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Two big innings propel Royals as Red Sox fall from atop AL East perch

Associated Press

Thursday, July 9, 2009

BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox and their bullpen are stumbling toward the All-Star break. David DeJesus hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning as the Kansas City Royals rallied from an early four-run deficit and knocked the Red Sox out of sole possession of first place in the A.L. East with an 8-6 victory Thursday night. Boston is 5-5 in its last 10 games and the bullpen has absorbed four of those losses. David Ortiz hit his 300th career homer for Boston, which fell to 3-4 on its 10-g ...

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