AL: LA ANGELS (71-51) at BOSTON (74-49) <h3>Tavarez takes the hill for Red Sox in series finale</h3> <div class="pre">LA Angels (71-51) at Boston (74-49) 2:05 pm EDT</div> BOSTON (Ticker) -- The Boston Red Sox seem to be setting theirrotation for a huge showdown with their division rival New YorkYankees next week. Julian Tavarez will take the mound for the Boston Red Sox whenthey take on the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the finale ofa four-game set at Fenway Park. After splitting a day-night doubleheader with the Angels onFriday, the Red Sox posted a 10-5 victory on Saturday night.David Ortiz blasted a mammoth grand slam to cap a six-run fifthinning to secure the victory. With the win, Boston (73-49) remained five games behind theYankees (67-54) in the American League East. They will look to win the series behind Tavarez (6-8, 5.12 ERA),who will be making his first start since August 1. As astarter, Tavarez has allowed 11 runs and 25 hits in his last 132/3 innings. Jon Lester was Sunday's scheduled starter, but he will start onMonday against Tampa Bay. That means that when the Red Sox facethe Yankees in a three-game series starting August 28-30, theprojected starters will be Daisuke Matsuzaka, Josh Beckett andCurt Schilling. Meanwhile, Anaheim is in a heated division battle of its own.They hold a two-game lead over Seattle in the AL West. Joe Saunders (6-1, 3.50) takes the mound for the Angels. Thelefthander had been unbeaten in his last eight starts beforeallowing four runs and eight hits in eight innings in a 4-1 lossto Toronto on Tuesday.
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">LA ANGELS AT BOSTON -- LINEUPS LA ANGELS BOSTON AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Chone Figgins 3B .338 3 47 Dustin Pedroia 2B .324 6 37 Orlando Cabrera SS .311 7 68 Kevin Youkilis 1B .293 12 63 Vladimir Guerrero RF .324 19 97 David Ortiz DH .314 21 79 Garret Anderson LF .271 6 40 Manny Ramirez LF .292 19 82 Gary Matthews Jr CF .267 16 67 Mike Lowell 3B .311 16 81 Casey Kotchman 1B .305 9 55 Bobby Kielty RF .200 0 3 Maicer Izturis DH .258 5 35 Coco Crisp CF .273 5 44 Ryan Budde C .143 0 0 Julio Lugo SS .241 6 59 Erick Aybar 2B .241 0 16 Kevin Cash C .000 0 0 Joe Saunders LHP (6-1, 3.50) Julian Tavarez RHP (6-8, 5.12)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON WARMUPS: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS (6-1, 3.50) BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ (6-8, 5.12) UMPIRES: HP - MIKE WINTERS 1B - BRUCE FROEMMING 2B - BRIAN RUNGE 3B - MARK WEGNER WEATHER: 70 Degrees, cloudy WIND: 11 mph, in from left</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON STARTING BATS: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS AND RYAN BUDDE BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ AND KEVIN CASH DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C FIGGINS (.338, 3 HR, 47 RBI) O CABRERA (.311, 7 HR, 68 RBI) V GUERRERO (.324, 19 HR, 97 RBI)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY VLADIMIR GUERRERO SCORED CHONE FIGGINS. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, V GUERRERO ON FIRST, O CABRERA ON SECOND, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 1 BOSTON 0 TOP, 1ST DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G ANDERSON (.271, 6 HR, 40 RBI)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE FIELDER'S CHOICE BY GARY MATTHEWS JR SCORED ORLANDO CABRERA. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, G MATTHEWS JR ON FIRST, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 2 BOSTON 0 TOP, 1ST DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C KOTCHMAN (.305, 9 HR, 55 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 2 2 2 0 BOSTON 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.324, 6 HR, 37 RBI) K YOUKILIS (.293, 12 HR, 63 RBI) D ORTIZ (.314, 21 HR, 79 RBI)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (2) VS BOSTON (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Figgins 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .340 O Cabrera ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .311 V Guerrero rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .326 G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .266 C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 M Izturis dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 R Budde c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 E Aybar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Totals 5 2 2 2 1 0 3 BATTING: RBI - V Guerrero (98), G Matthews Jr (68). Team LOB - 1. BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Pedroia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 K Youkilis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 D Ortiz dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 B Kielty rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 K Cash c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 2 -- 2 BOSTON - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era J Saunders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.50 BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Tavarez 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 5.24 Pitches-strikes: J Tavarez 18-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J Tavarez 1-2. Batters faced: J Tavarez 6. UMPIRES: HP--Mike Winters. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Mark Wegner. Weather: 70 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON CONFIRMED STARTERS: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 2 2 2 0 BOSTON 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: M IZTURIS (.258, 5 HR, 35 RBI) R BUDDE (.143, 0 HR, 0 RBI) E AYBAR (.241, 0 HR, 16 RBI)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (2) VS BOSTON (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Figgins 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .340 O Cabrera ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .311 V Guerrero rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .326 G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .266 C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 M Izturis dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 R Budde c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 E Aybar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Totals 5 2 2 2 1 0 3 BATTING: RBI - V Guerrero (98), G Matthews Jr (68). Team LOB - 1. BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 B Kielty rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 K Cash c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 2 -- 2 BOSTON - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era J Saunders 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.45 BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Tavarez 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 5.24 Pitches-strikes: J Saunders 12-9; J Tavarez 18-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J Saunders 2-0; J Tavarez 1-2. Batters faced: J Saunders 3; J Tavarez 6. UMPIRES: HP--Mike Winters. