AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: K Morales hit for R Willits. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, E AYBAR ON FIRST, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 0 BOSTON 4 TOP, 8TH DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: K Morales (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 BOSTON 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 9 0 (BOT 8) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - ERVIN SANTANA BOS - JOSH BECKETT DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K YOUKILIS (.667, 2-FOR-3, HR, RBI) D ORTIZ (1.000, 2-FOR-2, BB, HR, 2 RBI) M RAMIREZ (.500, 1-FOR-2, BB)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS BOSTON (4) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Figgins rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 O Cabrera ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 V Guerrero dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 G Anderson lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 M Izturis 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 C Kotchman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 H Kendrick 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 M Napoli c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 a-E Aybar ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 R Willits cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 b-K Morales ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Totals 27 0 3 0 0 8 5 a-grounded into fielder's choice to second for M Napoli in the 8th; b-struck out looking for R Willits in the 8th. BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Anderson 1, K Morales 1. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: DP: 3 (H Kendrick-C Kotchman, H Kendrick-O Cabrera-C Kotchman, C Kotchman-O Cabrera-J Lackey). BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Pedroia 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 K Youkilis 1b 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 .667 D Ortiz dh 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 1.000 M Ramirez lf 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 .500 M Lowell 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .333 J Drew rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .333 J Varitek c 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 C Crisp cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 J Lugo ss 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .333 Totals 26 4 9 4 2 6 8 BATTING: 2B - K Youkilis (1, J Lackey). HR - K Youkilis (1, 1st inning off J Lackey 0 on, 1 Out), D Ortiz (1, 3rd inning off J Lackey 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - K Youkilis (1), D Ortiz 2 (2), M Lowell (1). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Drew 1. GIDP - C Crisp, J Drew, J Varitek. Team LOB - 3. BASERUNNING: CS - J Lugo (1, 2nd base by J Lackey/M Napoli). ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 000 000 00 -- 0 BOSTON - 103 000 0 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era J Lackey 6 9 4 4 2 4 2 6.00 E Santana 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Beckett 8 3 0 0 0 8 0 0.00 WP - J Lackey, J Beckett. Pitches-strikes: J Lackey 99-60; E Santana 11-8; J Beckett 101-77. Ground balls-fly balls: J Lackey 10-3; E Santana 0-1; J Beckett 11-5. Batters faced: J Lackey 25; E Santana 3; J Beckett 27. UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Ted Barrett. LF--Tim Tschida. RF--C.B. Bucknor. Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to left.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: C Figgins in center field. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 0 BOSTON 4 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K Youkilis (.667, 2-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: E Aybar in right field. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 0 BOSTON 4 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K Youkilis (.667, 2-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Mathis catching. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 0 BOSTON 4 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K Youkilis (.667, 2-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 BOSTON 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 0 (TOP 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - ERVIN SANTANA BOS - JOSH BECKETT DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C FIGGINS (.333, 1-FOR-3) O CABRERA (.000, 0-FOR-3) V GUERRERO (.333, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS BOSTON (4) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Figgins rf-cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 O Cabrera ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 V Guerrero dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 G Anderson lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 M Izturis 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 C Kotchman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 H Kendrick 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 M Napoli c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 a-E Aybar ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 R Willits cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 b-K Morales ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 J Mathis c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 27 0 3 0 0 8 5 a-grounded into fielder's choice to second for M Napoli in the 8th; b-struck out looking for R Willits in the 8th. BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Anderson 1, K Morales 1. