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Dice-K fans nine in six-plus innings as Red Sox hold off A's

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Daisuke Matsuzaka did stateside what he couldn't in front of his Japanese countrymen last week. He thought about it, too. Dice-K struck out nine and didn't walk a batter Tuesday night, allowing two hits and one run over 6 2/3 innings as the Boston Red Sox beat the Athletics 2-1 in Oakland's home opener. The star right-hander (1-0) received a warm standing ovation from a crowd of 36,067 that included lots of Red Sox fans. "It's only something I can say in hindsight, b ...

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