Moss, Manny come up clutch
Rookie ties things up with blast, veteran drives in winning runs
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
TOKYO -- The 24-year-old outfield prospect from Loganville, Ga., had to travel all the way to the Far East to club his first Major League homer. However, the timing was nothing short of perfect and the hit was the definition of clutch. In fact, it was downright storybook stuff. Brandon Moss -- who wound up propelling the Red Sox to a 6-5 victory over the A's on Tuesday -- wasn't even supposed to play on Opening Day. But when J.D. Drew came down with lower back tightness in the hours leading up to the game, Red Sox manager Terry Francona turned to Moss.
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