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: DP: 3 (H Kendrick-C Kotchman, H Kendrick-O Cabrera-C Kotchman, C Kotchman-O Cabrera-J Lackey). BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Pedroia 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 K Youkilis 1b 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .500 D Ortiz dh 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .667 M Ramirez lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .333 M Lowell 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .333 J Drew rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .333 J Varitek c 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 C Crisp cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 J Lugo ss 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .333 Totals 29 4 9 4 2 6 8 BATTING: 2B - K Youkilis (1, J Lackey). HR - K Youkilis (1, 1st inning off J Lackey 0 on, 1 Out), D Ortiz (1, 3rd inning off J Lackey 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - K Youkilis (1), D Ortiz 2 (2), M Lowell (1). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Drew 1. GIDP - C Crisp, J Drew, J Varitek. Team LOB - 3. BASERUNNING: CS - J Lugo (1, 2nd base by J Lackey/M Napoli). ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 000 000 00 -- 0 BOSTON - 103 000 00 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era J Lackey 6 9 4 4 2 4 2 6.00 E Santana 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Beckett 8 3 0 0 0 8 0 0.00 WP - J Lackey, J Beckett. Pitches-strikes: J Lackey 99-60; E Santana 22-14; J Beckett 101-77. Ground balls-fly balls: J Lackey 10-3; E Santana 0-4; J Beckett 11-5. Batters faced: J Lackey 25; E Santana 6; J Beckett 27. UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Ted Barrett. LF--Tim Tschida. RF--C.B. Bucknor. Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to left.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Ellsbury in left field. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 0 BOSTON 4 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C Figgins (.333, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 BOSTON 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 x 4 9 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: LAA - JOHN LACKEY, ERVIN SANTANA (7TH) AND MIKE NAPOLI, JEFF MATHIS (8TH) BOS - JOSH BECKETT AND JASON VARITEK HOME RUNS: LAA - NONE BOS - KEVIN YOUKILIS (1) OFF JOHN LACKEY IN THE 1ST, 0 ON DAVID ORTIZ (1) OFF JOHN LACKEY IN THE 3RD, 1 ON</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 BOSTON 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 x 4 9 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: LAA - JOHN LACKEY, ERVIN SANTANA (7TH) AND MIKE NAPOLI, JEFF MATHIS (8TH) BOS - JOSH BECKETT AND JASON VARITEK WP - JOSH BECKETT (1-0) LP - JOHN LACKEY (0-1) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: LAA - NONE BOS - KEVIN YOUKILIS (1) OFF JOHN LACKEY IN THE 1ST, 0 ON DAVID ORTIZ (1) OFF JOHN LACKEY IN THE 3RD, 1 ON TIME: 2:27 ATT: 37,597 PROBABLES: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR (NR) BOS - CURT SCHILLING (NR)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS BOSTON (4) - FINAL LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Figgins rf-cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 O Cabrera ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 V Guerrero dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 G Anderson lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 M Izturis 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 C Kotchman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 H Kendrick 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 M Napoli c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 a-E Aybar ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 R Willits cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 b-K Morales ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 J Mathis c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 0 4 0 0 8 6 a-grounded into fielder's choice to second for M Napoli in the 8th; b-struck out looking for R Willits in the 8th. BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Anderson 1, K Morales 1. Team LOB - 4. FIELDING: DP: 3 (H Kendrick-C Kotchman, H Kendrick-O Cabrera-C Kotchman, C Kotchman-O Cabrera-J Lackey). BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Pedroia 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 K Youkilis 1b 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .500 D Ortiz dh 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .667 M Ramirez lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .333 J Ellsbury lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 M Lowell 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .333 J Drew rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .333 J Varitek c 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 C Crisp cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 J Lugo ss 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .333 Totals 29 4 9 4 2 6 8 BATTING: 2B - K Youkilis (1, J Lackey). HR - K Youkilis (1, 1st inning off J Lackey 0 on, 1 Out), D Ortiz (1, 3rd inning off J Lackey 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - K Youkilis (1), D Ortiz 2 (2), M Lowell (1). