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BOSTON - The Red Sox began the game with a pitcher who couldnt find the plate. Victor Cruz Jersey . The Yankees ended it with a catcher who couldnt even throw. Daisuke Matsuzaka walked six batters and barely made it through the fifth inning, but was bailed out by the bullpen as Boston beat New York 8-5 in a weird game on a cold Sunday night. There were 14 walks, two wild pitches, one passed ball and two steals on which sore-armed Jorge Posada - who took over for an injured Jose Molina - didnt even throw in the eighth when Boston padded its lead. And Yankees starter Phil Hughes lasted a career-low two innings and allowed a career-high seven runs. "On a night that wasnt really baseball weather," Red Sox manager Terry Francona said, "we did some good things." Matsuzaka improved to 3-0 after lasting just long enough to get the win. "It was a stressful performance from the outset," Matsuzaka said. "I had a hard time getting strikes with all my pitches, not just the fastball." Bostons relievers did a good job, except for Mike Timlin, who gave up a homer to Jason Giambi for the second time in the series in the eighth. David Aardsma pitched two scoreless innings after Matsuzaka, and Javier Lopez and Manny Delcarmen followed Timlin. "We had to piece it together," catcher Jason Varitek said. "Hopefully, it gives our bullpen a little confidence." Johnny Damons steal after leading off the game with a walk was the Yankees first of the season, ending a 12-game drought. It was their longest at the start of a season since 1948 when a 16-game streak ended with a double steal by Phil Rizzuto and Tommy Henrich. But New York never led as Boston scored three runs in the first and four in the third when Hughes left with no outs. He walked three batters. "I dont make too much of" Hughes control problems, manager Joe Girardi said. "Obviously, its not where we want him to be. Hell get better. Hell get where he needs to be. I have faith. I believe in my guys." The Yankees were forced to move Posada from designated hitter to catcher in the eighth after Jose Molina hurt his hamstring and was lifted for a pinch runner. Coco Crisp and Dustin Pedroia stole without drawing a throw. Crisp then scored on Jacoby Ellsburys sacrifice fly to make it 8-5. "That was huge for us," Kevin Youkilis said. "A three-run ballgame is a lot different." Lopez retired the first batter in the ninth before Manny Delcarmen got the final two outs, but didnt get a save because the potential tying run wasnt on deck while he pitched. Closer Jonathan Papelbon pitched 1 1-3 innings for the save in Saturdays rain-delayed 4-3 win, and the Red Sox had used four relievers Friday and three Saturday. The banged-up Yankees fell to 6-7. "Things arent going very good for the whole team," said Robinson Cano, batting .170 after going 0-for-5. "Im not worried (about myself). Its (only) 12, 13 games." Boston took a 3-0 lead in the first when Ellsbury led off with a walk, stole second and continued to third when Molinas throw went into centre field for an error. J.D. Drew then walked, took third on Manny Ramirezs RBI single and scored on Molinas passed ball. Youkilis sacrifice fly made it 3-0. Matsuzaka walked three in the first two innings before his wildness cost him in the third. Damon walked, stole second and scored on Bobby Abreus double. Boston took a 7-1 lead in the third when Drew led off with a walk and Ramirez, Youkilis and Sean Casey singled, driving in two runs and chasing Hughes. Ross Ohlendorf retired the next two, then threw a wild pitch that brought in Youkilis and allowed an RBI single by Ellsbury. But Matsuzaka kept struggling in the fourth when he allowed three runs. Hideki Matsui led off with a double and Giambi walked. Molina doubled in a run, Alberto Gonzalez singled in another and Damon made it 7-4 with a sacrifice fly. Matsuzaka retired the first two batters in the fifth, then walked Matsui and gave up a single to Posada. Finally, with his 116th pitch, he retired Giambi on a deep fly. Instead of his usual fast-paced walk off the mound at the end of an inning. Matsuzaka stood for several seconds after Crisp caught the ball, then walked very slowly to the dugout. Notes: Francona gave David Ortiz the day off. Hes 3-for-43, the worst start of his career. .. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the Yankees streak without a steal at the start of the season was the longest since the 2003 Toronto Blue Jays didnt get any until their 19th game. .. Abreu reached base in his 22nd consecutive game at Fenway Park. .. Ellsburys stolen base was the 11th of his career without being thrown out. .. The teams meet in New York on Wednesday and Thursday nights, the Yankees only home games in a 20-game stretch. .. The Boston College hockey team that won the NCAA championship Saturday night was honoured on the field before the game. Seniors Mike Brennan and Matt Greene each threw out a ceremonial first pitch. Authentic John Kuhn Jersey . Elam had signed an offer sheet with Cleveland last week but New York matched the deal. In 2008, his third season in the NFL and second with the Jets, Elam appeared in all 16 games -- nine starts -- and compiled a career-high 69 tackles with two sacks, three forced fumbles, and one interception which he returned 92 yards for a touchdown. Authentic Jordy Nelson Jersey . Episode 1, titled "Go For It," squeezed in parts or all of 14 elimination fights to determine the 14 lightweights who made the final cast of the MMA reality TV show. Authentic Alex Smith Jersey . Ce match revêtait une grande importance pour les deux équipes dans la course aux séries de lOuest. 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BEIJING: Chinese military and international relations experts on Wednesday said that a recent Pentagon report playing down Taiwans aerial combat capability was a front for more advanced arms sales to the island, which would seriously violate a Sino-US agreement that Washington endorsed 28 years ago. Any further arms sales, especially if the US sells F-16 fighters to Taiwan, would increase already strained tensions with China, Prof. Tan Kaijia with the National Defense University of the Peoples Liberation Army told Xinhua. The report delivered by the Defense Intelligence Agency of the US Department of Defense to the Congress has stressed that many of Taiwans 400 active combat aircraft were not operationally capable due their age and maintenance problems. Related readings: China denounces US arms sales to Taiwan China urges US companies stop arms sales to Taiwan China to punish US companies for arms sales Beijing furious at arms sales to Taiwan It also specified that Taiwans 60 US-made F-5 fighters have reached the end of their operating life and some of the islands F-16 AB jet fighters needed improvement to increase combat effectiveness. The Pentagons report came as Taiwan continued to voice its need for advanced US weaponry such as 66 F-16 CDs, a substantial improvement model on Taiwans current F-16 ABs. But the US side excluded the fighters from the latest arms sale package. According to media reports, Taiwan currently operates 60 US-made F-5 fighters, 148 F-16 ABs, 56 French-made Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets and 126 locally produced Indigenous Defense Fightter (IDF) aircraft. Patrick Willis Youth Jersey. If the US equips Taiwan with new F-16s, replacing the second-generation F-5s, it would significantly increase the islands aerial combat effectiveness for F-16s compatibility to other US-made weapon systems such as airborne early warning and control aircraft through Link-16 Multifunctional Information Distribution System, said Prof. Tan. According to the Communique jointly issued by the Chinese and US governments on August 17, 1982, the US side states that its arms sales to Taiwan will not exceed, either in qualitative or in quantitative terms, the level of those supplied in recent years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the US and China. Comprehensive performance of the F-16s is far beyond that of the F-5s and the qualitative parameters of the F-16 CDs also exceed those of the F-16 ABs, said Tan. Selling such arms would be an overt offense against the August 17 Communique, and promoting such a move by an elaborate report would not give any justification for the US since the F-16 CDs would not be considered as a defensive weapon in any case, he said. Guo Zhenyuan, a researcher with the prominent thinktank China Institute of International Studies, told Xinhua that previous US arms sales to Taiwan were covered by the front of providing Taiwan with arms of a defensive character to ease the backlash to the bilateral relationship from the Chinese side. The US side should know that the sooner it stops selling arms to Taiwan, the more willing China would be to work with it on global and regional issues, ?Prof. Jin Canrong with Renmin University of China said. ' ' '