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BOSTON -- Yankees manager Joe Girardi finally found a spot he liked for Alex Rodriguez.Two more games and he wont have to worry about it.Benched from the starting lineup once again as his finale approaches, Rodriguez pinch hit and flied out in the seventh inning of New Yorks 9-4 comeback win against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.I was looking for a three-run homer so I went to him, Girardi said of A-Rod. Just missed it.Red Sox star David Ortiz limped off in the ninth inning after fouling a pitch off his right shin. Boston said X-rays were negative.My heart sank a little bit when I saw it, but I just saw him and I feel much better, Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said.New York received another health scare when pitcher Nathan Eovaldi left after one inning because of right elbow discomfort.Chants of `We Want A-Rod! echoed around the park at the start of the seventh. He was greeted by loud boos when he stepped out of the dugout to face Matt Barnes. They were louder when he was announced and again when he trotted back to the dugout after his flyout to right field, which dropped his batting average to .203 and extended his slump to 4 for 37 (.108).Rodriguez has just one start and eight at-bats in 17 games since July 22 as New York traded veterans and turned toward a youth movement. He had not appeared in a game since Aug. 2.My job description does not entail a farewell tour, Girardi said during a pregame media session that at times was a bit testy. My job description is to try to win every game and to try to put everyone in the best possible position to do that, and thats what Im trying to do.Rookie Gary Sanchez had four hits, including his first major league home run. Didi Gregorius also homered for New York, which overcame a 4-1 deficit, and Fernando Abad (1-6) gave up Starlin Castros two-run double that capped a five-run seventh.Tyler Clippard (1-0) pitched one inning for his first victory with the Yankees since being acquired from Arizona last week. New York used seven relievers after the departure of Eovaldi, whose fastball velocity was 93-94 mph, down from 97 mph in his previous start.Eovaldi is being sent back to New York for further examination. Pitching coach Larry Rothschild noticed the velocity dip.Larry asked him again: What hurts? Girardi said. He said Im OK. He finally said he felt something in his elbow.Mookie Betts had two doubles for Boston before leaving with right calf tightness.At the beginning of his pregame media session, Girardi said Rodriguez will be in the starting lineup Thursday despite Boston scratching knuckleballer Steven Wright.New York said Sunday that Rodriguez, a 41-year-old designated hitter with 696 home runs, will be released following Fridays homestand opener against Tampa Bay.Girardi said he made a mistake by saying on Sunday that if Rodriguez wanted to play in all remaining games before his release that he would try to get him in the games.I talked to him again on Tuesday about it and said: This is what my plans were, Girardi explained. I knew he didnt like it. But, again, I have a responsibility to the game of baseball. No one individual is ever bigger than this game. No one. No one. No one.And Im not going to forget about it -- as much as weve been through together. Its hard. Believe me, its really hard.Left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez (2-5) will start for Boston on Thursday because Wright jammed his right shoulder while diving into a base as pinch runner against the Los Angeles Dodgers last weekend.Its about winning the games, Girardi said when asked if he liked the matchup. Thats what its always about here. Itll continue to be that way.Girardi then answered about 12 minutes of questions why A-Rod wasnt starting the first two games of the series.You could say what you want, theres a lot of relationships involved here and it bothers me sometimes because people say one thing to do and because it becomes controversial they say another and its difficult, Girardi said. When we look at this decision, were basing it on a substantial amount of at-bats -- and its not what we want. I think our hope is hed hit 30 home runs again, but that hasnt been the case this year.Girardi said he understands some may consider him a `bad guy for not playing A-Rod.It is what it is, he said. Its part of the job, I guess.Girardi explained further that Boston was in the AL East race and Tampa Bay was out of it, justifying his decision to start Rodriguez on Friday.My job is to put out what I feel is the best lineup, and thats what Im trying to do, Girardi said. Its been difficult.TRAINERS ROOMRed Sox: OF Chris Young (strained right hamstring) is scheduled to start a rehab assignment with Triple-A Pawtucket. Farrell said hed probably have a minimum of 20, 25 at-bats.... OF/C Blake Swihart will have season-ending surgery on his left ankle Monday. Farrell said Swihart will have a three-to-four month recovery.UP NEXTRHP Michael Pineda (6-10) starts Thursday for the Yankees. Balenciaga Shoes Outlet Uk . 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He has 19 goals and 24 assists for 43 points in 45 games with the Colts this season. Balenciaga Shoes Uk Sale . Barcelona also left injured defenders Carles Puyol, Javier Mascherano and Jordi Alba out of its squad for the trip to Glasgow. That means that Marc Bartra will probably start again in the centre of the defence alongside Gerard Pique.Did your team live up to expectations with their FA Cup performance at the weekend? We asked former England midfielder and Sky Sports Now guest Ray Wilkins to grade each side based on their 90-minute FA Cup performances.So how did your team fare? Did they get an A or an F, or somewhere in between? Read on to see how each side has been ranked... FA Cup results Arsenal 0-0 Hull Reading 3-1 West Brom Watford 1-0 Leeds Bournemouth 0-2 Everton Blackburn 1-5 West Ham Tottenham 0-1 Crystal Palace Chelsea 5-1 Man City Reading - A+Results like this are what the romance of the FA Cup are all about, its incredible. Weve still got two teams left in the competition from outside the Premier League in Shrewsbury, who host Manchester United on Monday, and Reading. Brian McDermotts side put in a brilliant performance and deserve their A+.West Ham - A+People would have said Sundays game may have been a really difficult