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Drew 1. GIDP - C Crisp, J Drew, J Varitek. Team LOB - 3. BASERUNNING: CS - J Lugo (1, 2nd base by J Lackey/M Napoli). ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 000 000 000 -- 0 BOSTON - 103 000 00x -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era J Lackey (L, 0-1) 6 9 4 4 2 4 2 6.00 E Santana 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Beckett (W, 1-0) 9 4 0 0 0 8 0 0.00 WP - J Lackey, J Beckett. Pitches-strikes: J Lackey 99-60; E Santana 22-14; J Beckett 108-83. Ground balls-fly balls: J Lackey 10-3; E Santana 0-4; J Beckett 12-7. Batters faced: J Lackey 25; E Santana 6; J Beckett 31. UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Ted Barrett. LF--Tim Tschida. RF--C.B. Bucknor. T--2:27. Att--37,597. Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to left.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LA ANGELS (0) AT BOSTON (4) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BOSTON 1ST: D Pedroia grounded out to third. K Youkilis homered to left center. D Ortiz singled to left. M Ramirez reached on infield single to third, D Ortiz to second. M Lowell fouled out to third. J Drew grounded out to third. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, BOSTON 1. BOSTON 3RD: D Pedroia popped out to shortstop. K Youkilis doubled to left. D Ortiz homered to right, K Youkilis scored. M Ramirez walked. M Ramirez to second on wild pitch by J Lackey. M Lowell singled to center, M Ramirez scored. J Drew grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, M Lowell out at second.(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, BOSTON 4.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LA ANGELS (0) AT BOSTON (4) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ La Angels Starting Lineups -- C Figgins RF, O Cabrera SS, V Guerrero DH, G Anderson LF, M Izturis 3B, C Kotchman 1B, H Kendrick 2B, M Napoli C, R Willits CF, J Lackey RHP. Boston Starting Lineups -- D Pedroia 2B, K Youkilis 1B, D Ortiz DH, M Ramirez LF, M Lowell 3B, J Drew RF, J Varitek C, C Crisp CF, J Lugo SS, J Beckett RHP. Umpires -- Gary Darling (HP), Dan Iassogna (1B), Brian Runge (2B), Ted Barrett (3B), Tim Tschida (LF), C.B. Bucknor (RF). Gametime Weather: 65 degrees, Cloudy, wind out to left at 6 mph. LA ANGELS 1ST: C Figgins singled to center. O Cabrera grounded out to shortstop, C Figgins to second. V Guerrero grounded out to third, C Figgins to third. G Anderson struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, BOSTON 0. BOSTON 1ST: D Pedroia grounded out to third. K Youkilis homered to left center. D Ortiz singled to left. M Ramirez reached on infield single to third, D Ortiz to second. M Lowell fouled out to third. J Drew grounded out to third. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, BOSTON 1. LA ANGELS 2ND: M Izturis grounded out to third. C Kotchman grounded out to second. H Kendrick flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, BOSTON 1. BOSTON 2ND: J Varitek singled to right. C Crisp grounded into double play, second to first, J Varitek out at second. J Lugo singled to right. J Lugo caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, BOSTON 1. LA ANGELS 3RD: M Napoli grounded out to third. R Willits flied out to left. C Figgins struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, BOSTON 1. BOSTON 3RD: D Pedroia popped out to shortstop. K Youkilis doubled to left. D Ortiz homered to right, K Youkilis scored. M Ramirez walked. M Ramirez to second on wild pitch by J Lackey. M Lowell singled to center, M Ramirez scored. J Drew grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, M Lowell out at second.(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, BOSTON 4. LA ANGELS 4TH: O Cabrera struck out swinging. V Guerrero grounded out to shortstop. G Anderson struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, BOSTON 4. BOSTON 4TH: J Varitek struck out swinging. C Crisp fouled out to third. J Lugo struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, BOSTON 4. LA ANGELS 5TH: M Izturis popped out to shortstop. C Kotchman struck out swinging. H Kendrick grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, BOSTON 4. BOSTON 5TH: D Pedroia grounded out to third. K Youkilis struck out looking. D Ortiz walked. M Ramirez struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, BOSTON 4. LA ANGELS 6TH: M Napoli struck out swinging. R Willits struck out swinging. C Figgins lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, BOSTON 