NEW YORK -- David Murphy led off the first game of yesterday's day-night doubleheader by slamming a Jaret Wright fastball into the right-field bleachers at Yankee Stadium for his first major league home run. Tall, lanky, and with a sweet swing, Murphy, the Red Sox' first selection in the 2003 draft, had waited a long time for this. (Full article: 1202 words)

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