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Ortiz, Buchholz lead way as Red Sox cut magic number to three

Associated Press

Thursday, September 24, 2009

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Head congested, body weak, sneezes machine-gunning from his nose, Clay Buchholz figured it was going to be a tough night. Turned out to be just like the rest of his outings over the past two months. Buchholz shook off a head cold to take a shutout into the seventh inning, and David Ortiz homered and drove in three runs to help the Boston Red Sox move closer to the postseason with a 10-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night. "I was expecting to have to battle ...

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