GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: BOSTON (2-0) at LA ANGELS (0-2)

AL: BOSTON (2-0) at LA ANGELS (0-2)

<h3>Red Sox eye second straight ALDS sweep of Angels</h3>

<div class="pre">Boston at LA Angels 3:07 pm EDT</div><div class="pre">American League Division Series Red Sox lead, 2-0</div>

ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- With just one swing, MannyRamirez placed all the momentum on the side of the Boston RedSox.


Ramirez and his Red Sox will attempt to sweep the Los AngelesAngels of Anaheim when the teams meet in Game Three of thebest-of-five American League Division Series at Angel Stadium onSunday.


The 2004 World Series MVP blasted a game-winning, three-runhomer off closer Francisco Rodriguez to give Boston a 6-3victory Friday over the Angels and a two-games-to-none lead.

"One of the best feelings ever," Ramirez said about his hugeblast. "I never look for pitches. I always trust myself. Inthat situation, that guy has got me out so many times. Butbaseball's like that. Sometimes you get me, sometimes I getyou. And I got him at the right time."


It was the ninth postseason walk-off win in Boston franchisehistory and the first since David Ortiz won Games Four and Fiveof the 2004 AL Championship Series in extra innings.

Boston has won eight consecutive postseason games against theAngels, beginning in the 1986 ALCS when it came back from a 3-1deficit. The Red Sox also swept the Angels in the first roundof the 2004 playoffs on their way to ending an 86-yearchampionship drought.


In an effort to close out this series, Boston will turn to apitcher that is used to the big stage in Curt Schilling. Thesix-time All-Star went 9-8 with a 3.87 ERA during the regularseason but has stepped up his game over his career, going 8-2with a 2.06 ERA in 15 postseason starts.


Schilling is 6-2 with a 3.67 ERA in 12 career appearances -seven starts - against the Angels. His only postseason outingagainst the Angels came in Game One of the 2004 ALDS, when heallowed three runs in 6 2/3 innings in a 9-3 win.


The 40-year-old righthander should be well-rested, as he has notpitched since September 25.


Anaheim will counter with Jered Weaver, who will be making thefirst postseason start of his career. The righthander, who went13-7 with a 3.91 ERA this season, ended the regular season withwins in five of his last six decisions.


However, Weaver struggled in his two outings against the RedSox, going 0-1 with a 6.97 ERA.


While the Angels are far from happy with their currentsituation, Angels manager Mike Scioscia would have Boston fansbelieve this series is just getting started.


"Naturally, (being down 0-2) is not a desirable position,"Scioscia said. "We'll just have to stay focused,inning-to-inning, at-bat to at-bat, pitch to pitch. We'll haveto scratch and crawl. We have the type of team that can turn itaround in a hurry."


Game Four, if necessary, will be played here on Monday.

 

AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS

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

BOSTON LA ANGELS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Dustin Pedroia 2B .111 0 0 Chone Figgins CF .222 0 1
Kevin Youkilis 1B .250 1 1 Orlando Cabrera SS .125 0 1
David Ortiz DH .750 1 2 Vladimir Guerrero RF .286 0 0
Manny Ramirez LF .333 1 3 Garret Anderson LF .250 0 0
Mike Lowell 3B .200 0 2 Kendry Morales 1B .200 0 0
J.D. Drew RF .286 0 2 Maicer Izturis 3B .125 0 0
Jason Varitek C .143 0 0 Howie Kendrick 2B .286 0 0
Coco Crisp CF .167 0 0 Juan Rivera DH .000 0 0
Julio Lugo SS .286 0 0 Mike Napoli C .000 0 0

Curt Schilling RHP (NO RECORD) Jered Weaver RHP (NO RECORD)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS
WARMUPS: BOS - CURT SCHILLING (NO RECORD)
LAA - JERED WEAVER (NO RECORD)

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

WEATHER: 82 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 11 mph, in from right</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS
STARTING BATS: BOS - CURT SCHILLING AND JASON VARITEK
LAA - JERED WEAVER AND MIKE NAPOLI

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.111, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
K YOUKILIS (.250, 1 HR, 1 RBI)
D ORTIZ (.750, 1 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 0 0 0 0
LA ANGELS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - CURT SCHILLING
LAA - JERED WEAVER

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C FIGGINS (.222, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
O CABRERA (.125, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
V GUERRERO (.286, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS

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

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .600
M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
O Cabrera ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
V Guerrero rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
G Anderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
K Morales 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
M Izturis 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
J Rivera dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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BOSTON - 0 -- 0
LA ANGELS - -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ###

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00

Pitches-strikes: J Weaver 12-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J Weaver 1-0. Batters
faced: J Weaver 3.

