Masterson helps BoSox win fifth straight (AP)

 
Rookie Justin Masterson pitched 6 1-3 strong innings one day after Jon Lester's no-hitter against Kansas City and the Boston Red Sox silenced the Royals bats again in a 2-1 victory Tuesday night. The 23-year-old Masterson (1-0) allowed one run on three hits in his second major league start. Jonathan Papelbon ended a bases-loaded threat in the eighth by striking out Billy Butler and pitched a... [link]

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BOSTON (AP) -- Rookie Justin Masterson pitched 6 1-3 strong innings one day after Jon Lester's no-hitter against Kansas City and the Boston Red Sox silenced the Royals bats again in a 2-1 victory Tuesday night. >
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Rookie Justin Masterson pitched 6-1/3 strong innings one day after Jon Lester's no-hitter against Kansas City and the Boston Red Sox silenced the Royals bats again in a 2-1 victory Tuesday night.
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Rookie Justin Masterson pitched 6 1-3 strong innings one day after Jon Lester's no-hitter against Kansas City and the Boston Red Sox silenced the Royals bats again in a 2-1 victory Tuesday night.