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One start after Daisuke Matsuzaka had been so far from the same page as Victor Martinez that the pair had a mild war of words through the media after the game, the pitcher threw his best game of the season against the Phillies — this time with Jason Varitek behind the plate.

Matsuzaka hadn’t even lasted five innings in his last outing, allowing seven runs on nine hits against the Yankees, and questioned the pitch selection after it was over. Martinez also questioned Matsuzaka for shaking him off too much over the course of the game.

The pair sat down the next day in New York and discussed what happened. And apparently they figured something out.

When asked about his pitch selection last night following his near no-hitter, Matsuzaka gave a nod to Martinez, saying, through interpreter Masa Hoshino, “That reminds me, but I spoke to Victor after my last outing. I’m not going to get into the details, but he did point out one thing that helped me prepare for this start. So I focused on that as I went out there, but at the same time it’s not like I had a big discussion with Tek going into this game.

“I think that Victor just mentioned this very casually, but it helped me avoid putting myself in a tough situation out there.”( Power Tool Battery For DEWALT DW9096 )

Matsuzaka wasn’t prepared to share more after the Sox’ 5-0 victory. Martinez wasn’t talking either. The catcher smiled slightly when asked the question, but didn’t want to reveal a thing.(Power Tool Battery For DEWALT DW9091)

“That’s between him and I,” Martinez said.

The next time Matsuzaka is scheduled to pitch is Thursday at home against Kansas City. Manager Terry Francona will have a decision to make, to keep the pairing or not.

“People have to understand one thing,” Varitek said of being Matsuzaka’s catcher. “You start doing that as a team, and it puts your starting catcher in an awkward position in that he doesn’t get the right days off. I need to play when [Martinez] needs to not play, and it doesn’t matter who’s on the mound. You start getting into personal catchers and all this stuff.( Power Tool Battery For DEWALT DW0240 )

“I was fortunate today. Dice was powerful through the zone. If we allow everybody else to build together, it doesn’t matter. I need to play when he needs to not play, not when somebody’s on the mound.”

Ellsbury returns

After an absence that stretched from April 11 to May 21, Jacoby Ellsbury was activated from the disabled list and in the leadoff spot last night, playing center field. The Sox designated Jonathan Van Every for assignment.

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