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April 24, 2008

Sox up 3-1, Masterson allows homer

Justin Masterson is in line for the win, so far, with Boston leading 3-1 (RBI doubles by Coco Crisp and Kevin Cash padded the lead in the bottom of the fourth.

In the top of the fifth, Mike Napoli led off with a home run to center, on a 1-1 sinker.

Erick Aybar grounded out. Chone Figgins struck out, swinging at a slider. Gary Matthews grounded out.

Masterson threw 13 pitches/8 strikes. He's at 80 pitches. No one is warming up in the bullpen, so maybe Masterson has one more frame left in him.

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