GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: LA ANGELS (0-1) at BOSTON (1-0)

AL: LA ANGELS (0-1) at BOSTON (1-0)

<h3>Red Sox look to go up 2-0 in ALDS</h3>

<div class="pre">LA Angels at Boston 8:37 pm EDT</div><div class="pre">American League Division Series Red Sox lead, 1-0</div>

BOSTON (Ticker) -- Daisuke Matsuzaka has the toughest test thispostseason, following Josh Beckett in the Boston Red Sox'srotation.


Matsuzaka will look to match his teammate's Game One shutoutwhen the Red Sox host the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in GameTwo of the American League Division Series on Friday.

Beckett got Boston off on the right foot on Wednesday, tossing afour-hit shutout with eight strikeouts and no walks to give histeam a 1-0 advantage in the best-of-five series.


In doing so, Beckett became just the second pitcher inpostseason history to not issue a walk or allow an extra-basehit during a postseason shutout, after Don Larsen's perfect gamefor the New York Yankees in the 1956 World Series.

"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.


Boston, which swept Anaheim in the 2004 ALDS, got homers fromDavid Ortiz and Kevin Youkilis in the opener.


Matsuzaka was the surprise announcement as Game Two starterearlier in the week, getting the nod over veteran CurtSchilling. The Japanese righthander, who went 15-12 with a 4.40ERA in his first season in the majors, has yet to face theAngels in his major league career.


He ended the regular season on a high note September 28,allowing two runs and six hits over eight innings to earn a winagainst the Minnesota Twins.


"I think Daisuke's considered a rookie by major leaguestandards, and he's definitely had a lot thrown at him for thefirst time, but he's not a rookie," Boston manager TerryFrancona said.


"He's a pretty established professional pitcher. He's just hada lot thrown at him this year that is - I mean, it is the way itis, and we're thrilled to have him, but we knew he was going togo through a lot of firsts. I mean, culturally, baseball,everything. And he's handled it very well.


The Angels will counter with Kelvim Escobar, who post a careerhigh in wins in going 18-7 with 3.40 ERA during the season. Theveteran righthander also missed out on the 10 meetings with theRed Sox this season, but has faced them 36 times - 11 starts -in his career, going 6-7 with a 4.64 ERA.


The Venezuelan had a rough start to September, pitching to a10.19 ERA and allowing a .367 batting average over his firstfour starts in the month before recovering to earn a win onSeptember 29, yielding one run in six innings against Oakland.

"He has terrific stuff," Anaheim manager Mike Scioscia said ofhis pitcher. "He's pitched in games that if you look back onthem were maybe swing games. Gave us some momentum, importantgames during the season and pitched incredible baseball.

"So hopefully Kelvim will be able to establish the strike zoneearly. He has five pitches that he can throw over the plate atany count. And I think that's what makes him so tough. So Idon't think there's any magic spell or formula he needs to takeinto the game. He needs to get into the zone early and put guysaway and his stuff will speak for itself."


Game Three will be in Anaheim on Sunday.

 

AL: LA ANGELS (0-1) at BOSTON (1-0)

<h3>Red Sox look to go up 2-0 in ALDS</h3>

<div class="pre">LA Angels at Boston 8:37 pm EDT</div><div class="pre">American League Division Series Red Sox lead, 1-0</div>

BOSTON (Ticker) -- Daisuke Matsuzaka has the toughest test thispostseason, following Josh Beckett in the Boston Red Sox'srotation.


Matsuzaka will look to match his teammate's Game One shutoutwhen the Red Sox host the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in GameTwo of the American League Division Series on Friday.

Beckett got Boston off on the right foot on Wednesday, tossing afour-hit shutout with eight strikeouts and no walks to give histeam a 1-0 advantage in the best-of-five series.


In doing so, Beckett became just the second pitcher inpostseason history to not issue a walk or allow an extra-basehit during a postseason shutout, after Don Larsen's perfect gamefor the New York Yankees in the 1956 World Series.

"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.


Boston, which swept Anaheim in the 2004 ALDS, got homers fromDavid Ortiz and Kevin Youkilis in the opener.


Matsuzaka was the surprise announcement as Game Two starterearlier in the week, getting the nod over veteran CurtSchilling. The Japanese righthander, who went 15-12 with a 4.40ERA in his first season in the majors, has yet to face theAngels in his major league career.


He ended the regular season on a high note September 28,allowing two runs and six hits over eight innings to earn a winagainst the Minnesota Twins.


"I think Daisuke's considered a rookie by major leaguestandards, and he's definitely had a lot thrown at him for thefirst time, but he's not a rookie," Boston manager TerryFrancona said.


"He's a pretty established professional pitcher. He's just hada lot thrown at him this year that is - I mean, it is the way itis, and we're thrilled to have him, but we knew he was going togo through a lot of firsts. I mean, culturally, baseball,everything. And he's handled it very well.