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

Weather: 82 degrees, sunny. Wind: 11 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: BOS - CURT SCHILLING
LAA - JERED WEAVER</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 0 0 0 0
LA ANGELS 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - CURT SCHILLING
LAA - JERED WEAVER

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M RAMIREZ (.333, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
M LOWELL (.200, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
J DREW (.286, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS

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

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .600
M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
J Varitek c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
O Cabrera ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222
V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
K Morales 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
M Izturis 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
J Rivera dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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BOSTON - 0 -- 0
LA ANGELS - 0 -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00

Pitches-strikes: C Schilling 12-11; J Weaver 12-9. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Schilling 0-3; J Weaver 1-0. Batters faced: C Schilling 4; J Weaver 3.

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

Weather: 82 degrees, sunny. Wind: 11 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 0 0 0 1 0
LA ANGELS 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - CURT SCHILLING
LAA - JERED WEAVER

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: K MORALES (.200, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
M IZTURIS (.125, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
H KENDRICK (.286, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS LA ANGELS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .600
M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
M Lowell 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .125
C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 4 6

BATTING: 2B - M Lowell (1, J Weaver). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
C Crisp 2. Team LOB - 2.


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
O Cabrera ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222
V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
K Morales 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
M Izturis 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
J Rivera dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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BOSTON - 00 -- 0
LA ANGELS - 0 -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 2 1 0 0 1 4 0 0.00

Pitches-strikes: C Schilling 12-11; J Weaver 36-24. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Schilling 0-3; J Weaver 2-0. Batters faced: C Schilling 4; J Weaver 8.

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

Weather: 82 degrees, sunny. Wind: 11 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 0 0 0 1 0
LA ANGELS 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - CURT SCHILLING
LAA - JERED WEAVER

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.286, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
D PEDROIA (.100, 0-FOR-1)
K YOUKILIS (.222, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS

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

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .600
M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
M Lowell 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .125
C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143
J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 4 6

BATTING: 2B - M Lowell (1, J Weaver). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
C Crisp 2. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Lugo-D Pedroia-K Youkilis).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
O Cabrera ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222
V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
K Morales 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
M Izturis 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
J Rivera dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 0 3

BATTING: GIDP - H Kendrick. Team LOB - 1.


----------------------------------------------------
BOSTON - 00 -- 0
LA ANGELS - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 2 1 0 0 1 4 0 0.00

Pitches-strikes: C Schilling 22-18; J Weaver 36-24. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Schilling 2-4; J Weaver 2-0. Batters faced: C Schilling 7; J Weaver 8.

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

Weather: 82 degrees, sunny. Wind: 11 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Willits in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 0
LA ANGELS 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J Lugo (.286, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL BOSTON AT LA ANGELS
NOTE: LOS ANGELES LEFT FIELDER GARRET ANDERSON LEFT THE
GAME AFTER TWO INNINGS DUE TO RIGHT EYE CONJUNCTIVITIS.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 1 0
LA ANGELS 0 0 0 2 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - CURT SCHILLING
LAA - JERED WEAVER

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: J RIVERA (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
M NAPOLI (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
C FIGGINS (.200, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS LA ANGELS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091
K Youkilis 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .600
M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
M Lowell 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .125
C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 10 0 1 0 1 5 6

BATTING: 2B - M Lowell (1, J Weaver). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
C Crisp 2. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Lugo-D Pedroia-K Youkilis).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
O Cabrera ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222
V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
R Willits lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Morales 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
M Izturis 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
J Rivera dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 0 3

BATTING: GIDP - H Kendrick. Team LOB - 1.


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BOSTON - 000 -- 0
LA ANGELS - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 3 1 0 0 1 5 0 0.00

Pitches-strikes: C Schilling 22-18; J Weaver 48-31. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Schilling 2-4; J Weaver 2-2. Batters faced: C Schilling 7; J Weaver 11.

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

Weather: 82 degrees, sunny. Wind: 11 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 1 0
LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 4 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - CURT SCHILLING
LAA - JERED WEAVER

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D ORTIZ (.600, 0-FOR-1)
M RAMIREZ (.333, 0-FOR-0, BB)
M LOWELL (.333, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS LA ANGELS (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .091
K Youkilis 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .600
M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
M Lowell 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .125
C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 10 0 1 0 1 5 6

BATTING: 2B - M Lowell (1, J Weaver). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
C Crisp 2. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Lugo-D Pedroia-K Youkilis).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182
O Cabrera ss 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .300
V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250
G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
R Willits lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
K Morales 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
M Izturis 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
J Rivera dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
M Napoli c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000

Totals 12 0 4 0 1 1 8

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Willits 2. GIDP - H
Kendrick. Team LOB - 4.


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BOSTON - 000 -- 0
LA ANGELS - 000 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
C Schilling 3 4 0 0 1 1 0 0.00

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 3 1 0 0 1 5 0 0.00

Pitches-strikes: C Schilling 40-30; J Weaver 48-31. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Schilling 3-5; J Weaver 2-2. Batters faced: C Schilling 13; J Weaver 11.

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

Weather: 82 degrees, sunny. Wind: 11 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS PLAYOFFS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY DAVID ORTIZ (2) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
4TH OFF JERED WEAVER.
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 1, LA ANGELS 0

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M RAMIREZ (.333, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>