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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2007
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Vicente Padilla pitched two-hit shutout ball for six innings,
Hank Blalock had two hits and two RBIs, and the Texas Rangers hung on to beat the Kansas City Royal
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Padilla (5-9) struck out five and walked two as the Royals got only one runner as far as third base against him.
Joaquin Benoit, the Rangers' fifth pitcher, pitched a perfect ninth for his third save in seven chances.
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Matsuzaka started the inning by putting the first three runners on, but two reached on a bloop single and an infield hopper off his glove.
two of the runners Matsuzaka put on base, to score.
"I felt that I could pitch well enough to cover those bad breaks." Matsuzaka said through a translator. "I felt that my stuff was better compared to my last start."
In that one, he gave up five runs in 61-3 innings and lost to the New York Yankees 5-3. He lost the game when he allowed Johnny Damon's tie-breaking two-run homer in the seventh inning.
Boston manager Terry Francona said Matsuzaka pitched well Monday.
big boost for Matsuzaka's first year in the mairs, didn't sound worried.
Other than an Aug. 15 outing against Tampa Bay in which he allowed six runs in six innings, Matsuzaka "has thrown the ball well," recently, Varitek said. "He's throwing the ball better than his results. So quality starts are all we're looking for and Dice has done that over and over for us."
Big innings have hurt Matsuzaka all year. He's given up four or more runs in an inning seven times, accounting for 32 of the 83 runs he's allowed all season.
So Monday's outing wasn't unusual — five strong innings followed by a bad one.