Red Sox top A's in rain-soaked DH opener (AP)

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Jason Varitek hit a two-run homer and drove in three runs to back another solid daytime start by Jon Lester, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 9-3 win over the Oakland Athletics Saturday in the opener of a rain-soaked split-doubleheader. Two rain delays totaling 3 hours slowed a game moved up to noon to make room for the nightcap that was rescheduled from Sunday to avoid Hurricane Irene's...



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