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Mark Wegner. Weather: 70 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 2 0 2 2 0 BOSTON 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M RAMIREZ (.292, 19 HR, 82 RBI) M LOWELL (.311, 16 HR, 81 RBI) B KIELTY (.200, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (2) VS BOSTON (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Figgins 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .340 O Cabrera ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .311 V Guerrero rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .326 G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .266 C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 M Izturis dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 R Budde c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 E Aybar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Totals 8 2 2 2 1 0 3 BATTING: RBI - V Guerrero (98), G Matthews Jr (68). Team LOB - 1. BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 B Kielty rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 J Lugo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 K Cash c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 20 -- 2 BOSTON - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era J Saunders 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.45 BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Tavarez 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 5.19 Pitches-strikes: J Saunders 12-9; J Tavarez 33-17. Ground balls-fly balls: J Saunders 2-0; J Tavarez 3-3. Batters faced: J Saunders 3; J Tavarez 9. UMPIRES: HP--Mike Winters. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Mark Wegner. Weather: 70 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 2 0 2 2 0 BOSTON 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C FIGGINS (.340, 1-FOR-1) O CABRERA (.311, 0-FOR-0, BB) V GUERRERO (.326, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (2) VS BOSTON (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Figgins 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .340 O Cabrera ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .311 V Guerrero rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .326 G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270 G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .266 C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 M Izturis dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 R Budde c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 E Aybar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Totals 8 2 2 2 1 0 3 BATTING: RBI - V Guerrero (98), G Matthews Jr (68). Team LOB - 1. BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292 M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311 B Kielty rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241 K Cash c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 7 0 1 0 1 1 5 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Lugo 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 20 -- 2 BOSTON - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era J Saunders 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.39 BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Tavarez 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 5.19 Pitches-strikes: J Saunders 27-16; J Tavarez 33-17. Ground balls-fly balls: J Saunders 3-2; J Tavarez 3-3. Batters faced: J Saunders 8; J Tavarez 9. UMPIRES: HP--Mike Winters. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Mark Wegner. Weather: 70 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 2 0 0 2 2 0 BOSTON 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K CASH (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI) D PEDROIA (.323, 0-FOR-1) K YOUKILIS (.292, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (2) VS BOSTON (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Figgins 3b 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .339 O Cabrera ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .311 V Guerrero rf 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .326 G Anderson lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270 G Matthews Jr cf 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 .266 C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 M Izturis dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 R Budde c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 E Aybar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Totals 11 2 2 2 2 1 6 BATTING: RBI - V Guerrero (98), G Matthews Jr (68). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Matthews Jr 1. Team LOB - 3. BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292 M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311 B Kielty rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241 K Cash c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 7 0 1 0 1 1 5 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Lugo 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 200 -- 2 BOSTON - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era J Saunders 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.39 BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Tavarez 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 5.15 HBP - O Cabrera (by J Tavarez). Pitches-strikes: J Saunders 27-16; J Tavarez 51-25. Ground balls-fly balls: J Saunders 3-2; J Tavarez 5-3. Batters faced: J Saunders 8; J Tavarez 14. UMPIRES: HP--Mike Winters. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Mark Wegner. Weather: 70 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 2 0 0 2 2 0 BOSTON 0 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C KOTCHMAN (.304, 0-FOR-1) M IZTURIS (.257, 0-FOR-1) R BUDDE (.125, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (2) VS BOSTON (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Figgins 3b 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .339 O Cabrera ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .311 V Guerrero rf 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .326 G Anderson lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270 G Matthews Jr cf 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 .266 C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 M Izturis dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 R Budde c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 E Aybar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Totals 11 2 2 2 2 1 6 BATTING: RBI - V Guerrero (98), G Matthews Jr (68). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Matthews Jr 1. Team LOB - 3. BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Pedroia 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 K Youkilis 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .292 D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292 M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311 B Kielty rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241 K Cash c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Totals 10 0 1 0 1 3 5 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Lugo 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 200 -- 2 BOSTON - 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era J Saunders 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 3.34 BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Tavarez 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 5.15 HBP - O Cabrera (by J Tavarez). Pitches-strikes: J Saunders 43-27; J Tavarez 51-25. Ground balls-fly balls: J Saunders 4-2; J Tavarez 5-3. Batters faced: J Saunders 11; J Tavarez 14. UMPIRES: HP--Mike Winters. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Mark Wegner. Weather: 70 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 BOSTON 0 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D ORTIZ (.313, 0-FOR-1) M RAMIREZ (.292, 0-FOR-0, BB) M LOWELL (.311, 0-FOR-1)</div>
