Although it might be notable simply because of the extracurricular activities - as manager Terry Francona put it - going on over the past couple of series, the Red Sox not only have been in hit-by-pitch wars with the Yankees and Tigers, they’ve been hitting more batters all season than all but one team. (Full article: 1072 words)

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