Red Sox topple Yanks in opener as Jonathan Papelbon holds on for 200th save

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    fter having a meltdown Saturday that earned him a suspension and nearly cost the Red Sox a game, Jonathan Papelbon really needed a positive outing.

    Save No. 200 will do just fine.

    Papelbon labored through the ninth inning to notch his milestone save in the fewest number of appearances in big league history, finishing off Boston's 6-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night -- its sixth win in seven meetings this season between the AL East rivals.

    Read more: http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=310607110&teams=boston-red-sox-vs-new-york-yankees
     

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