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Red Sox clinch playoff berth, Game 3 to be held in Salem Friday

September 7, 2009 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Salem Red Sox News Release


SALEM, VA - The Salem Red Sox, the Advanced Class-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox have finished the second half of the Carolina League Season and have clinched a playoff berth. The first round, best of five series will start on Wednesday in Winston-Salem against the Dash. Game two will be played in Winston-Salem on Thursday, and game three and game four (if necessary) will be held in Salem on Friday at 7:05pm and Saturday at 6:05pm, respectively. The venue for a potential game 5 on Sunday has not yet been determined. If Winston-Salem wins tonight's game in Myrtle Beach, game 5 would be held in Winston-Salem, while a Myrtle Beach win would designate Salem the home team for game 5 on Sunday.

"Nothing is more exciting than playoff baseball," said General Manager John Katz. "Our fans have been tremendous all season long and we would love to bring a Carolina League championship back to Salem."

It took until the last game of the 140 game season for Salem to clinch its first playoff berth since 2007. Salem finished the season two games ahead of the Kinston Indians for the wild card and will win the division with a Winston-Salem loss tonight.

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