Third hand info from Soxtalk via ESPN 100, Jose Contreras is scratched from the ASG with Francisco Liriano replacing him. The reasoning has to do with Jose throwing 6 innings, using lots of pitches in the process, and is scheduled to start the second-half opener on Friday, and apparently has little to do with how he was hopping around the mound in the 4th in between walking and hitting batters.
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