4. BOSTON 6TH: M Lowell grounded out to shortstop. J Drew reached on infield single to third. J Varitek grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, J Drew out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, BOSTON 4. LA ANGELS 7TH: O Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. V Guerrero singled to left. G Anderson popped out to third. M Izturis grounded into fielder's choice to second, V Guerrero out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, BOSTON 4. BOSTON 7TH: E Santana relieved J Lackey. C Crisp fouled out to third. J Lugo struck out looking. D Pedroia struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, BOSTON 4. LA ANGELS 8TH: C Kotchman grounded out to first. H Kendrick singled to left. E Aybar hit for M Napoli. E Aybar grounded into fielder's choice to second, H Kendrick out at second. K Morales hit for R Willits. E Aybar to second on wild pitch by J Beckett. K Morales struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, BOSTON 4. BOSTON 8TH: C Figgins in center field. E Aybar in right field. J Mathis catching. K Youkilis flied out to right. D Ortiz flied out to center. M Ramirez fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, BOSTON 4. LA ANGELS 9TH: J Ellsbury in left field. C Figgins lined out to left. O Cabrera grounded out to third. V Guerrero singled to center. G Anderson flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, BOSTON 4.</div>
Beckett dominates as Red Sox top Angels <h3>BOSTON 4, LA ANGELS 0</h3>By Mike Petraglia PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer <div class="pre">BOSTON (Ticker) -- Josh Beckett tossed a shutout to close out</div>the World Series in 2003 for the Florida Marlins. Four yearslater he finally made it back to the postseason, and came upwith the same result. Beckett tossed a complete-game shutout to lead the Boston RedSox to a 4-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim inGame One of the American league Division Series on Wednesday. David Ortiz and Kevin Youkilis homered for the Red Sox, who hostGame Two of the best-of-five series here on Friday after ascheduled off-day on Thursday. Beckett (1-0) allowed a leadoff hit to Chone Figgins opening thegame before completely shutting down the Angels lineup.Figgins, who advanced on two groundouts, was the only Angelsrunner to reach third base. The 27-year-old Beckett retired 19 in a row after Figgins' hit,and threw first-pitch strikes to 15 straight batters at onepoint en route to striking out eight batters and throwing 83 ofhis 108 pitches for strikes. Beckett was the lone 20-game winner in the majors this seasonand entered the game 2-0 with a 2.16 ERA in four career startsagainst the Angels. He allowed just four hits on Wednesday andno walks en route to his third career postseason victory. Anaheim starter John Lackey, who led the American League with a3.01 ERA this season, entered Wednesday's game 0-2 with an 8.38ERA in two starts at Fenway during the regular season andimmediately saw his struggles continue. Two batters into the game, Lackey left a 2-1 fastball up toYoukilis, who drilled it into the second row of the "GreenMonster" seats in left-center field for his first careerpostseason hit and home run. The Red Sox collected two more hits in the first but could notpush another run across. Lackey (0-1), who allowed nine hits and four runs in sixinnings, ran into trouble again in the third. Youkilis was again at the heart of a rally when he doubled downthe left field line with one out. Ortiz followed with his ninthcareer postseason homer, tying Jason Varitek for the all-timelead in club history. The two-run blast deep into thegrandstands in right field built the Red Sox lead to 3-0. The three runs were more than enough for Beckett, whoestablished his fastball early. The righthander looked to be inthe form that earned him 2003 World Series MVP honors with theFlorida Marlins. The win was Boston's first in the postseason since October 27,2004, when they finished off a World Series sweep of the St.Louis Cardinals.
Beckett dominates as Red Sox top Angels <h3>BOSTON 4, LA ANGELS 0</h3>By Mike Petraglia PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer <div class="pre">BOSTON (Ticker) -- Josh Beckett tossed a shutout to close out</div>the World Series in 2003 for the Florida Marlins. Four yearslater he finally made it back to the postseason, and came upwith the same result. Beckett tossed a complete-game shutout to lead the Boston RedSox to a 4-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim inGame One of the American league Division Series on Wednesday. David Ortiz and Kevin Youkilis homered for the Red Sox, who hostGame Two of the best-of-five series here on Friday after ascheduled off-day on Thursday. Beckett (1-0) allowed a leadoff hit to Chone Figgins opening thegame before completely shutting down the Angels lineup.Figgins, who advanced on two groundouts, was the only Angelsrunner to reach third base. The 27-year-old Beckett retired 19 in a row after Figgins' hit,and threw first-pitch strikes to 15 straight batters at onepoint en route to striking out eight batters and throwing 83 ofhis 