The Angels will counter with Kelvim Escobar, who post a careerhigh in wins in going 18-7 with 3.40 ERA during the season. Theveteran righthander also missed out on the 10 meetings with theRed Sox this season, but has faced them 36 times - 11 starts -in his career, going 6-7 with a 4.64 ERA.


The Venezuelan had a rough start to September, pitching to a10.19 ERA and allowing a .367 batting average over his firstfour starts in the month before recovering to earn a win onSeptember 29, yielding one run in six innings against Oakland.

"He has terrific stuff," Anaheim manager Mike Scioscia said ofhis pitcher. "He's pitched in games that if you look back onthem were maybe swing games. Gave us some momentum, importantgames during the season and pitched incredible baseball.

"So hopefully Kelvim will be able to establish the strike zoneearly. He has five pitches that he can throw over the plate atany count. And I think that's what makes him so tough. So Idon't think there's any magic spell or formula he needs to takeinto the game. He needs to get into the zone early and put guysaway and his stuff will speak for itself."


Game Three will be in Anaheim on Sunday.

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS AT BOSTON -- LINEUPS

LA ANGELS BOSTON
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Chone Figgins CF .250 0 0 Dustin Pedroia 2B .000 0 0
Orlando Cabrera SS .000 0 0 Kevin Youkilis 1B .500 1 1
Vladimir Guerrero RF .500 0 0 David Ortiz DH .667 1 2
Garret Anderson LF .000 0 0 Manny Ramirez LF .333 0 0
Maicer Izturis 3B .000 0 0 Mike Lowell 3B .333 0 1
Casey Kotchman 1B .000 0 0 J.D. Drew RF .333 0 0
Kendry Morales DH .000 0 0 Jason Varitek C .333 0 0
Howie Kendrick 2B .333 0 0 Coco Crisp CF .000 0 0
Jeff Mathis C .000 0 0 Julio Lugo SS .333 0 0

Kelvim Escobar RHP (NO RECORD) Daisuke Matsuzaka RHP (NO RECORD)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON
WARMUPS: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR (NO RECORD)
BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA (NO RECORD)

UMPIRES: HP - DAN IASSOGNA
1B - BRIAN RUNGE
2B - TED BARRETT
3B - TIM TSCHIDA
LF - C.B. BUCKNOR
RF - GARY DARLING

WEATHER: 70 Degrees, clear
WIND: 4 mph, in from right</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON
STARTING BATS: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR AND JEFF MATHIS
BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA AND JASON VARITEK

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C FIGGINS (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
O CABRERA (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
V GUERRERO (.500, 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 1 0
BOSTON 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR
BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
K YOUKILIS (.500, 1 HR, 1 RBI)
D ORTIZ (.667, 1 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS BOSTON (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
O Cabrera ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400
G Anderson lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
M Izturis 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
C Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Morales dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
J Mathis c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 2 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Izturis 1. Team LOB - 2.



BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
D Ortiz dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA ANGELS - 0 -- 0
BOSTON - -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ###

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
D Matsuzaka 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.00

Pitches-strikes: D Matsuzaka 31-20. Ground balls-fly balls: D Matsuzaka 0-1.
Batters faced: D Matsuzaka 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Brian Runge. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Tim Tschida.
LF--C.B. Bucknor. RF--Gary Darling.

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON
CONFIRMED STARTERS: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR
BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON PLAYOFFS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY J.D. DREW SCORED KEVIN YOUKILIS AND DAVID ORTIZ.

SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J DREW ON FIRST, M LOWELL ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 0
BOSTON 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J VARITEK (.333, 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 1 0
BOSTON 2 2 2 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR
BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C KOTCHMAN (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
K MORALES (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
H KENDRICK (.333, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS BOSTON (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
O Cabrera ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400
G Anderson lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
M Izturis 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
C Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Morales dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
J Mathis c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 2 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Izturis 1. Team LOB - 2.



BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Youkilis 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500
D Ortiz dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .750
M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
J Drew rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .500
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 5 2 2 2 2 0 4

BATTING: RBI - J Drew 2 (2). 2-out RBI - J Drew 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Varitek 1. Team LOB - 2.


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LA ANGELS - 0 -- 0
BOSTON - 2 -- 2
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 18.00

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
D Matsuzaka 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.00

Pitches-strikes: K Escobar 30-17; D Matsuzaka 31-20. Ground balls-fly balls:
K Escobar 1-2; D Matsuzaka 0-1. Batters faced: K Escobar 7; D Matsuzaka 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Brian Runge. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Tim Tschida.
LF--C.B. Bucknor. RF--Gary Darling.

