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" . . . You can't bring in a pitcher an inning earlier. They don't give you two wins when you beat the Yankees, so you can't do it differently."
Red Sox Manager Terry Francona, acknowledging the 'electricity' as well as the need for calm when his team plays at Yankee Stadium
"I saw him throw his finger, and I thought: 'What are you talking about? I'm going to the showers anyway.' "
Minnesota OF Denard Span, awaiting a fine after being ejected by plate umpire
Brian Gorman from a game that had already ended
PERSONNEL DEPT.
Blue Jays: Optioned OF Kevin Mench to Class AAA Syracuse.
Rangers: Named Frank Francisco (0 for 6 in save chances) closer for the rest of the season.
White Sox: Activated 3B Joe Crede from the disabled list, and played him in the completion of a suspended April 28 game against the Orioles. OF DeWayne Wise went on the 15-day DL with a strained left groin.
BY THE NUMBERS
31, 34
Home runs and stolen bases for Cleveland's Grady Sizemore after a multi-homer game, making him the first Indian since Joe Carter in 1987 to join the 30-30 club, and the first American Leaguer to accomplish the feat since Alfonso Soriano for the Rangers in 2005.
