AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Papelbon relieved H Okajima. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 5 BOSTON 10 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: M Izturis (.259, 0-FOR-3)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: E Aybar hit for J Mathis. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 5 BOSTON 10 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: E Aybar (.243, 0 HR, 16 RBI)</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 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 9 0 BOSTON 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 4 x 10 13 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: LAA - JERED WEAVER, DARREN OLIVER (5TH), JUSTIN SPEIER (7TH), GREG JONES (8TH) AND JEFF MATHIS BOS - CURT SCHILLING, MIKE TIMLIN (7TH), HIDEKI OKAJIMA (8TH), JONATHAN PAPELBON (9TH) AND JASON VARITEK HOME RUNS: LAA - CHONE FIGGINS (3) OFF CURT SCHILLING IN THE 2ND, 1 ON VLADIMIR GUERRERO (19) OFF CURT SCHILLING IN THE 5TH, 0 ON BOS - DAVID ORTIZ (21) OFF JERED WEAVER IN THE 5TH, 3 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 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 9 0 BOSTON 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 4 x 10 13 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: LAA - JERED WEAVER, DARREN OLIVER (5TH), JUSTIN SPEIER (7TH), GREG JONES (8TH) AND JEFF MATHIS BOS - CURT SCHILLING, MIKE TIMLIN (7TH), HIDEKI OKAJIMA (8TH), JONATHAN PAPELBON (9TH) AND JASON VARITEK WP - CURT SCHILLING (7-5) LP - JERED WEAVER (8-6) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: LAA - CHONE FIGGINS (3) OFF CURT SCHILLING IN THE 2ND, 1 ON VLADIMIR GUERRERO (19) OFF CURT SCHILLING IN THE 5TH, 0 ON BOS - DAVID ORTIZ (21) OFF JERED WEAVER IN THE 5TH, 3 ON TIME: 3:15 ATT: 36,652 PROBABLES: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS (6-1, 3.50) BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ (6-8, 5.12)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (5) VS BOSTON (10) - FINAL LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Figgins 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .338 O Cabrera ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .311 V Guerrero rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .324 G Anderson dh 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .271 G Matthews Jr cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 C Kotchman 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .305 M Izturis 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 J Mathis c 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 a-E Aybar ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 R Willits lf 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .299 Totals 36 5 9 5 0 5 9 a-struck out swinging for J Mathis in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - O Cabrera (31, C Schilling); C Kotchman (30, C Schilling); J Mathis (6, C Schilling). HR - C Figgins (3, 2nd inning off C Schilling 1 on, 2 Out), V Guerrero (19, 5th inning off C Schilling 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - G Anderson (40), R Willits (32), C Figgins 2 (47), V Guerrero (97). 2-out RBI - R Willits, C Figgins 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Figgins 1. Team LOB - 4. BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Lugo ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .241 K Youkilis 3b-1b 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .293 D Ortiz dh 3 2 1 4 2 1 2 .314 M Ramirez lf 5 1 1 2 0 4 1 .292 J Drew rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .265 J Varitek c 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .265 E Hinske 1b 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .198 a-M Lowell ph-3b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .311 C Crisp cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .273 A Cora 2b 3 2 2 0 0 0 3 .262 Totals 36 10 13 9 6 8 13 a-singled to center for E Hinske in the 7th. BATTING: 2B - J Lugo (28, J Weaver); C Crisp (20, J Weaver); M Ramirez (32, J Speier). HR - D Ortiz (21, 5th inning off J Weaver 3 on, 0 Out). S - J Lugo. RBI - J Lugo 2 (59), D Ortiz 4 (79), M Ramirez 2 (82), J Varitek (51). 2-out RBI - M Ramirez 2, J Varitek. