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Martinez has been huge addition for Red Sox

By Peter Gammons

Saturday, September 19, 2009

The pennant race play of the week may have been made on Sunday in Boston. The Rays had tied the game 1-1 in the seventh inning on an infield grounder, and Gabe Gross chugged toward home with the go-ahead run when Dustin Pedroia's throw to first base got away from Casey Kotchman. Kotchman's throw home was low and away and Victor Martinez caught it, slid in front of the plate and blocked the path of Gross, a onetime Auburn football player. Out. "He could easily have blown his knee out in the col ...

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