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Red Sox, White Sox set to play 2 today
Ramirez returns to Fenway for 2nd time but with a new team
The Associated Press
BOSTON -- The game between the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox was postponed Friday because of the threat of severe weather from Hurricane Earl.
ON THE MEND: Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia had season-ending surgery for a broken bone in his left foot on Friday. The injury limited him to 75 games this season.
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The opener of the three-game series was rescheduled as the first game of a day-night doubleheader Saturday. The pitching rotation remains the same with Friday's scheduled pitchers, Chicago's John Danks (12-9) facing Clay Buchholz (15-5) in the first game and Gavin Floyd (9-11) going against Boston's John Lackey (12-8) in the second.
The series marks the return of former Boston slugger Manny Ramirez to Fenway Park for the first time since he joined the White Sox on Tuesday after being claimed on waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Pedroia undergoes surgery: Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has undergone season-ending surgery for a broken bone in his left foot.
A screw was inserted into the foot in Friday's operation. The 2008 AL MVP finished the season with 12 homers, 41 RBIs and a .288 batting average.
Pedroia fouled a ball off his foot on June 25. He was sidelined until Aug. 17 and played in just two games before pain in his foot sent him back to the disabled list.
Pedroia said before Thursday's game in Baltimore, where Boston wrapped up a three-game series, that the operation would help the foot heal.
The injury limited him to 75 games this season after he averaged 150 the past three seasons.
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