Back seat for Ramírez  —  Sore slugger will be out indefinitely  —  NEW YORK — With the Red Sox able to expand their roster with minor league call-ups starting Saturday, manager Terry Francona said it was unlikely the team would make a roster move for this afternoon's game against the Yankees …

Retro Rocket  —  Clemens fuels Yankees past punchless Sox  —  NEW YORK — The lead is down to a still-comfortable six games, and unless Curt Schilling can offer some vintage Schill this afternoon the way Roger Clemens gave the Yankees some retro Rocket last night, it might be five …

WATSON'S VISIT IRKS FRANCONA  —  Tired of repeated warnings falling on deaf ears, The Post has learned Bob Watson entered the Red Sox dugout during last night's game to talk to Terry Francona about not wearing a uniform jersey while managing.  Francona opts for a red pullover, which is sanctioned by MLB properties.

With card up his sleeve, Joe Torre managing a smile  —  It was not the 20th of April now, that Friday night at Fenway Park when Joe Torre brought the great Mo Rivera out of the bullpen for the eighth inning a month or so after saying he would do nothing of the kind this season.

Clemens conjures gem  —  NEW YORK - Bill Mueller's base hit seemed like millions of years (and dollars) ago.  —  His single in the fourth inning of the 2003 ALCS drove Roger Clemens from the Yankee Stadium mound for what Red Sox [team stats] fans thought was the final time.

Mets fall to Phils, NL East lead at three  —  Game-ending interference call irks players, Randolph  —  PHILADELPHIA — Throughout his team's mostly unremarkable season, manager Willie Randolph often has bemoaned the Mets' inability to bury their opponents or at least create margins for error.