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Crisp 2, A Cora 2, D Ortiz 2. Team LOB - 10. ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 130 010 000 -- 5 BOSTON - 000 060 04x -- 10 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era J Weaver (L, 8-6) 4 1/3 8 6 6 1 5 1 4.16 D Oliver 2 1/3 2 0 0 2 3 0 4.06 J Speier 1 2 4 4 2 0 0 2.94 G Jones 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 6.23 BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era C Schilling (W, 7-5) 6 8 5 5 0 3 2 4.25 M Timlin (H, 6) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.15 H Okajima (H, 22) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.21 J Papelbon 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.83 WP - G Jones. IBB - D Ortiz (by J Speier). HBP - A Cora (by J Weaver). Pitches-strikes: J Weaver 84-55; D Oliver 38-23; J Speier 23-12; G Jones 10-5; C Schilling 85-63; M Timlin 13-8; H Okajima 13-8; J Papelbon 18-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J Weaver 0-8; D Oliver 2-2; J Speier 2-1; G Jones 1-0; C Schilling 6-9; M Timlin 0-3; H Okajima 0-3; J Papelbon 1-0. Batters faced: J Weaver 23; D Oliver 11; J Speier 7; G Jones 3; C Schilling 26; M Timlin 4; H Okajima 3; J Papelbon 3. UMPIRES: HP--Mark Wegner. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Bruce Froemming. 3B--Brian Runge. T--3:15. Att--36,652. Weather: 71 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>
Ortiz, Red Sox slam Weaver, Angels <h3>BOSTON 10, LA ANGELS 5</h3>BOSTON (Ticker) -- Through the first four innings, Los AngelesAngels of Anaheim starter Jered Weaver was outstanding. ButDavid Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox jumped all over him in thedecisive fifth. Ortiz blasted a majestic, go-ahead grand slam to cap a six-runfifth as the Red Sox posted a 10-5 victory over the Angels inthe third contest of a four-game set Saturday night at FenwayPark. Manny Ramirez and Julio Lugo each drove in two runs for Boston(74-49), which remained five games ahead of the hard-chargingNew York Yankees (69-54) in the American League East Division.The Yankees topped the Detroit Tigers, 5-2, earlier Saturday. The Red Sox and Yankees will face off in an increasinglyimportant three-game series August 28-30 at Yankee Stadium. After allowing just two hits through the first four frames,Weaver (8-6) imploded in the fifth, yielding a single by EricHinske and Coco Crisp's double to start the inning. He then hit Alex Cora to load the bases, setting up a two-runsingle by Lugo that drew Boston within 5-2. After a base hit byKevin Youkilis again loaded the bases, Ortiz launched Weaver'spoorly located fastball well into the right field seats to givethe Red Sox their first lead of the game. Ortiz, who has been struggling all season with nagging injuries,has been taking some healthy cuts in recent games. OnSaturday, he ripped his seventh career grand slam and Boston'sfifth this season. Weaver then struck out Ramirez but allowed a single by J.D. Drew- the 1,000th hit of his career - knocking the hurler from thegame. The righthander allowed six runs and eight hits whilestriking out five and walking one in 4 1/3 innings. Ortiz's heroics overcame a poor performance by Red Sox starterCurt Schilling (7-5), who yielded five runs and eight hits whilestriking out three without a walk in six frames. Mike Timlin tossed a scoreless seventh, retiring Anaheim sluggerVladimir Guerrero on a deep fly ball just a few feet in frontof the center field wall to end the inning. All-Star HidekiOkajima worked the eighth and closer Jonathan Papelbon closed itout in the ninth for his 30th save. Guerrero smacked his 19th homer of the season and Figgins beltedhis third for the Angels (71-51), who hold a 2 1/2-game leadover the Seattle Mariners (67-52) in the AL West. The Marinersface the Chicago White Sox later Saturday night. GarretAnderson got the Angels on the board, grounding into a forceoutthat scored Orlando Cabrera in the first. One inning later, Casey Kotchman hit a leadoff double and, afterMaicer Izturis flied out and Jeff Mathis struck out, ReggieWillits ripped an RBI single to make it 2-0. Figgins capped the scoring in the inning with his two-run blastjust inside the right field foul pole. Guerrero belted his solo blast in the fifth, lunging at anoffering from Schilling but still managing to lift the pitchover the "Green Monster" in left field to extend the advantageto 5-0. After the Red Sox took the lead with their stellar fifth, theyput the game out of reach with a four-run eighth. Ramirez had atwo-run double, Jason Varitek delivered an RBI single and Drewscored on a wild pitch to provide the final margin.
