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Found May 14, 2012 on NESN.com: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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The Red Sox are just halfway through their season-high stretch of 20 games in 20 days, and we're still not sure what to make of this team. The Sox are just 4-6 in that stretch with the first 10 games of the run much easier than the second half. That part, of course, is not good. However, they're welcoming the Mariners to town starting Monday for a two-game set on the heels of taking three of four from Cleveland. Boston took the final three games of the series, the third time this season that they've won three games in a...
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