Slams by Drew, Lowell help Dice-K go 8-0 (AP)

 
J.D. Drew and Mike Lowell hit grand slams to help Diasuke Matsuzaka remain unbeaten, and the Boston Red Sox completed a sweep of their seven-game homestand with an 11-8 win over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday. Drew and Lowell were the first Red Sox players to hit slams in the same game at Fenway Park since Tony Armas and Bill Buckner did it Aug. [link]

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