108 pitches for strikes. Beckett was the lone 20-game winner in the majors this seasonand entered the game 2-0 with a 2.16 ERA in four career startsagainst the Angels. He allowed just four hits on Wednesday andno walks en route to his third career postseason victory. Anaheim starter John Lackey, who led the American League with a3.01 ERA this season, entered Wednesday's game 0-2 with an 8.38ERA in two starts at Fenway during the regular season andimmediately saw his struggles continue. Two batters into the game, Lackey left a 2-1 fastball up toYoukilis, who drilled it into the second row of the "GreenMonster" seats in left-center field for his first careerpostseason hit and home run. The Red Sox collected two more hits in the first but could notpush another run across. Lackey (0-1), who allowed nine hits and four runs in sixinnings, ran into trouble again in the third. Youkilis was again at the heart of a rally when he doubled downthe left field line with one out. Ortiz followed with his ninthcareer postseason homer, tying Jason Varitek for the all-timelead in club history. The two-run blast deep into thegrandstands in right field built the Red Sox lead to 3-0. The three runs were more than enough for Beckett, whoestablished his fastball early. The righthander looked to be inthe form that earned him 2003 World Series MVP honors with theFlorida Marlins. The win was Boston's first in the postseason since October 27,2004, when they finished off a World Series sweep of the St.Louis Cardinals.
Beckett dominates as Red Sox top Angels <h3>BOSTON 4, LA ANGELS 0</h3>By Mike Petraglia PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer BOSTON (Ticker) -- Josh Beckett tossed a shutout to close outthe World Series in 2003 for the Florida Marlins. Four yearslater he finally made it back to the postseason, and came upwith the same result. Beckett tossed a complete-game shutout to lead the Boston RedSox to a 4-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim inGame One of the American league Division Series on Wednesday. David Ortiz and Kevin Youkilis homered for the Red Sox, who hostGame Two of the best-of-five series here on Friday after ascheduled off-day on Thursday. Beckett (1-0) allowed a leadoff hit to Chone Figgins opening thegame before completely shutting down the Angels lineup.Figgins, who advanced on two groundouts, was the only Angelsrunner to reach third base. "It's a really cool thing to be able to go out there and be theonly pitcher that pitches for your team that day," Beckett said."But if we had been up big or something, I probably wouldn'thave finished. You know, I don't think that they really everafter eight innings, I don't think that they ever thought abouttaking me out. It was just one of those deals it was kind ofknown throughout the dugout that I was going back out there." The 27-year-old Beckett retired 19 in a row after Figgins' hit,and threw first-pitch strikes to 15 straight batters at onepoint en route to striking out eight batters and throwing 83 ofhis 108 pitches for strikes. "You know, I was ahead of a lot of guys, you know," Beckettsaid. "And they get a lot of guys that are those guys that foula lot of pitches off. And I just didn't want to get wrapped upin trying to strike a lot of guys out, because those are theat-bats that will end up killing your pitch count and you're outafter 5 1/3 because you got 120 pitches. "And as I said, I just stuck with pitch to pitch. Trying to getouts as quick as possible. You know when you have a defense likeI have, it's pretty easy to sit back and do that." Beckett was the lone 20-game winner in the majors this seasonand entered the game 2-0 with a 2.16 ERA in four career startsagainst the Angels. He allowed just four hits on Wednesday andno walks en route to his third career postseason victory. "He was in control of himself, of the game," Red Sox managerTerry Francona said. "You know, he's a very emotional guy, butnow his pace of the game, he got in a groove. I think he retiredmaybe 19 at one point. He worked quick. Stayed with all hispitches." Anaheim starter John Lackey, who led the American League with a3.01 ERA this season, entered Wednesday's game 0-2 with an 8.38ERA in two starts at Fenway during the regular season andimmediately saw his struggles continue. Two batters into the game, Lackey left a 2-1 fastball up toYoukilis, who drilled it into the second row of the "GreenMonster" seats in left-center field for his first careerpostseason hit and home run. The Red Sox collected two more hits in the first but could notpush another run across. Lackey (0-1), who allowed nine hits and four runs in sixinnings, ran into trouble again in the third. Youkilis was again at the heart of a rally when he doubled downthe left field line with one out. Ortiz followed with his ninthcareer postseason homer, tying Jason Varitek for the all-timelead in club history. The two-run blast deep into thegrandstands in right field built the Red Sox lead to 3-0. The three runs were more than enough for Beckett, whoestablished his fastball early. The righthander looked to be inthe form that earned him 2003 World Series MVP honors with theFlorida Marlins. The win was Boston's first in the postseason since October 27,2004, when they finished off a World Series sweep of the St.Louis Cardinals.
