Red Sox defeat A's 6-5 in MLB opener

 
Manny Ramirez powered the Boston Red Sox to a 6-5 win in 10 innings over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday, with pitcher Hideki Okajima earning the win in Major League Baseball's season-opener in Japan. [link]

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Good Morning: Welcome to the 2008 MLB Season

Those on the West Coast will be sleeping. Some on the East Coast, as well. But, Tuesday marks the beginning of the 2008 Major League Baseball season in a game that should simply be called "Dice-K Returns". The season opener in Japan will see Japanese national treasure Daisuke Matsuzaka return as the Red Sox starting pitcher against Joe Blanton of the A's. Who has home field ...
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Game 1: Red Sox win wild season opener

Manny Ramirez and Brandon Moss hit the Sox to a 6-5 victory over the A's.
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Japan Opener: DirecTV Subscribers See ESPN2, NESN Outage

DirecTV subscribers that got up early (6am ET, 3am PT) to watch the season opener between the Red Sox and Athletics from Japan found ESPN2 and NESN dead in the water -- an outage of both channels on the Satcaster. Not good.
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Red Sox vs. Athletics - Recap - March 25, 2008

Dice-K gets no-decision as Red Sox hang on to beat A's in extras TOKYO (AP) -- Daisuke Matsuzaka 's homecoming was saved by Manny Ramirez . Ramirez hit his second two-run double in the 10th inning, and the Boston Red Sox began their World Series title ...
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Red Sox 6, A’s 5: Ramirez opens at double-time as Sox make a quick break from the gate | Boston Red Sox | projo.com | The Providence Journal

Journal photo / Bob Breidenbach Brandon Moss gets congrats from teammates after hitting a solo homer in the ninth to tie the game.
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