BOSTON –– Making his return to Fenway, Bobby Valentine was overcome by a sense of regret. After winning six of the last seven games entering Monday, the Red Sox manager mulled over the team's previous homestand and admitted that he was unprepared to adapt to the emergency situations. "The outfield and the bullpen –– I didn't have a major plan for not having [Jacoby] Ellsbury," Valentine said. "My fault. I should have, and I didn't. Two deep in the bullpen, the two guys we traded for in the winter time, I figured one of them would be pitching the ninth...
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Edited: Lineup changed. Youk was a late scratch and Punto is in at 3B instead. No reason given as of yet. (1:35pm EST)
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