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Red Sox 8, Athletics 0: Another Nick Pivetta Masterpiece - Over
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Boston Red Sox lose again to Yankees: Nick Pivetta allows 437-foot
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Nick Pivetta leads Red Sox past A's with 8 strong innings
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The Rays turned Red Sox castoff Jeffrey Springs into another
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Game 106: Red Sox at Mariners - Over the Monster
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It's pretty big.' How the Red Sox pitched in to sweep the Yankees in
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Yankees-Red Sox: Fun facts about the AL wild-card game
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Giancarlo Stanton crushes Red Sox again as Yankees eye season
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Nick Pivetta leaves Red Sox game after taking comebacker off left
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Nick Pivetta strikes out 11 but Red Sox fall to Angels
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Just imagine if any Yankees player acted like Red Sox pitcher Nick
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Loss to Yankees may have revealed an ugly truth for Red Sox: They
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Boston Red Sox bullpen melts down again, Nick Pivetta's ERA vs. AL
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Nick Pivetta deals again as Red Sox break it open in the eighth to