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Hanley taking on heavier workload at 1B

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ANAHEIM -- Red Sox manager John Farrell has had more flexibility with his roster over the last week as Hanley Ramirez has shown an increased willingness to play first base.

From Opening Day until July 17, Ramirez was Boston's primary designated hitter and played just two games in the field, mainly because he's been getting treatment on both shoulders.

"The condition is being managed, I guess, is the best way to say it," said Farrell. "There are days where it might flare up a little bit more than others, but I think we're at that point in the year, two-thirds of the way through, that I don't know that there's anybody in our clubhouse that's 100 percent.