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON PLAYOFFS - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY JEFF MATHIS SCORED CASEY KOTCHMAN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K MORALES ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 1
BOSTON 2 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C FIGGINS (.200, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON PLAYOFFS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY CHONE FIGGINS SCORED KENDRY MORALES.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C FIGGINS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 2
BOSTON 2 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: O CABRERA (.000, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON PLAYOFFS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ORLANDO CABRERA SCORED CHONE FIGGINS.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, O CABRERA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 3
BOSTON 2 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: V GUERRERO (.400, 0-FOR-1)</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 3 3 4 0
BOSTON 2 2 2 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR
BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
J LUGO (.333, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
D PEDROIA (.000, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (3) VS BOSTON (2) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins cf 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .333
O Cabrera ss 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .200
V Guerrero rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333
G Anderson lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
M Izturis 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
C Kotchman 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000
K Morales dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250
J Mathis c 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000

Totals 10 3 4 3 2 3 6

BATTING: 2B - C Figgins (1, D Matsuzaka); O Cabrera (1, D Matsuzaka). RBI - J
Mathis (1), C Figgins (1), O Cabrera (1). 2-out RBI - C Figgins, O Cabrera.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Izturis 1, V Guerrero 1. Team LOB -
3.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Youkilis 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500
D Ortiz dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .750
M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
J Drew rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .500
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 5 2 2 2 2 0 4

BATTING: RBI - J Drew 2 (2). 2-out RBI - J Drew 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Varitek 1. Team LOB - 2.


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LA ANGELS - 03 -- 3
BOSTON - 2 -- 2
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 18.00

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
D Matsuzaka 2 4 3 3 2 3 0 13.50

Pitches-strikes: K Escobar 30-17; D Matsuzaka 59-37. Ground balls-fly balls:
K Escobar 1-2; D Matsuzaka 2-1. Batters faced: K Escobar 7; D Matsuzaka 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Brian Runge. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Tim Tschida.
LF--C.B. Bucknor. RF--Gary Darling.

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, in from right.</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 3 3 4 0
BOSTON 2 0 2 2 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR
BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G ANDERSON (.200, 1-FOR-1)
M IZTURIS (.000, 0-FOR-1)
C KOTCHMAN (.000, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (3) VS BOSTON (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins cf 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .333
O Cabrera ss 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .200
V Guerrero rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333
G Anderson lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
M Izturis 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
C Kotchman 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000
K Morales dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250
J Mathis c 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000

Totals 10 3 4 3 2 3 6

BATTING: 2B - C Figgins (1, D Matsuzaka); O Cabrera (1, D Matsuzaka). RBI - J
Mathis (1), C Figgins (1), O Cabrera (1). 2-out RBI - C Figgins, O Cabrera.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Izturis 1, V Guerrero 1. Team LOB -
3.


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Youkilis 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500
D Ortiz dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .750
M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
J Drew rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .500
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250

Totals 8 2 2 2 2 2 4

BATTING: RBI - J Drew 2 (2). 2-out RBI - J Drew 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Varitek 1. Team LOB - 2.


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LA ANGELS - 03 -- 3
BOSTON - 20 -- 2
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 9.00

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
D Matsuzaka 2 4 3 3 2 3 0 13.50

Pitches-strikes: K Escobar 40-24; D Matsuzaka 59-37. Ground balls-fly balls:
K Escobar 2-2; D Matsuzaka 2-1. Batters faced: K Escobar 10; D Matsuzaka 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Brian Runge. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Tim Tschida.
LF--C.B. Bucknor. RF--Gary Darling.

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, in from right.</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 3 0 3 5 0
BOSTON 2 0 2 2 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR
BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K YOUKILIS (.500, 0-FOR-0, BB)
D ORTIZ (.750, 1-FOR-1)
M RAMIREZ (.250, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (3) VS BOSTON (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins cf 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .333
O Cabrera ss 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .200
V Guerrero rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333
G Anderson lf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333
M Izturis 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
C Kotchman 1b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000
K Morales dh 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250
J Mathis c 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000

Totals 14 3 5 3 2 3 8

BATTING: 2B - C Figgins (1, D Matsuzaka); O Cabrera (1, D Matsuzaka); G
Anderson (1, D Matsuzaka). RBI - J Mathis (1), C Figgins (1), O Cabrera (1).
2-out RBI - C Figgins, O Cabrera. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Izturis 1, V Guerrero 1, K Morales 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Izturis (1, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Youkilis 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500
D Ortiz dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .750
M Ramirez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
J Drew rf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .500
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250

Totals 8 2 2 2 2 2 4

BATTING: RBI - J Drew 2 (2). 2-out RBI - J Drew 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Varitek 1. Team LOB - 2.


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LA ANGELS - 030 -- 3
BOSTON - 20 -- 2
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 9.00

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
D Matsuzaka 3 5 3 3 2 3 0 9.00

Pitches-strikes: K Escobar 40-24; D Matsuzaka 69-44. Ground balls-fly balls:
K Escobar 2-2; D Matsuzaka 4-2. Batters faced: K Escobar 10; D Matsuzaka 16.

UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Brian Runge. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Tim Tschida.
LF--C.B. Bucknor. RF--Gary Darling.

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, in from right.</div>