Beckett dominates as Red Sox top Angels <h3>BOSTON 4, LA ANGELS 0</h3>By Mike Petraglia PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer <div class="pre">BOSTON (Ticker) -- Josh Beckett tossed a shutout to close out</div>the World Series in 2003 for the Florida Marlins. Four yearslater he finally made it back to the postseason, and came upwith the same result. Beckett tossed a complete-game shutout to lead the Boston RedSox to a 4-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim inGame One of the American league Division Series on Wednesday. David Ortiz and Kevin Youkilis homered against John Lackey forthe Red Sox, who host Game Two of the best-of-five series hereon Friday after a scheduled off-day on Thursday. Beckett (1-0) allowed a leadoff hit to Chone Figgins opening thegame before completely shutting down the Angels lineup.Figgins, who advanced on two groundouts, was the only runner toreach third base. "The story tonight is Beckett," Angels manager Mike Sciosciasaid. "The guy pitched an incredible ballgame. We didn't havemany good looks at him. I thought John, as the game went on,settled down and pitched well but we need more batter's boxoffense, obviously." The 27-year-old Beckett retired 19 in a row after Figgins' hit,and threw first-pitch strikes to 15 straight batters at onepoint en route to striking out eight batters and throwing 83 ofhis 108 pitches for strikes. "(Catcher Jason) Varitek did an unbelievable job," Beckett said."We had some great defensive plays behind me and we got sometimely hits." Beckett was the lone 20-game winner in the majors this seasonand entered the game 2-0 with a 2.16 ERA in four career startsagainst the Angels. "He was strike-one all night and didn't give us a chance to puthim in a situation where he had to worry about baserunners so hetook care of business pretty well," Angels outfielder GarretAnderson said. Beckett allowed just four hits on Wednesday and no walks enroute to his third career postseason victory and became thefirst Red Sox pitcher to throw a complete-game shutout inOctober since Luis Tiant blanked Cincinnati, 6-0, in Game One ofthe 1975 World Series. "I was ahead of a lot of guys and they have a lot of guys whofoul a lot of pitches off and I didn't want to get wrapped up intrying to strike a lot of guys out because those are theat-bats that will end up killing your pitch count and you're outafter 5 1/3 (innings) because you've got 120 pitches," Beckettsaid. "I just tried to get outs as quick as possible." Lackey, who led the American League with a 3.01 ERA this season,entered Wednesday's game 0-2 with an 8.38 ERA in two starts atFenway during the regular season and immediately saw hisstruggles continue. "That's what happens when you go first in a rotation," Lackeysaid. "You don't have a lot of room for error. For the mostpart, I've done OK but you've got to tip your cap to Joshtonight. He pitched an excellent game and I didn't pitch wellenough to keep us in the game." Two batters into the game, Lackey left a 2-1 fastball up toYoukilis, who drilled it into the second row of the "GreenMonster" seats in left-center field for his first careerpostseason hit and home run. "I think every time Josh takes the ball, we feel like he hassomething special going," Youkilis said. "He has such greatstuff. He pitches so well here at Fenway Park. I think everytime he touches the ball, we know something good can happen." The Red Sox collected two more hits in the first but could notpush another run across. Lackey (0-1), who allowed nine hits and four runs in sixinnings, ran into trouble again in the third. "John, early in the game, getting early-count strikes wastough," Scioscia said. "He was trying to get back in the countsand it's too good of an offense for you to be behind as he was.The way Beckett was throwing the ball tonight, runs were goingto be at a premium, and we didn't get any." Youkilis was again at the heart of a rally when he doubled downthe left field line with one out. Ortiz followed with his ninthcareer postseason homer, tying Jason Varitek for the all-timelead in club history. The two-run blast deep into thegrandstands in right field built the Red Sox lead to 3-0. The three runs were more than enough for Beckett, whoestablished his fastball early. The righthander looked to be inthe form that earned him 2003 World Series MVP honors with theFlorida Marlins. "They're not similar," Beckett said comparing his 2003 triumphto Wednesday's win. "They're similar because of the results, butI don't really think anything else is similar. I think I got alot of ground balls tonight. I got a lot of fly balls thatnight. It was a good game." The win was Boston's first in the postseason since October 27,2004, when they finished off a World Series sweep of the St.Louis Cardinals. "I think we played a real crisp game, faced one of the betterpitchers in the league," Red Sox manager Terry Francona said."You can get a little keyed up on games like tonight. And ourguys really took the professional approach."