test for West Ham. I was one of them because the pitch is not the greatest at Ewood Park and I worried whether West ham would fancy the challenge. They certainly did and for that they deserve an A+.Im really enjoying what Slaven Bilic is doing at West Ham. In Dimitri Payet they have a world class footballer, Mark Noble is performing consistently in the middle of the pitch and they look a very good side. Dimitri Payetof West Ham United celebrates with manager Slaven Bilic at Blackburn Chelsea - AYoull find Guus Hiddink will not be tinkering with his side too much in the coming weeks. Hell be consistent with his selections and stick with the side thats playing well. The same team played in Paris in midweek and many people thought there would be changes, but knowing Guus there was no way he was going to make changes. He wants to win this competition big time. Chelsea put in a superb performance which deserves an A. Eden Hazard is congratulated after scoring in the FA Cup against Manchester City Crystal Palace - AAlan Pardews side have been under par in the last couple months and considering that form its a brilliant result for Palace at White Hart Lane. Yannick Bolasies stock has certainly gone up since hes been out of the side and all of a sudden hes back, and they win. He must be their lucky omen. I didnt expect them to win because of their league form, but they proved me wrong to get an A. Crystal Palace booked their place in the quarter-finals with a 1-0 win at Tottenham Everton - AI have to give Everton a good A for their performance on Saturday. Bournemouth is not an easy place to go. Everton were under a bit of pressure early on but stuck at it and scored a couple of good goals.It doesnt matter that theyve got a tough quarter-final tie against Chelsea. In the league meeting earlier this season they hammered Chelsea at Goodison Park. There is no reason they cant do it again. Wilkins handed Everton an A for their performance at Bournemouth Manchester City - BAs much as people will say Chelsea were only playing Manchester Citys second team, the group of men Manuel Pellegrini put out did very well for 45 minutes. The killer goal was the second goal. You could see them slump and go a little bit out of shape. However, up until then they put in a good performance and get a B, but its only because of the showing of their young guys. Manuel Pellegrini made a number of changes as Manchester City were thumped 5-1 at Chelsea In terms of team selection, Im not a great fan of resting players. As a player myself I would want to play in every game so I do not get this need to rest pplayers.dddddddddddd These fixtures are the games you want to be involved in. Its the FA Cup, its fantastic. Get out there and put in a performance. Players are quite happy to be rotated but I just cannot get to grips with it. Its not for me.Watford - BWatford got the job done and thats the most important thing in the cup. Quique Sanchez Flores managed to rest Odion Ighalo but stuck with Troy Deeney, who I really like as a player. I saw Watford at Chelsea and I was very impressed. They are well organised and have a great work ethic in the squad. For getting through against Leeds they get a solid B. Ben Watson, Mario Suarez and manager Quique Sanchez Flores celebrate their teams 1-0 win against Leeds Hull - BThe extra game is not a positive for Hull as they have an extremely busy Championship schedule ahead of them and some massive games as they look for automatic promotion. However, the draw at Arsenal just goes to show the strength of Steve Bruces squad after he made a host of changes. Hell be hoping his side can push on now and secure automatic promotion. As far as Saturdays concerned, its no mean feat to get a draw at the Emirates so Im giving them a B. Eldin Jakupovic was in excellent form for Hull to keep out Arsenal Leeds - BThey may have been knocked out but for me, Leeds get the same grade as Watford. Its never easy to go to a Premier League side in the FA Cup. You are always up against it. It was a really tough ask for Steve Evans side but once again they had great support at Vicarage Road. It was marvellous travelling support from a great club. In the coming years lets hope they can get back to where wed like to see them.Tottenham - CTo be totally honest I thought this was the nap of the day. I thought Tottenham would win and win comfortably. That did not have what was required on the day so they get a C. Wilkins was surprised to see Spurs lose at home to Crystal Palace Bournemouth - CIts a C for Bournemouth. Eddie Howe would have wanted a bit more from his side in front of their own fans. Bournemouth play some excellent stuff and they missed a penalty early in the game on Saturday. Who knows what might have been? But they would have expected a bit better from the game. The further you can go in the cup it gives you momentum and that would have helped as they look to stay in the Premier League.Arsenal - DThe extra game is certainly something Arsenal could do without. For me, I would always prefer to go for the strongest available team first, get the job done if you possibly can and then bring the players you want to off midway through the second-half or even at half-time if things are going really well. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger saw his side miss a host of chances in the draw with Hull Arsene Wenger knows more about his squad than I do but Ive been saying it for a long time, had they bought an out-an-out finisher in the window, Im sure Arsenal would have won Saturdays game. Its all ifs and buts but I just felt they needed a top quality finisher. In terms of their performance on Saturday, Im giving the Gunners a D.Blackburn - EIt was always going to be a big ask for Blackburn against a good West Ham side. However, playing at home and going a goal up you would have expected Paul Lamberts side to put up a bit more of a fight. Its an E for Blackburn. Ray Wilkins handed Tony Pulis West Brom an F after defeat at Reading West Brom - FIts a disappointing result for West Brom. It was a good opportunity for Tony Pulis to lead his side into the last eight against Championship opposition, but they came up short. Whats the lowest we can go? F? F it is!Watch Sky Sports Now weekdays from 10am to 12pm, Sky Sports News HQ. Also See: Rating Citys debutants FA Cup talking points Hiddink: Dont devalue FA Cup FA Cup QF draw ' ' '