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Jason Varitek was slowed by a sore gluteus muscle, but it didn’t prevent him from contributing an RBI single in the eighth.
Jason Varitek was slowed by a sore gluteus muscle, but it didn’t prevent him from contributing an RBI single in the eighth. (Globe Staff Photo / Jim Davis) Globe Staff Photo / Jim Davis
By Chris Snow
Globe Staff / April 18, 2006

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When Jason Varitek grounded a ball to second baseman Jose Lopez in the second inning yesterday and Lopez bobbled it, Varitek had a chance to beat it out. But one look at the Sox catcher -- limping up the line -- indicated he not only would be out on the play but could be out for some time. Not the ... (Full article: 1076 words)

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