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James Shields and Daisuke Matsuzaka escaped first-inning jams and the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays were scoreless Friday night through three innings in the opener of the AL championship series. Shields, who also started Game 1 for Tampa Bay in its first-round playoff series against the Chicago White Sox, allowed one hit -- a two-out double by Kevin Youkilis in the first -- before retiring the...