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LA ANGELS (5) AT BOSTON (10) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LA ANGELS 1ST: C Figgins grounded out to second. O Cabrera doubled to left. V Guerrero singled to shallow left, O Cabrera to third. G Anderson grounded into fielder's choice to first, O Cabrera scored, V Guerrero out at second. G Matthews Jr struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, BOSTON 0. LA ANGELS 2ND: C Kotchman doubled to left. M Izturis flied out to left, C Kotchman to third. J Mathis struck out swinging. R Willits singled to center, C Kotchman scored. C Figgins homered to right, R Willits scored. O Cabrera singled to left. V Guerrero grounded into fielder's choice to third, O Cabrera out at second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 4, BOSTON 0. LA ANGELS 5TH: O Cabrera grounded out to second. V Guerrero homered to left. G Anderson grounded out to first. G Matthews Jr lined out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 5, BOSTON 0. BOSTON 5TH: E Hinske reached on infield single to first. C Crisp doubled to deep right center, E Hinske to third. A Cora hit by pitch. J Lugo singled to center, E Hinske and C Crisp scored, A Cora to second. K Youkilis singled to left, A Cora to third, J Lugo to second. D Ortiz homered to right, A Cora, J Lugo and K Youkilis scored. M Ramirez struck out swinging. J Drew singled to center. D Oliver relieved J Weaver. J Varitek grounded out to third, J Drew to second. E Hinske walked. C Crisp walked, J Drew to third, E Hinske to second. A Cora flied out to center. (6 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 5, BOSTON 6. BOSTON 8TH: A Cora singled to center. J Lugo sacrificed to pitcher, A Cora to second. K Youkilis lined out to left. D Ortiz intentionally walked. M Ramirez doubled to deep right center, A Cora and D Ortiz scored. J Drew walked. G Jones relieved J Speier. J Varitek singled to right, M Ramirez scored, J Drew to third. J Drew scored, J Varitek to second on wild pitch by G Jones. M Lowell walked. C Crisp grounded out to first. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 5, BOSTON 10.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LA ANGELS (5) AT BOSTON (10) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ La Angels Starting Lineups -- C Figgins 3B, O Cabrera SS, V Guerrero RF, G Anderson DH, G Matthews Jr CF, C Kotchman 1B, M Izturis 2B, J Mathis C, R Willits LF, J Weaver RHP. Boston Starting Lineups -- J Lugo SS, K Youkilis 3B, D Ortiz DH, M Ramirez LF, J Drew RF, J Varitek C, E Hinske 1B, C Crisp CF, A Cora 2B, C Schilling RHP. Umpires -- Mark Wegner (HP), Mike Winters (1B), Bruce Froemming (2B), Brian Runge (3B). Gametime Weather: 71 degrees, Clear, wind left to right at 11 mph. LA ANGELS 1ST: C Figgins grounded out to second. O Cabrera doubled to left. V Guerrero singled to shallow left, O Cabrera to third. G Anderson grounded into fielder's choice to first, O Cabrera scored, V Guerrero out at second. G Matthews Jr struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, BOSTON 0. BOSTON 1ST: J Lugo lined out to second. K Youkilis struck out looking. D Ortiz walked. M Ramirez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, BOSTON 0. LA ANGELS 2ND: C Kotchman doubled to left. M Izturis flied out to left, C Kotchman to third. J Mathis struck out swinging. R Willits singled to center, C Kotchman scored. C Figgins homered to right, R Willits scored. O Cabrera singled to left. V Guerrero grounded into fielder's choice to third, O Cabrera out at second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 4, BOSTON 0. BOSTON 2ND: J Drew fouled out to first. J Varitek flied out to center. E Hinske struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 4, BOSTON 0. LA ANGELS 3RD: G Anderson struck out swinging. G Matthews Jr popped out to second. C Kotchman grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 4, BOSTON 0. BOSTON 3RD: C Crisp