Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka of Japan walks to the dugout after getting the Cleveland Indians' Shin-Soo Choo of Korea to strike out to end the fifth inning of their MLB American League baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts October 2, 2009. Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka of Japan walks to the dugout after getting the Cleveland Indians' Shin-Soo Choo of Korea to strike out to end the fifth inning of their MLB American League baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts October 2, 2009.

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