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Found July 10, 2009 on Mighty Quinn Media Machine:
PLAYERS: Manny Delcarmen,  Justin Masterson,  Ramon Ramirez,  Brad Penny,  David Ortiz,  David DeJesus,  Dustin Pedroia,  Kevin Youkilis,  Jon Lester
TEAMS: Boston Red Sox,  Kansas City Royals,  Minnesota Twins

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When you get a 4-0 lead after three innings against the lowly, light-hitting Kansas City Royals, you are supposed to win.Not so last night, as the bullpen had a serious meltdown, as Manny Delcarmen, Justin Masterson and Ramon Ramirez all were awful, and let a 5-3 lead turn into an 8-6 loss at Fenway.Brad Penny struggled through five innings, giving up three runs, but left with a lead. David Ortiz blasted his 11th dinger of the year and his 300th of his MLB career, and it was 3-0 after one. It looked like the Sox would coast into a win when it was 4-0 after three, but KC came back with three off Penny in the fourth.Delcarmen allowed two runs, the first he's allowed since mid-June. Masterson gave up a homer to David DeJesus and two more runs in the four-run sixth. Masterson continues to struggle since that meltdown in Baltimore over a week ago.The only bright note after Penny left was Daniel Bard, who struck out three of the four batters he faced in the final 1 1/3 innings of the ...
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