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

AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (3) VS BOSTON (3) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins cf-rf 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 .222
O Cabrera ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .143
V Guerrero rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286
M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Anderson lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250
M Izturis 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .143
C Kotchman 1b 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .000
K Morales dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .200
H Kendrick 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286
J Mathis c 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000
a-J Rivera ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
R Willits pr-cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 3 7 3 4 7 16

a-walked for J Mathis in the 8th.

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 - C
Figgins 2, M Izturis 1, V Guerrero 1, O Cabrera 1, K Morales 2. Team LOB - 10.


BASERUNNING: SB - M Izturis 2 (2, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek 2), H
Kendrick 2 (2, 2nd base off J Papelbon/J Varitek, 3rd base off J Papelbon/J
Varitek), R Willits (1, 2nd base off J Papelbon/J Varitek).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - C Figgins (C Crisp at 1st base). DP: 1 (C
Figgins-C Kotchman-H Kendrick).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .125
K Youkilis 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .286
D Ortiz dh 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 .750
M Ramirez lf 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .200
M Lowell 3b 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 .200
J Drew rf 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .286
J Varitek c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143
C Crisp cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .167
J Lugo ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .167

Totals 26 3 4 3 8 6 14

BATTING: 2B - D Pedroia (1, K Escobar). SF - M Lowell. RBI - J Drew 2 (2), M
Lowell (2). 2-out RBI - J Drew 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Varitek 1, M Lowell 1, J Drew 1, J Lugo 1. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crisp (1, 2nd base off K Escobar/J Mathis).

FIELDING: E - M Lowell (1, throw).


----------------------------------------------------
LA ANGELS - 030 000 00 -- 3
BOSTON - 200 010 00 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar 5 4 3 3 5 5 0 5.40
S Shields 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.00
J Speier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
D Matsuzaka 4 2/3 7 3 3 3 3 0 5.79
J Lopez 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
M Delcarmen 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
H Okajima 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
J Papelbon 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00

WP - D Matsuzaka. IBB - D Ortiz (by K Escobar). HBP - V Guerrero (by M
Delcarmen). Pitches-strikes: K Escobar 101-60; S Shields 43-22; J Speier 10-8;
D Matsuzaka 96-62; J Lopez 2-2; M Delcarmen 17-10; H Okajima 24-15; J Papelbon
12-9. Ground balls-fly balls: K Escobar 6-4; S Shields 1-3; J Speier 2-1; D
Matsuzaka 7-4; J Lopez 1-0; M Delcarmen 1-2; H Okajima 0-2; J Papelbon 0-0.
Batters faced: K Escobar 24; S Shields 8; J Speier 3; D Matsuzaka 24; J Lopez
1; M Delcarmen 5; H Okajima 4; J Papelbon 3.

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
BOSTON 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 1 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JUSTIN SPEIER
BOS - JONATHAN PAPELBON

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.167, 0-FOR-3)
D PEDROIA (.125, 1-FOR-4)
K YOUKILIS (.286, 0-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (3) VS BOSTON (3) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins cf-rf 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 .222
O Cabrera ss 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .125
V Guerrero rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286
M Napoli c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Anderson lf 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .250
M Izturis 3b 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .125
C Kotchman 1b 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .000
K Morales dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .200
H Kendrick 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286
J Mathis c 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000
a-J Rivera ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
R Willits pr-cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 35 3 7 3 5 7 17

a-walked for J Mathis in the 8th.

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 - C
Figgins 2, M Izturis 1, V Guerrero 1, O Cabrera 1, K Morales 2. Team LOB - 11.


BASERUNNING: SB - M Izturis 2 (2, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek 2), H
Kendrick 2 (2, 2nd base off J Papelbon/J Varitek, 3rd base off J Papelbon/J
Varitek), R Willits (1, 2nd base off J Papelbon/J Varitek).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - C Figgins (C Crisp at 1st base). DP: 1 (C
Figgins-C Kotchman-H Kendrick).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .125
K Youkilis 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .286
D Ortiz dh 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 .750
M Ramirez lf 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .200
M Lowell 3b 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 .200
J Drew rf 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .286
J Varitek c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143
C Crisp cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .167
J Lugo ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .167

Totals 26 3 4 3 8 6 14

BATTING: 2B - D Pedroia (1, K Escobar). SF - M Lowell. RBI - J Drew 2 (2), M
Lowell (2). 2-out RBI - J Drew 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Varitek 1, M Lowell 1, J Drew 1, J Lugo 1. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crisp (1, 2nd base off K Escobar/J Mathis).

