Adrian Beltre ignited a five-run second inning with a solo homer and Daisuke Matsuzaka worked five shutout innings before tiring in the sixth as the Red Sox defeated the Orioles, 6-4, on Thursday night.

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Scratched from his start tonight against the Rays because of back woes, Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka is scheduled to reclaim his spot in Boston's rotation Thursday night in Baltimore.

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Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka will miss his start in Tampa Bay due to a stiff back.

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BOSTON — Daisuke Matsuzaka and Adrian Beltre are doing their best to keep the Boston Red Sox in playoff contention.

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Adrian Beltre's bat, quite simply, has been a force, one that carried Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Red Sox to a 6-2 victory on Thursday night. Beltre walloped a grand slam, the eighth of his career, to back Matsuzaka's strong eight-inning outing.

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Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka will donate $500 to the Red Sox Foundation for every strikeout he records during the 2010 regular season. Through

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Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka earned his seventh win of the season with 6-2/3 solid innings in a 2-1 win over the Oakland Athletics

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Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka earned his seventh win of the season with 6-2/3 solid innings in a 2-1 win over the Oakland Athletics

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Adrian Beltre's 15th homer put the Red Sox on top for good and made a winner out of Daisuke Matsuzaka in Monday's 2-1 victory over the A's.

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Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka picked up his first win in four starts by throwing six-plus solid innings in a 3-2 victory over the

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The Red Sox used back-to-back home runs from Darnell McDonald and David Ortiz and a solid performance from Daisuke Matsuzaka to defeat the Blue Jays, 3-2, on Sunday at Rogers Centre.

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When Josh Beckett climbed on the mound of Tropicana Field a little before 2:30 ET on Tuesday afternoon, he had a cheering section on hand that included rotation mates John Lackey, Jon Lester, Daisuke Matsuzaka and Tim Wakefield.

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In another one of those unpredictable kind of nights for Daisuke Matsuzaka, he was wobbly early, found himself in the middle but then lost his hold on the game in the sixth inning, as the Red Sox fell to the Rays, 6-5, on Monday at Tropicana Field.

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Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, right, flips the ball with his glove to catcher Jason Varitek to force out a Colorado Rockies runner at home plate after fielding a ground ball in the first inning of a baseball game in Denver on Thursday, June 24, 2010. Colorado’s Ian Stewart hit the ball in front of the plate with the bases loaded which set up the force at home plate.

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In a roster crunch to activate Daisuke Matsuzaka for Thursday's start against the Rockies, the Red Sox placed infielder Mike Lowell on the 15-day disabled list with issues related to his right hip.

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Thanks to a successful three-inning simulated game on Saturday at Fenway Park, right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka will make his return to the starting rotation Thursday against the Rockies at Coors Field.

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Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka is expected to come off the disabled list and start against the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night.

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Five days ago, Daisuke Matsuzaka was scratched just minutes before he was supposed to pitch against the Phillies. But the Red Sox right-hander was right back on the mound on Thursday, throwing a 40-pitch side session.

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BOSTON – Daisuke Matsuzaka ran in the Fenway Park outfield early Tuesday afternoon and was scheduled to play catch while the Red Sox were taking batting practice.

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Right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka, who was placed on the disabled list with a right forearm strain just minutes before his scheduled start Saturday, is making progress.

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