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KANSAS CITY, MO - AUGUST 20: Relief pitcher Matt Albers #32 of the Boston Red Sox wipes his face as he waits to be taken out of the game in the sixth inning as Adrian Gonzalez #28 looks on at Kauffman Stadium on August 20, 2011 in Kansas City, Missouri.

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - AUGUST 9: Matt Albers #32 of the Boston Red Sox delivers a pitch against the Minnesota Twins in the sixth inning on August 9, 2011 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Red Sox defeated the Twins 4-3.

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BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 07: Matt Albers #32 of the Boston Red Sox heads to the dugout in the seventh inning against the New York Yankees on August 7, 2011 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.

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BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 01: Matt Albers #32 of the Boston Red Sox reacts after Jason Kipnis of the Cleveland Indians hit a solo home run in the ninth inning on August 1, 2011 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.

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BOSTON, MA - JULY 8: Matt Albers #32 of the Boston Red Sox reacts in the seventh inning after earning a strike out against of the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on July 8, 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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BOSTON, MA - JULY 05: Matt Albers #32 of the Boston Red Sox delivers a pitch in the fifth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays on July 5, 2011 at Feway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Boston Red Sox pitcher Matt Albers walks to the dugout after being pulled by manager Terry Francona in the seventh inning of an interleague baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Saturday, June 25, 2011. The Pirates won 6-4.

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Boston Red Sox reliever Matt Albers pitches against the Detroit Tigers in the seventh inning of the first baseball game of a doubleheader on Sunday, May 29, 2011 in Detroit. Albers recorded his first win of the season, defeating the Tigers 4-3.

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BOSTON, MA - MAY 21: Matt Albers #32 of the Boston Red Sox reacts in the eighth inning against the Chicago Cubs on May 21, 2011 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. Tonight the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox are wearing replica uniforms from 1918. Before this series, the two...

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Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Albers watches a two-run home run by Texas Rangers Elvis Andrus during the fifth inning of their MLB American League baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts September 2, 2011.

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Texas Rangers David Murphy rounds third base after hitting a solo home run off of Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Albers during the fifth inning of their MLB American League baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts September 2, 2011.

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Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Albers looks to the out field as Texas Rangers' Elvis Andrus, background right, rounds third base on a two-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Boston, Friday, Sept. 2, 2011.

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Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Albers reacts as New York Yankees Brett Gardner is congratulated by third base coach Rob Thomson after hitting a solo home run during the seventh inning of their MLB American League baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts August 7, 2011.

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Boston Red Sox pitcher Scott Atchison, left, and Matt Albers change fields during their spring training baseball practice at the Red Sox player development complex in Fort Myers, Fla. , Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011.

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Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Albers delivers a pitch against the Baltimore Orioles in the seventh inning of their MLB American League baseball game in Baltimore, Maryland July 20, 2011.

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Garrett Jones (46) rounds third base to greetings from coach Nick Leyva, left, after after hitting a solo home run off Boston Red Sox pitcher Matt Albers during seventh inning of an interleague baseball game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, June 25, 2011. The Pirates won 6-4.

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Garrett Jones watches his seventh-inning solo home run off Boston Red Sox pitcher Matt Albers during an interleague baseball game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, June 25, 2011. The Pirates won 6-4.

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Pittsburgh Pirates' Garrett Jones (46) rounds third past Boston Red Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis after hitting a solo home run off Boston Red Sox pitcher Matt Albers during seventh inning of an interleague baseball game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, June 25, 2011. The Pirates won 6-4.

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Chicago White Sox's Paul Konerko hits an RBI single off a pitch by Boston Red Sox's Matt Albers, sending teammate Alexei Ramerez home, in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 1, 2011, at Fenway Park in Boston. The White Sox defeated the Red Sox 7-4.

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Chicago White Sox's Alexei Ramirez singles off a pitch by Boston Red Sox's Matt Albers in the seventh inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Wednesday, June 1, 2011, in Boston. The White Sox defeated the Red Sox 7-4.

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Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Matt Albers pitches against the Chicago Cubs during the eighth inning of their MLB Interleague baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts May 21, 2011.