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It will be interesting to see how the reps are divided up the rest of season. On offense, the offensive line had its best game. The V6 is easier to live with.The Ford Escape ($25,470, MSRP as tested) is powered by a 171-hp, 2.5-literfour-cylinder engine that delivered average performance and chalked up 21 mpgoverall.  Or wishing we could see Ty Paine throw one more interception because it seemed he was color blind. Or will it be the rusty Josh Beckett we saw in Game Three of the ALDS who went a mere five innings and had an atrocious 7.20 ERA.Sox fans are hoping for Buck-Nasty Beckett to put Boston up by two games as the series heads back to Beantown, and Jon Lester takes the hill in Game Three. Gomez also drove in 2 rbi's.Mauer had a 3 for 5 game to improve his average to .330. When they verged off, I asked if he indeed was Michael Ryder despite the fact that I clearly knew he was. --- WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court ruled that a caseinvolving fraud claims against an American contractor in Iraqcould not be blocked merely because the contract wasadministered by the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority, amultinational governing body set up in the chaotic aftermath ofthe 2003 invasion.