Dice-K takes no-hitter into 7th, up 1-0 (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

Daisuke Matsuzaka took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and Jed Lowrie had a sacrifice fly, giving the Boston Red Sox a 1-0 lead over the Tampa Bay Rays in the opener of the AL championship series Friday night. Matsuzaka struck out eight and walked four through six innings. Second baseman Dustin Pedroia kept Tampa Bay hitless by sliding on his knees to snag Carlos Pena's one-hopper for the...

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