AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: S Shields relieved J Speier. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 7 LA ANGELS 6 TOP, 8TH DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C Crisp (.277, 5 HR, 43 RBI)</div>
AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE SACRIFICE FLY BY JULIO LUGO SCORED COCO CRISP. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B MOSS ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 8 LA ANGELS 6 TOP, 8TH DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.327, 3-FOR-4, HR, RBI)</div>
AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE WILD PITCH BY SCOT SHIELDS ALLOWED BRANDON MOSS TO SCORE. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, K YOUKILIS ON FIRST, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 9 LA ANGELS 6 TOP, 8TH DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M RAMIREZ (.297, 1-FOR-4, 2 RBI)</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 4 2 0 1 2 9 13 2 LA ANGELS 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 6 10 1 (BOT 8) CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - HIDEKI OKAJIMA LAA - SCOT SHIELDS DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: J MATHIS (.203, 0-FOR-3) E AYBAR (.250, 2-FOR-2, BB, RBI) R WILLITS (.304, 2-FOR-2, BB, SAC)</div>
AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">BOSTON (9) VS LA ANGELS (6) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Lugo ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .228 D Pedroia 2b 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 .326 K Youkilis 1b 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .306 M Ramirez dh 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .296 J Drew cf-rf 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .255 M Lowell 3b 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 .309 J Varitek c 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .262 W Pena lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .219 C Crisp cf 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .276 B Moss rf-lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .167 Totals 35 9 13 8 2 4 13 BATTING: 2B - M Lowell 2 (27, D Moseley 2); M Ramirez (28, D Moseley); J Drew (20, D Moseley). HR - D Pedroia (5, 7th inning off J Speier 0 on, 0 Out). SF - J Lugo , K Youkilis. RBI - M Ramirez 2 (75), J Drew (42), M Lowell 2 (77), K Youkilis (62), D Pedroia (35), J Lugo (50). 2-out RBI - M Lowell. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ramirez 1, J Varitek 3, B Moss 1. Team LOB - 7. BASERUNNING: SB - J Lugo (27, 3rd base off D Moseley/J Mathis), D Pedroia (5, 2nd base off D Moseley/J Mathis). Picked Off - J Lugo (1st base, J Mathis). FIELDING: E - J Drew (5, throw); J Lugo (13, pop up). DP: 2 (M Lowell-K Youkilis-M Lowell, D Pedroia). LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Willits rf 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 .304 C Figgins 3b 3 0 2 3 0 0 1 .341 O Cabrera ss 4 0 0 1 0 1 5 .304 V Guerrero dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .330 R Quinlan 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256 a-C Kotchman ph-1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305 G Anderson lf 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .286 G Matthews Jr cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .274 J Mathis c 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .203 E Aybar 2b 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .250 Totals 28 6 10 6 4 5 12 a-grounded to third for R Quinlan in the 5th. BATTING: 2B - C Figgins (18, J Lester); V Guerrero (37, J Tavarez). S - R Willits. SF - C Figgins. RBI - O Cabrera (65), E Aybar (16), C Figgins 3 (41), G Matthews Jr (65). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Cabrera 3, J Mathis 1. Team LOB - 7. BASERUNNING: SB - E Aybar 2 (4, 3rd base off J Lester/J Varitek, 3rd base off H Okajima/J Varitek), R Willits (23, 2nd base off J Lester/J Varitek). FIELDING: E - S Shields (1, throw). PB - J Mathis. ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON - 000 420 12 -- 9 LA ANGELS - 120 210 0 -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Lester 3 1/3 8 5 5 3 3 0 6.43 J Tavarez 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5.20 M Timlin 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.47 H Okajima 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.98 LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era D Moseley 4 2/3 10 6 6 1 1 0 4.93 D Oliver 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.50 J Speier 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2.15 S Shields 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 3.15 WP - S Shields. HBP - K Youkilis (by S Shields). Pitches-strikes: J Lester 93-54; J Tavarez 14-7; M Timlin 22-17; H Okajima 23-13; D Moseley 83-55; D Oliver 21-15; J Speier 23-16; S Shields 26-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J Lester 2-4; J Tavarez 1-1; M Timlin 2-2; H Okajima 2-0; D Moseley 6-6; D Oliver 2-1; J Speier 1-1; S Shields 1-2. Batters faced: J Lester 20; J Tavarez 4; M Timlin 5; H Okajima 5; D Moseley 24; D Oliver 4; J Speier 6; S Shields 6. UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Jerry Crawford. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Phil Cuzzi. Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to center.</div>
AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - PITCHING CHANGE BOS: ERIC GAGNE (2-0, 2.55) STARTING THE 8TH CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 9, LA ANGELS 6 DUE UP FOR LAANGELS: J MATHIS (.203, 0-FOR-3)</div>
AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: E Gagne relieved H Okajima. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 9 LA ANGELS 6 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: J Mathis (.203, 0-FOR-3)</div>
AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: M Izturis hit for J Mathis. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 9 LA ANGELS 6 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: M Izturis (.267, 3 HR, 27 RBI)</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 4 2 0 1 2 9 13 2 LA ANGELS 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 6 11 1 (TOP 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - ERIC GAGNE LAA - SCOT SHIELDS DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J DREW (.255, 2-FOR-3, BB, RBI) M LOWELL (.309, 3-FOR-3, BB, 2 RBI) J VARITEK (.262, 0-FOR-4)</div>
AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">BOSTON (9) VS LA ANGELS (6) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Lugo ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .228 D Pedroia 2b 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 .326 K Youkilis 1b 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .306 M Ramirez dh 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .296 J Drew cf-rf 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .255 M Lowell 3b 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 .309 J Varitek c 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .262 W Pena lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .219 C Crisp cf 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .276 B Moss rf-lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .167 Totals 35 9 13 8 2 4 13 BATTING: 2B - M Lowell 2 (27, D Moseley 2); M Ramirez (28, D Moseley); J Drew (20, D Moseley). HR - D Pedroia (5, 7th inning off J Speier 0 on, 0 Out). SF - J Lugo , K Youkilis. RBI - M Ramirez 2 (75), J Drew (42), M Lowell 2 (77), K Youkilis (62), D Pedroia (35), J Lugo (50). 2-out RBI - M Lowell. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ramirez 1, J Varitek 3, B Moss 1. Team LOB - 7. BASERUNNING: SB - J Lugo (27, 3rd base off D Moseley/J Mathis), D Pedroia (5, 2nd base off D Moseley/J Mathis). Picked Off - J Lugo (1st base, J Mathis). FIELDING: E - J Drew (5, throw); J Lugo (13, pop up). DP: 2 (M Lowell-K Youkilis-M Lowell, D Pedroia). LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Willits rf 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 .304 C Figgins 3b 4 0 2 3 0 1 3 .340 O Cabrera ss 5 0 0 1 0 1 7 .303 V Guerrero dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .330 R Quinlan 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256 a-C Kotchman ph-1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305 G Anderson lf 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .286 G Matthews Jr cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .274 J Mathis c 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .203 b-M Izturis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 E Aybar 2b 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .255 Totals 32 6 11 6 5 6 16 a-grounded to third for R Quinlan in the 5th; b-flied out to left for J Mathis in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - C Figgins (18, J Lester); V Guerrero (37, J Tavarez). S - R Willits. SF - C Figgins. RBI - O Cabrera (65), E Aybar (16), C Figgins 3 (41), G Matthews Jr (65). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Cabrera 4, J Mathis 1. Team LOB - 9. BASERUNNING: SB - E Aybar 2 (4, 3rd base off J Lester/J Varitek, 3rd base off H Okajima/J Varitek), R Willits (23, 2nd base off J Lester/J Varitek). FIELDING: E - S Shields (1, throw). PB - J Mathis. ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON - 000 420 12 -- 9 LA ANGELS - 120 210 00 -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Lester 3 1/3 8 5 5 3 3 0 6.43 J Tavarez 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5.20 M Timlin 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.47 H Okajima 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.98 E Gagne 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.48 LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era D Moseley 4 2/3 10 6 6 1 1 0 4.93 D Oliver 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.50 J Speier 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2.15 S Shields 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 2.85 WP - S Shields. HBP - K Youkilis (by S Shields). Pitches-strikes: J Lester 93-54; J Tavarez 14-7; M Timlin 22-17; H Okajima 23-13; E Gagne 24-13; D Moseley 83-55; D Oliver 21-15; J Speier 23-16; S Shields 26-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J Lester 2-4; J Tavarez 1-1; M Timlin 2-2; H Okajima 2-0; E Gagne 0-2; D Moseley 6-6; D Oliver 2-1; J Speier 1-1; S Shields 1-2. Batters faced: J Lester 20; J Tavarez 4; M Timlin 5; H Okajima 5; E Gagne 5; D Moseley 24; D Oliver 4; J Speier 6; S Shields 6. UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Jerry Crawford. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Phil Cuzzi. Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to center.</div>
AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: R Budde catching. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 9 LA ANGELS 6 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J Drew (.255, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>
AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: M Izturis at second base. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 9 LA ANGELS 6 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J Drew (.255, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>
AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: E Aybar in right field. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 9 LA ANGELS 6 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J Drew (.255, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>
AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - PITCHING CHANGE LAA: GREG JONES (0-0, 10.38) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 9, LA ANGELS 6 DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J DREW (.255, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>
AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: G Jones relieved S Shields. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 9 LA ANGELS 6 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J Drew (.255, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</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 4 2 0 1 2 0 9 14 2 LA ANGELS 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 6 11 1 (BOT 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - ERIC GAGNE LAA - GREG JONES DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: V GUERRERO (.330, 2-FOR-4) C KOTCHMAN (.305, 0-FOR-2) G ANDERSON (.286, 1-FOR-2, 2 BB)</div>
AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">BOSTON (9) VS LA ANGELS (6) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Lugo ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .228 D Pedroia 2b 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 .326 K Youkilis 1b 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .306 M Ramirez dh 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .296 J Drew cf-rf 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .254 M Lowell 3b 4 0 4 2 1 0 0 .311 J Varitek c 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .261 W Pena lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .219 C Crisp cf 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .276 B Moss rf-lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .143 Totals 39 9 14 8 3 4 15 BATTING: 2B - M Lowell 3 (28, G Jones, D Moseley 2); M Ramirez (28, D Moseley); J Drew (20, D Moseley). HR - D Pedroia (5, 7th inning off J Speier 0 on, 0 Out). SF - J Lugo , K Youkilis. RBI - M Ramirez 2 (75), J Drew (42), M Lowell 2 (77), K Youkilis (62), D Pedroia (35), J Lugo (50). 2-out RBI - M Lowell. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ramirez 1, J Varitek 3, B Moss 2. Team LOB - 9. BASERUNNING: SB - J Lugo (27, 3rd base off D Moseley/J Mathis), D Pedroia (5, 2nd base off D Moseley/J Mathis). Picked Off - J Lugo (1st base, J Mathis). FIELDING: E - J Drew (5, throw); J Lugo (13, pop up). DP: 2 (M Lowell-K Youkilis-M Lowell, D Pedroia). LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Willits rf 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 .304 R Budde c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C Figgins 3b 4 0 2 3 0 1 3 .340 O Cabrera ss 5 0 0 1 0 1 7 .303 V Guerrero dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .330 R Quinlan 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256 a-C Kotchman ph-1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305 G Anderson lf 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .286 G Matthews Jr cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .274 J Mathis c 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .203 b-M Izturis ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 E Aybar 2b-rf 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .255 Totals 32 6 11 6 5 6 16 a-grounded to third for R Quinlan in the 5th; b-flied out to left for J Mathis in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - C Figgins (18, J Lester); V Guerrero (37, J Tavarez). S - R Willits. SF - C Figgins. RBI - O Cabrera (65), E Aybar (16), C Figgins 3 (41), G Matthews Jr (65). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Cabrera 4, J Mathis 1. Team LOB - 9. BASERUNNING: SB - E Aybar 2 (4, 3rd base off J Lester/J Varitek, 3rd base off H Okajima/J Varitek), R Willits (23, 2nd base off J Lester/J Varitek). FIELDING: E - S Shields (1, throw). PB - J Mathis. ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON - 000 420 120 -- 9 LA ANGELS - 120 210 00 -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Lester 3 1/3 8 5 5 3 3 0 6.43 J Tavarez 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5.20 M Timlin 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.47 H Okajima 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.98 E Gagne 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.48 LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era D Moseley 4 2/3 10 6 6 1 1 0 4.93 D Oliver 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.50 J Speier 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2.15 S Shields 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 2.85 G Jones 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 8.44 WP - S Shields. HBP - K Youkilis (by S Shields). Pitches-strikes: J Lester 93-54; J Tavarez 14-7; M Timlin 22-17; H Okajima 23-13; E Gagne 24-13; D Moseley 83-55; D Oliver 21-15; J Speier 23-16; S Shields 26-15; G Jones 13-7. Ground balls-fly balls: J Lester 2-4; J Tavarez 1-1; M Timlin 2-2; H Okajima 2-0; E Gagne 0-2; D Moseley 6-6; D Oliver 2-1; J Speier 1-1; S Shields 1-2; G Jones 2-1. Batters faced: J Lester 20; J Tavarez 4; M Timlin 5; H Okajima 5; E Gagne 5; D Moseley 24; D Oliver 4; J Speier 6; S Shields 6; G Jones 5. UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Jerry Crawford. 2B--James Hoye. 3B--Phil Cuzzi. Weather: 82 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to center.</div>
AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - PITCHING CHANGE BOS: JONATHAN PAPELBON (0-2, 2.04) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 9, LA ANGELS 6 DUE UP FOR LAANGELS: V GUERRERO (.330, 2-FOR-4)</div>
AL: BOSTON at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Papelbon relieved E Gagne. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 9 LA ANGELS 6 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: V Guerrero (.330, 2-FOR-4)</div>
Pedroia homer helps Red Sox avoid sweep <h3>BOSTON 9, LA ANGELS 6</h3>ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- Dustin Pedroia clubbed thedeciding blow in what became a battle of two stellar bullpens,leading the Boston Red Sox to a 9-6 come-from-behind victoryover the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Wednesday. Mike Lowell and Manny Ramirez drove in two runs each for the RedSox, who avoided a sweep and pushed their lead over the NewYork Yankees (63-51) to six games in the American League East. A back-and-forth contest that matched the longest nine-inninggame at Angels Stadium at 4 hours, 2 minutes, took its finaltwist when Pedroia's line drive just cleared the glove of GarretAnderson and landed in the bullpen over the left field wall fora solo homer, snapping a 6-6 tie. Justin Speier (1-3) took the loss for the Angels as theirnormally stout bullpen allowed three runs. Pedroia, who remains one of the front-runners for the AmericanLeague Rookie of the Year Award, had three hits and scored threeruns, boosting his average to .326 - tops on the team and amongAL rookies. The Boston bullpen had to work overtime after starter Jon Lesterwas knocked out after just 3 1/3 innings. The 23-year-old lefthander, who is making a comeback fromlymphoma, allowed five runs and eight hits while walking threeand striking out three in his worst outing since returning tothe team on July 23. Five relievers picked up the slack, allowing just three hits andone run over the final 5 2/3 frames. The Red Sox bullpen cameinto Thursday's contest sporting a major league-best 2.82bullpen ERA. Hideki Okajima (3-0) pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings for the win.Jonathan Papelbon pitched a perfect ninth for his 26th save. The Angels jumped out to an early 3-0 lead with a run in thefirst and two in the second. Boston grabbed its first lead of the night when it got to rookiestarter Dustin Moseley for four runs in the fourth inning onback-to-back-to-back doubles by Ramirez, J.D. Drew and Lowell. Moseley was pulled in the fifth after allowing six runs and 10hits in 4 2/3 innings. Anaheim wasted little time jumping back on top in the bottom ofthe frame, when Chone Figgins doubled in a pair of runs for a5-4 lead. Figgins has been on a tear over the past two months,raising his average from .133 on May 30 to .340 after Thursday'sgame. The Red Sox came back with two runs in the fifth on a sacrificefly by Kevin Youkilis and Lowell's RBI single. The Angels came back to tie it in the bottom of the fifth onGary Matthews Jr.'s groundout before Pedroia's homer snapped thedeadlock for good in the seventh. All-Star slugger David Ortiz sat out the series finale with asore left shoulder.
