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The Red Sox and the Rays understand failure. But they anticipate success, seventh game or otherwise.

Manager Terry Francona said that the Red Sox had more balance in the lineup with the switch-hitting Coco Crisp batting first.

Red Sox Manager Terry Francona reiterated that Josh Beckett would start Game 6 of the A.L.C.S. despite his wobbly postseason performance. But Francona could change his mind.

Replacing Jacoby Ellsbury with Coco Crisp did not provide immediate dividends for the Red Sox, but Manager Terry Francona stuck with it Thursday.

This October, managers have been particularly aggressive against the Red Sox, raising the question of whether teams feel the need to be more assertive against the big kids on the block.

The Boston Red Sox have made shrewd decisions — developing young players, the right trades and keeping proven veterans — that should make them formidable for a while.

Terry Francona is expected to win it all, a drastic difference for a franchise that once languished 86 years without a title.

Without pitcher Josh Beckett, the Red Sox’ Manager Terry Francona has deputized the young Jon Lester, an ace-in-training.

With a smooth, confident style, Jed Lowrie has performed so efficiently that it will be difficult for Manager Terry Francona to displace him.

After seven years, the Red Sox officially began life without Manny Ramirez on Friday.