Sox-Yanks Sunday night game postponed

The Boston Red Sox acquired center fielder Marlon Byrd from the Chicago Cubs on Saturday in an attempt to shore up their injury-plagued outfield and reverse an early season slide.And the Red Sox — desperate for healthy outfielders — took him despite a .070 batting average. They even sent back relief pitcher Michael Bowden, a former star at Waubonsie Valley High School, and a minor league pitcher to be named.Cubs outfielder Marlon Byrd confirmed that he has been traded to the Red Sox, tweets Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago.com. The Cubs will receive Michael Bowden and a player to be named later in exchange for Byrd whileBy ESPNBoston.com BOSTON -- Sunday's bad weather did what the Red Sox couldn't do all weekend: stop the New York Yankees, who won 6-2 in Friday's 100th anniversary celebration of Fenway Park, before rallying Saturday from a 9-0 deficit for a stunningBy

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