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Game 95: July 19, 2007 White Sox 4 W: Javier Vazquez (7-5)H: Ryan Bukvich (2)S: Bobby Jenks (26) 43-51, 2 game winning streak12-15-4 series record Red Sox 2 L: Daisuke Matsuzaka (11-7) 56-39, 3 game losing streak19-9-4 series record Highlights: Perseverance. Endurance. Patience. Self control. Denial of self. Things one must be in a season that spans 162 games. Gaman means all these things. These are the concepts guiding Matsuzaka has he forges into the unexplored depths of a major league season. Half of the ballparks in the Nippon Professional Baseball league are domes. Daisuke Matsuzaka’s home field had a roof and three of the other teams in his division were also indoors. The 1:56 rain delay may have impacted Matsuzaka’s effectiveness last night, but since his previous two games were also not quality starts it’s difficult to ascribe the weather as the sole reason for his shakiness. But for the Red Sox offense, four runs should be an easily surmountable deficit. The offense did so in Matsuzaka’s start against the Blue Jays on July 14, a game in which Boston launched three home runs. Home cooking at Fenway has lacked the special sauce of extra base hits to...
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