flied out to center. A Cora singled to right. J Lugo doubled to left, A Cora to third. K Youkilis flied out to right. D Ortiz flied out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 4, BOSTON 0. LA ANGELS 4TH: M Izturis flied out to center. J Mathis doubled to deep left. R Willits flied out to center. C Figgins flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 4, BOSTON 0. BOSTON 4TH: M Ramirez struck out swinging. J Drew flied out to right. J Varitek popped out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 4, BOSTON 0. LA ANGELS 5TH: O Cabrera grounded out to second. V Guerrero homered to left. G Anderson grounded out to first. G Matthews Jr lined out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 5, BOSTON 0. BOSTON 5TH: E Hinske reached on infield single to first. C Crisp doubled to deep right center, E Hinske to third. A Cora hit by pitch. J Lugo singled to center, E Hinske and C Crisp scored, A Cora to second. K Youkilis singled to left, A Cora to third, J Lugo to second. D Ortiz homered to right, A Cora, J Lugo and K Youkilis scored. M Ramirez struck out swinging. J Drew singled to center. D Oliver relieved J Weaver. J Varitek grounded out to third, J Drew to second. E Hinske walked. C Crisp walked, J Drew to third, E Hinske to second. A Cora flied out to center. (6 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 5, BOSTON 6. LA ANGELS 6TH: C Kotchman flied out to right. M Izturis flied out to center. J Mathis fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 5, BOSTON 6. BOSTON 6TH: J Lugo flied out to center. K Youkilis grounded out to shortstop. D Ortiz struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 5, BOSTON 6. LA ANGELS 7TH: M Timlin relieved C Schilling. R Willits reached on bunt single to third. C Figgins flied out to left. O Cabrera flied out to center. V Guerrero flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 5, BOSTON 6. BOSTON 7TH: M Ramirez struck out swinging. J Drew struck out looking. J Varitek singled to center. M Lowell hit for E Hinske. M Lowell singled to center, J Varitek to second. J Speier relieved D Oliver. C Crisp grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 5, BOSTON 6. LA ANGELS 8TH: K Youkilis at first base. M Lowell at third base. H Okajima relieved M Timlin. G Anderson flied out to center. G Matthews Jr flied out to center. C Kotchman lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 5, BOSTON 6. BOSTON 8TH: A Cora singled to center. J Lugo sacrificed to pitcher, A Cora to second. K Youkilis lined out to left. D Ortiz intentionally walked. M Ramirez doubled to deep right center, A Cora and D Ortiz scored. J Drew walked. G Jones relieved J Speier. J Varitek singled to right, M Ramirez scored, J Drew to third. J Drew scored, J Varitek to second on wild pitch by G Jones. M Lowell walked. C Crisp grounded out to first. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 5, BOSTON 10. LA ANGELS 9TH: J Papelbon relieved H Okajima. M Izturis grounded out to second. E Aybar hit for J Mathis. E Aybar struck out swinging. R Willits struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 5, BOSTON 10.</div>
Ortiz, Red Sox slam Weaver, Angels <h3>BOSTON 10, LA ANGELS 5</h3>BOSTON (Ticker) -- Through the first four innings, Los AngelesAngels of Anaheim starter Jered Weaver was outstanding. ButDavid Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox jumped all over him in thedecisive fifth. Ortiz blasted a majestic, go-ahead grand slam to cap a six-runfifth as the Red Sox posted a 10-5 victory over the Angels inthe third contest of a four-game set Saturday night at FenwayPark. Manny Ramirez and Julio Lugo each drove in two runs for Boston(74-49), which remained five games ahead of the hard-chargingNew York Yankees (69-54) in the American League East Division.The Yankees topped the Detroit Tigers, 5-2, earlier Saturday. The Red Sox and Yankees will face off in an increasinglyimportant three-game series August 28-30 at Yankee Stadium. After allowing just two hits through the first four frames,Weaver (8-6) imploded in the fifth, yielding a single by EricHinske and Coco Crisp's double to start the inning. He then hit Alex Cora to load the bases, setting up a two-runsingle by Lugo that drew Boston within 5-2. After a base hit byKevin