BOSTON (AP) _ The Red Sox have traded outfielder Scott Podsednik
and right-hander Matt Albers to the Arizona Diamondbacks for
left-hander Craig Breslow.

The 36-year-old Podsednik hit .387 with three doubles, one homer
and seven RBIs for Boston this year.

Albers, 29, was 2-0 with a 2.29 ERA in 40 relief appearances.

The 31-year-old Breslow, obtained from Oakland in December, was
2-0 with a 2.70 ERA in 40 relief appearances. He appeared in 13
games for the Red Sox in 2006.

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