FIELDING: E - M Lowell (1, throw).


----------------------------------------------------
LA ANGELS - 030 000 000 -- 3
BOSTON - 200 010 00 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar 5 4 3 3 5 5 0 5.40
S Shields 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.00
J Speier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
D Matsuzaka 4 2/3 7 3 3 3 3 0 5.79
J Lopez 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
M Delcarmen 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
H Okajima 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
J Papelbon 1 1/3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.00

WP - D Matsuzaka. IBB - D Ortiz (by K Escobar). HBP - V Guerrero (by M
Delcarmen). Pitches-strikes: K Escobar 101-60; S Shields 43-22; J Speier 10-8;
D Matsuzaka 96-62; J Lopez 2-2; M Delcarmen 17-10; H Okajima 24-15; J Papelbon
29-18. Ground balls-fly balls: K Escobar 6-4; S Shields 1-3; J Speier 2-1; D
Matsuzaka 7-4; J Lopez 1-0; M Delcarmen 1-2; H Okajima 0-2; J Papelbon 0-3.
Batters faced: K Escobar 24; S Shields 8; J Speier 3; D Matsuzaka 24; J Lopez
1; M Delcarmen 5; H Okajima 4; J Papelbon 7.

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 - PITCHING CHANGE
LAA: FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ (NO RECORD) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, J LUGO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 3, BOSTON 3

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K YOUKILIS (.286, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Rodriguez relieved J Speier.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J LUGO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 3
BOSTON 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K Youkilis (.286, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON PLAYOFFS - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY MANNY RAMIREZ (1) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 9TH OFF FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ SCORED JULIO LUGO AND DAVID
ORTIZ.

FINAL SCORE: BOSTON 6, LA ANGELS 3</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 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
BOSTON 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 6 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR, SCOT SHIELDS (6TH), JUSTIN SPEIER (8TH),
FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ (9TH) AND JEFF MATHIS, MIKE NAPOLI (8TH)

BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA, JAVIER LOPEZ (5TH), MANNY
DELCARMEN (6TH), HIDEKI OKAJIMA (7TH), JONATHAN PAPELBON (8TH)
AND JASON VARITEK

HOME RUNS: LAA - NONE

BOS - MANNY RAMIREZ (1) OFF FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ IN THE 9TH, 2 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 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
BOSTON 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 6 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR, SCOT SHIELDS (6TH), JUSTIN SPEIER (8TH),
FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ (9TH) AND JEFF MATHIS, MIKE NAPOLI (8TH)

BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA, JAVIER LOPEZ (5TH), MANNY
DELCARMEN (6TH), HIDEKI OKAJIMA (7TH), JONATHAN PAPELBON (8TH)
AND JASON VARITEK


WP - JONATHAN PAPELBON (1-0)
LP - JUSTIN SPEIER (0-1)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: LAA - NONE

BOS - MANNY RAMIREZ (1) OFF FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ IN THE 9TH, 2 ON



TIME: 4:05 ATT: 37,706

PROBABLES: BOS - CURT SCHILLING (NR)
LAA - JERED WEAVER (NR)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (3) VS BOSTON (6) - FINAL

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins cf-rf 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 .222
O Cabrera ss 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .125
V Guerrero rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286
M Napoli c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Anderson lf 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .250
M Izturis 3b 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .125
C Kotchman 1b 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .000
K Morales dh 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .200
H Kendrick 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286
J Mathis c 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000
a-J Rivera ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
R Willits pr-cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 35 3 7 3 5 7 17

a-walked for J Mathis in the 8th.

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 - C
Figgins 2, M Izturis 1, V Guerrero 1, O Cabrera 1, K Morales 2. Team LOB - 11.