Youkilis again loaded the bases, Ortiz launched Weaver'spoorly located fastball well into the right field seats to givethe Red Sox their first lead of the game. Ortiz, who has been struggling all season with nagging injuries,has been taking some healthy cuts in recent games. OnSaturday, he ripped his seventh career grand slam and Boston'sfifth this season. Weaver then struck out Ramirez but allowed a single by J.D. Drew- the 1,000th hit of his career - knocking the hurler from thegame. The righthander allowed six runs and eight hits whilestriking out five and walking one in 4 1/3 innings. Ortiz's heroics overcame a poor performance by Red Sox starterCurt Schilling (7-5), who yielded five runs and eight hits whilestriking out three without a walk in six frames. Mike Timlin tossed a scoreless seventh, retiring Anaheim sluggerVladimir Guerrero on a deep fly ball just a few feet in frontof the center field wall to end the inning. All-Star HidekiOkajima worked the eighth and closer Jonathan Papelbon closed itout in the ninth in a non-save situation. Guerrero smacked his 19th homer of the season and Figgins beltedhis third for the Angels (71-51), who hold a 2 1/2-game leadover the Seattle Mariners (67-52) in the AL West. The Marinersface the Chicago White Sox later Saturday night. GarretAnderson got the Angels on the board, grounding into a forceoutthat scored Orlando Cabrera in the first. One inning later, Casey Kotchman hit a leadoff double and, afterMaicer Izturis flied out and Jeff Mathis struck out, ReggieWillits ripped an RBI single to make it 2-0. Figgins capped the scoring in the inning with his two-run blastjust inside the right field foul pole. Guerrero belted his solo blast in the fifth, lunging at anoffering from Schilling but still managing to lift the pitchover the "Green Monster" in left field to extend the advantageto 5-0. After the Red Sox took the lead with their stellar fifth, theyput the game out of reach with a four-run eighth. Ramirez had atwo-run double, Jason Varitek delivered an RBI single and Drewscored on a wild pitch to provide the final margin.
Ortiz, Red Sox slam Weaver, Angels <h3>BOSTON 10, LA ANGELS 5</h3>BOSTON (Ticker) -- Through the first four innings, Los AngelesAngels of Anaheim starter Jered Weaver was outstanding. ButDavid Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox jumped all over him in thedecisive fifth. Ortiz blasted a majestic, go-ahead grand slam to cap a six-runfifth as the Red Sox posted a 10-5 victory over the Angels inthe third contest of a four-game set Saturday night at FenwayPark. The grand slam, the seventh of Ortiz's career, turned athree-run deficit into a 6-5 lead. "That was well-struck, I agree," Red Sox manager Terry Franconasaid. "The timing wasn't bad, either. Manny Ramirez and Julio Lugo each drove in two runs for Boston(74-49), which remained five games ahead of the hard-chargingNew York Yankees (69-54) in the American League East Division.The Yankees topped the Detroit Tigers, 5-2, earlier Saturday. The Red Sox and Yankees will face off in an increasinglyimportant three-game series August 28-30 at Yankee Stadium. After allowing just two hits through the first four frames,Weaver (8-6) imploded in the fifth, yielding a single by EricHinske and Coco Crisp's double to start the inning. He then hit Alex Cora to load the bases, setting up a two-runsingle by Lugo that drew Boston within 5-2. After a base hit byKevin Youkilis again loaded the bases, Ortiz launched Weaver'spoorly located fastball well into the right field seats to givethe Red Sox their first lead of the game. "He was going right through us, throwing strike one with a lotof off-speed (stuff) and not afraid to use his fastball in,expanding the plate," Francona said of Weaver. "We get somerunners on, (Cora) gets hit with the 0-2 pitch, all of suddenwe've got the bases loaded. "We did some real good things to get to David, and then David,in that one swing, changed the whole complexion of the game." Ortiz, who has been struggling all season with nagging injuries,has been taking some healthy cuts in recent games. OnSaturday, he ripped Boston's fifth grand slam this season. "I kind of put it in my mind, 'OK, he's going to try to throw apitch for a strike to get ahead,'" Ortiz said of the first-pitchfastball. "'And