and threw 74 pitches in what I’d say was a pretty good showing for a guy who hadn’t faced many major league hitters in the last two years. Colon was good enough to earn a ...
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Bartolo Colon and the World's Most Excitable Ump

And I thought I was pretty pumped for Colon's first game in a Red Sox uniform. Check the home plate ump's flirtation with interpretive dance on this third strike call in the first inning. The guy put so much bad English on that call, I thought I was ...
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Colon makes first start, gets first win for Red Sox

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Extra BasesGame underway
Bartolo Colon took the mound and got out of a small jam in the top of the first. He put two runners on base before striking out Jose Guillen on a demonstrative called third strike by home plate umpire Tom Hallion, and retired Mark Teahen with a ...
Extra BasesRoyals tie it
A seeing-eye single up the middle by Jose Guillen has tied the game at 1 here in the third inning. Bartolo Colon had allowed a leadoff single to the speedy Joey Gathright, but got the next two outs before walking Alex Gordon and allowing the RBI ...
Extra BasesEllsbury homers
Jacoby Ellsbury homered to lead off the bottom of the first against Brett Tomko to give Bartolo Colon a 1-0 lead. Colon, throwing 92 and 93 mph, threw three ground ball outs in the second inning. Ellsbury, playing right field tonight, ...
Extra BasesColon sharp through four
Bartolo Colon has thrown 58 pitches through four innings and has looked sharp. He's had two innings (first and third) when he's had two runners on and he's pitched a pair of 1-2-3 innings. In the fourth he struck out John Buck with a well-located ...
Extra BasesColon gives up a run
Bartolo Colon surrendered the go-ahead run in the fifth on an Alex Gordon single to right field. The good news is Colon made sure things didn't get out of hand. No. 9 hitter Joey Gathright reached on a bunt single to open the fifth and leadoff ...
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