Sep 29, 2007 12:27 AM EST
The 12-year wait for the Red Sox is over. At last, they're the AL East champions.
Moments after the Orioles beat the Yankees, completing Boston's clinch, Red Sox players popped champagne corks in their clubhouse while thousands of fans jumped at their seats, the echoes of their cheers spreading through the stadium.
"I pulled my hamstring jumping off the couch," manager Terry Francona said.
More than an hour earlier, Boston reduced its magic number to one with a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Twins.
And with those results, coupled with Cleveland's 5-3 win over Kansas City, the AL playoff pairings were set: The Angels will open at Boston, and the wild-card Yankees will start at Cleveland.
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Red Sox rookie Clay Buchholz won't pitch for the rest of the year and will miss the postseason because of shoulder fatigue.
The 23-year-old right-hander pitched a no-hitter against Baltimore on Sept. 1 in his second major league start, then was sent to the bullpen and made a relief appearance on Sept. 6. He had just one outing after that, starting and losing at Toronto on Sept. 19.
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Jon Lester took the mound last night for the Red Sox in an 11-6 win over the Oakland A's. The start will likely end up being Lester's last of the 2007 season.
The Fenway Park crowd of 36,570 knew Lester's feel-good story would have had a more fitting epilogue in the playoffs, but after the 23-year-old lefthander lasted just 4 1/3 innings, it was abundantly clear he is likely the odd man out of the Sox' four-man postseason rotation.
"There were a lot of ups and downs this year," said Lester, taking stock of a season in which he was unbeaten (4-0, 4.72 ERA) in 11 appearances. "It seems that I couldn't really string too many starts together where I had good performances. I'm glad to be up here with these guys and, hopefully, I can keep on going. We'll see where we go."
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Red Sox Sep 2007 Archive
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ESPN | Sep 26, 2007
Mike Lowell drove the Red Sox closer to a memorable achievement - their first division title in 12 years.
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Yahoo.com | Sep 26, 2007
On a night of comebacks, the Red Sox were most encouraged by the return of Manny Ramirez.
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ESPN | Sep 25, 2007
Manny Ramirez returned to the Boston Red Sox lineup on Tuesday night after missing 24 games with a strained muscle in his left side.
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Providence Journal | Sep 24, 2007
It remains unclear what it means to Curt Schilling?s future with the Red Sox, but the Boston pitcher this week placed his Medfield, Mass.
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Yahoo.com | Sep 22, 2007
The Red Sox became the first team in the majors to clinch a playoff spot this season, rallying on ninth-inning home runs by Jason Varitek and Julio Lugo to beat the Devil Rays 8-6 Saturday.
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AP | Sep 22, 2007
Boston first baseman Kevin Youkilis is not expected to return from a bruised right wrist until after the Red Sox begin their regular season-ending homestand Tuesday.
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AP | Sep 22, 2007
Boston needed a win, and Josh Beckett delivered.
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AP | Sep 21, 2007
Former outfielder Gabe Kapler, who spent the past season managing in the Red Sox minor league system, will try to resume his playing career in 2008.
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Boston Globe | Sep 20, 2007
On the day after, manager Terry Francona was unwavering in his support of reliever Eric Gagn?.
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AP | Sep 19, 2007
Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima won't pitch for several days because of a tired arm.
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ESPN.com | Sep 18, 2007
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AP | Sep 17, 2007
Frank Thomas homered twice off Tim Wakefield, then hit his third against Kyle Snyder on Monday night.
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Boston Herald | Sep 17, 2007
Yankees hurler Joba Chamberlain and Red Sox no-hitter phenom Clay Buchholz were seen drinking together in Boston over the weeeknd.
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Boston Herald | Sep 17, 2007
Kevin Youkilis? bruised right wrist kept him out of last night?s game against the New York Yankees, and he doesn?t expect to be ready to play tonight in Toronto.
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Yahoo.com | Sep 17, 2007
Curt Schilling against Derek Jeter.
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New York Post | Sep 16, 2007
If the money is right, David Ortiz doesn't see any reason A-Rod would not remain with the Yankees.
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Yahoo.com | Sep 15, 2007
Josh Beckett and Eric Hinske pushed back at the surging Yankees and tightened Boston's grip on the AL East.
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Newsday | Sep 15, 2007
As if a mid-September Yankees-Red Sox matchup isn't alluring enough, Saturday's game features two of the top contenders for the American League Cy Young Award.
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Yahoo.com | Sep 15, 2007
The Yankees scored 6 runs in the top of the 8th inning to come from behind to beat the Red Sox 8-7 on Friday night.
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Newsday | Sep 14, 2007
Joba Chamberlain and Roger Clemens will add to the excitement of the Yankees-Red Sox series this weekend.
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Boston Globe | Sep 13, 2007
Terry Francona is going into the final year of the two-year extension he signed in March 2006.
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Yahoo.com | Sep 12, 2007
David Ortiz hit his second homer of the game, a two-run drive that barely cleared the low right-field wall in the ninth inning and lifted the Red Sox over the Devil Rays 5-4 Wednesday night.
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New York Daily News | Sep 11, 2007
Roger Clemens will rejoin the Yankees in Toronto today, taking another step toward a possible return this weekend at Fenway Park.
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AP | Sep 11, 2007
The Red Sox and Athletics are lined up to meet in a Tokyo Dome opener next season.
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Boston Globe | Sep 5, 2007
Clay Buchholz threw a no-hitter for the Red Sox on Saturday, but most people don't know he was arrested for stealing laptops, as reported in the Boston Globe back in 2006.
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MLB.com | Sep 4, 2007
Roger Clemens is headed to Texas with his immediate future very much in doubt.
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Yahoo.com | Sep 3, 2007
Jacoby Ellsbury did everything on Sunday, one day after another Red Sox rookie pitched a no-hitter.
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AP | Sep 2, 2007
Bill Henry, who pitched in the majors for more than 15 seasons, has died.
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Yahoo.com | Sep 1, 2007
Boston Red Sox rookie Clay Buchholz threw a no-hitter in his second major league start, baffling the Orioles with an assortment of pitches at Fenway Park.
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Boston Herald | Sep 1, 2007
Red Sox manager Tito Francona said it's far too early to determine when Manny Ramirez will be ready to return.
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AP | Sep 1, 2007
Red Sox manager Terry Francona hopes Tim Wakefield can make his next scheduled start after being scratched from Friday night's 9-8 loss to the Orioles with a sore lower back.
