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When the series began between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, they had listed three premier pitching matchups for the fans at Fenway Park to see. So far, the first two games have come down to a battle of the bullpens instead of the starters. On opening night, the two starters for both teams didn't have great outings. Josh Beckett didn't even get out of the fifth inning, allowing eight hits, five runs, three walks and two home runs and a 9.64 ERA in four and two-thirds innings. CC Sabathia started out well, but ran out of gas in the sixth inning, allowing six hits, five runs, walked two and a 8.44 ERA in five and one-third innings. Both Sabathia and Beckett got no decisions and in the end, it was the Yankees bullpen that gave up leads of 5-1 and 7-5 in the Red Sox 9-7 win. Mostly, ...

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