I'm going to try to hit it far.' I don'tmeasure my homers, but that was a pretty good one." "I threw a fastball in to him on the first pitch for the thirdat-bat in a row, and I shouldn't have done it," Weaver said. After hitting the ball, Ortiz took some time to admire one ofhis biggest homers of the season with a slow trot to first,which bothered Weaver. "I'll remember it the next time we play them, that's for sure,"Weaver said. "I'm not going to say anything's going to happen,but it's definitely in the back of your mind. Absolutely, (Iwas upset)." Red Sox starter Curt Schilling (7-5) was the beneficiary of thehuge hit, earning the victory despite giving up two homers ofhis own. "There was no doubt," Schilling said. "You knew as soon as youheard it." "You know David," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "If youcan't get a ball in exactly the spot that you're looking(inside), he's going to (put) a good swing on it, and that'swhat happened." Weaver then struck out Ramirez but allowed a single by J.D. Drew- the 1,000th hit of his career - knocking the hurler from thegame. The righthander allowed six runs and eight hits whilestriking out five and walking one in 4 1/3 innings. "It certainly happened quickly," Scioscia said. "Jered pitchedout of a couple of jams and really made some nice pitches, andit just seemed that after that broken bat, the leadoff hit byHinske, everything was up, everything was up over the (middle)part of the plate. "He just couldn't put guys away, had trouble making pitches in.It's not a forgiving lineup." Ortiz's heroics overcame an inconsistent performance bySchilling, who yielded five runs and eight hits while strikingout three without a walk in six frames. Mike Timlin tossed a scoreless seventh, retiring Anaheim sluggerVladimir Guerrero on a deep fly ball just a few feet in frontof the center field wall to end the inning. All-Star HidekiOkajima worked the eighth and closer Jonathan Papelbon closed itout in the ninth in a non-save situation. Guerrero smacked his 19th homer of the season and Figgins beltedhis third for the Angels (71-51), who hold a 2 1/2-game leadover the Seattle Mariners (67-52) in the AL West. The Marinersface the Chicago White Sox later Saturday night. Garret Anderson got the Angels on the board, grounding into aforceout that scored Orlando Cabrera in the first. One inning later, Casey Kotchman hit a leadoff double and, afterMaicer Izturis flied out and Jeff Mathis struck out, ReggieWillits ripped an RBI single to make it 2-0. Figgins capped the scoring in the inning with his two-run blastjust inside the right field foul pole. Guerrero belted his solo blast in the fifth, lunging at anoffering from Schilling but still managing to lift the pitchover the "Green Monster" in left field to extend the advantageto 5-0. "The only other guy that has ever done that to me is (Alfonso)Soriano in the (2001) World Series," Schilling said. "I wantedto bounce it, so it wasn't a good pitch in that sense." After the Red Sox took the lead with their stellar fifth, theyput the game out of reach with a four-run eighth. Ramirez had atwo-run double, Jason Varitek delivered an RBI single and Drewscored on a wild pitch to provide the final margin.
Ortiz, Red Sox slam Weaver, Angels <h3>BOSTON 10, LA ANGELS 5</h3>BOSTON (Ticker) -- Through the first four innings, Los AngelesAngels of Anaheim starter Jered Weaver was outstanding. ButDavid Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox jumped all over him in thedecisive fifth. Ortiz blasted a majestic, go-ahead grand slam to cap a six-runfifth as the Red Sox posted a 10-5 victory over the Angels inthe third contest of a four-game set Saturday night at FenwayPark. The grand slam, the seventh of Ortiz's career, turned athree-run deficit into a 6-5 lead. "That was well-struck, I agree," Red Sox manager Terry Franconasaid. "The timing wasn't bad, either. Manny Ramirez and Julio Lugo each drove in two runs for Boston(74-49), which remained five games ahead of the hard-chargingNew York Yankees (69-54) in the American League East Division.The Yankees topped the Detroit Tigers, 5-2, earlier Saturday. The Red Sox and Yankees will face off in an increasinglyimportant three-game series August 28-30 at Yankee Stadium. After allowing just two hits through the