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Liriano, Matsui could go from injured to integral

By Jerry Crasnick
ESPN.com

Wednesday, September 6, 2006

Players throughout baseball are now coping with the cumulative physical impact of an eight-month grind. But the daily scratch-and-dent updates are exponentially more meaningful for clubs that actually have something at stake. The Red Sox welcomed back David Ortiz, Jason Varitek and Trot Nixon this week, which gives them a lift in their effort to fend off Toronto and the Angels for the sixth-best record in the American League. In the Bronx, Jason Giambi just received a cortisone shot in his left ...

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