first four frames,Weaver (8-6) imploded in the fifth, yielding a single by EricHinske and Coco Crisp's double to start the inning. He then hit Alex Cora to load the bases, setting up a two-runsingle by Lugo that drew Boston within 5-2. After a base hit byKevin Youkilis again loaded the bases, Ortiz launched Weaver'spoorly located fastball well into the right field seats to givethe Red Sox their first lead of the game. "He was going right through us, throwing strike one with a lotof off-speed (stuff) and not afraid to use his fastball in,expanding the plate," Francona said of Weaver. "We get somerunners on, (Cora) gets hit with the 0-2 pitch, all of suddenwe've got the bases loaded. "We did some real good things to get to David, and then David,in that one swing, changed the whole complexion of the game." Ortiz, who has been struggling all season with nagging injuries,has been taking some healthy cuts in recent games. OnSaturday, he ripped Boston's fifth grand slam this season. "I kind of put it in my mind, 'OK, he's going to try to throw apitch for a strike to get ahead,'" Ortiz said of the first-pitchfastball. "'And I'm going to try to hit it far.' I don'tmeasure my homers, but that was a pretty good one." "I threw a fastball in to him on the first pitch for the thirdat-bat in a row, and I shouldn't have done it," Weaver said. After hitting the ball, Ortiz took some time to admire one ofhis biggest homers of the season with a slow trot to first,which bothered Weaver. "I'll remember it the next time we play them, that's for sure,"Weaver said. "I'm not going to say anything's going to happen,but it's definitely in the back of your mind. Absolutely, (Iwas upset)." Red Sox starter Curt Schilling (7-5) was the beneficiary of thehuge hit, earning the victory despite giving up two homers ofhis own. "There was no doubt," Schilling said. "You knew as soon as youheard it." "You know David," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "If youcan't get a ball in exactly the spot that you're looking(inside), he's going to (put) a good swing on it, and that'swhat happened." Weaver then struck out Ramirez but allowed a single by J.D. Drew- the 1,000th hit of his career - knocking the hurler from thegame. The righthander allowed six runs and eight hits whilestriking out five and walking one in 4 1/3 innings. "It certainly happened quickly," Scioscia said. "Jered pitchedout of a couple of jams and really made some nice pitches, andit just seemed that after that broken bat, the leadoff hit byHinske, everything was up, everything was up over the (middle)part of the plate. "He just couldn't put guys away, had trouble making pitches in.It's not a forgiving lineup." Ortiz's heroics overcame an inconsistent performance bySchilling, who yielded five runs and eight hits while strikingout three without a walk in six frames. Mike Timlin tossed a scoreless seventh, retiring Anaheim sluggerVladimir Guerrero on a deep fly ball just a few feet in frontof the center field wall to end the inning. All-Star HidekiOkajima worked the eighth and closer Jonathan Papelbon closed itout in the ninth in a non-save situation. Guerrero smacked his 19th homer of the season and Figgins beltedhis third for the Angels (71-51), who hold a two-game lead overthe Seattle Mariners (68-52) in the AL West. Garret Anderson got the Angels on the board, grounding into aforceout that scored Orlando Cabrera in the first. One inning later, Casey Kotchman hit a leadoff double and, afterMaicer Izturis flied out and Jeff Mathis struck out, ReggieWillits ripped an RBI single to make it 2-0. Figgins capped the scoring in the inning with his two-run blastjust inside the right field foul pole. Guerrero belted his solo blast in the fifth, lunging at anoffering from Schilling but still managing to lift the pitchover the "Green Monster" in left field to extend the advantageto 5-0. "The only other guy that has ever done that to me is (Alfonso)Soriano in the (2001) World Series," Schilling said. "I wantedto bounce it, so it wasn't a good pitch in that sense." After the Red Sox took the lead with their stellar fifth, theyput the game out of reach with a four-run eighth. Ramirez had atwo-run double, Jason Varitek delivered an RBI single and Drewscored on a wild pitch to provide the final margin.