BASERUNNING: SB - M Izturis 2 (2, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek 2), H
Kendrick 2 (2, 2nd base off J Papelbon/J Varitek, 3rd base off J Papelbon/J
Varitek), R Willits (1, 2nd base off J Papelbon/J Varitek).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - C Figgins (C Crisp at 1st base). DP: 1 (C
Figgins-C Kotchman-H Kendrick).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .111
K Youkilis 1b 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .250
D Ortiz dh 1 2 1 0 4 0 0 .750
M Ramirez lf 3 1 1 3 2 1 3 .333
M Lowell 3b 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 .200
J Drew rf 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .286
J Varitek c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143
C Crisp cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .167
J Lugo ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .286

Totals 30 6 6 6 9 7 15

BATTING: 2B - D Pedroia (1, K Escobar). HR - M Ramirez (1, 9th inning off F
Rodriguez 2 on, 2 Out). SF - M Lowell. RBI - J Drew 2 (2), M Lowell (2), M
Ramirez 3 (3). 2-out RBI - J Drew 2, M Ramirez 3. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Varitek 1, M Lowell 1, J Drew 1, J Lugo 1. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crisp (1, 2nd base off K Escobar/J Mathis).

FIELDING: E - M Lowell (1, throw).


----------------------------------------------------
LA ANGELS - 030 000 000 -- 3
BOSTON - 200 010 003 -- 6

Two outs when winning run scored.
----------------------------------------------------

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar 5 4 3 3 5 5 0 5.40
S Shields 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.00
J Speier (L, 0-1) 1 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.75
F Rodriguez 1/3 1 2 2 1 1 1 54.01

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
D Matsuzaka 4 2/3 7 3 3 3 3 0 5.79
J Lopez 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
M Delcarmen 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
H Okajima 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
J Papelbon (W, 1-0) 1 1/3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.00

WP - D Matsuzaka. IBB - D Ortiz 2 (by K Escobar, F Rodriguez). HBP - V
Guerrero (by M Delcarmen). Pitches-strikes: K Escobar 101-60; S Shields 43-22;
J Speier 12-10; F Rodriguez 10-4; D Matsuzaka 96-62; J Lopez 2-2; M Delcarmen
17-10; H Okajima 24-15; J Papelbon 29-18. Ground balls-fly balls: K Escobar
6-4; S Shields 1-3; J Speier 3-1; F Rodriguez 0-0; D Matsuzaka 7-4; J Lopez
1-0; M Delcarmen 1-2; H Okajima 0-2; J Papelbon 0-3. Batters faced: K Escobar
24; S Shields 8; J Speier 5; F Rodriguez 3; D Matsuzaka 24; J Lopez 1; M
Delcarmen 5; H Okajima 4; J Papelbon 7.

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

T--4:05. Att--37,706.
Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, in from
right.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
LA ANGELS 3
BOSTON 6 FINAL</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LA ANGELS (3) AT BOSTON (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BOSTON 1ST: D Pedroia grounded out to third. K Youkilis walked. D Ortiz
singled to left, K Youkilis to second. M Ramirez lined out to center.
M Lowell walked, K Youkilis to third, D Ortiz to second. J Drew singled to
center, K Youkilis and D Ortiz scored, M Lowell to second. J Varitek lined out
to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, BOSTON 2.

LA ANGELS 2ND: C Kotchman walked. K Morales singled to shallow right,
C Kotchman to third. H Kendrick struck out swinging. J Mathis grounded out to
third, C Kotchman scored, K Morales to second. C Figgins doubled to left,
K Morales scored. O Cabrera doubled to deep center, C Figgins scored.
V Guerrero grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3,
BOSTON 2.

BOSTON 5TH: D Pedroia doubled to left. K Youkilis grounded out to pitcher,
D Pedroia to third. D Ortiz intentionally walked. M Ramirez walked, D Ortiz
to second. M Lowell hit sacrifice fly to center, D Pedroia scored. J Drew
grounded out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3, BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 9TH: J Lugo singled to left. D Pedroia grounded out to shortstop,
J Lugo to second. F Rodriguez relieved J Speier. K Youkilis struck out swinging.
D Ortiz intentionally walked. M Ramirez homered to left, J Lugo and D Ortiz
scored. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3, BOSTON 6.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BOSTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LA ANGELS (3) AT BOSTON (6) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

La Angels Starting Lineups -- C Figgins CF, O Cabrera SS, V Guerrero RF,
G Anderson LF, M Izturis 3B, C Kotchman 1B, K Morales DH, H Kendrick 2B, J Mathis C,
K Escobar RHP.

Boston Starting Lineups -- D Pedroia 2B, K Youkilis 1B, D Ortiz DH,
M Ramirez LF, M Lowell 3B, J Drew RF, J Varitek C, C Crisp CF, J Lugo SS,
D Matsuzaka RHP.

Umpires -- Dan Iassogna (HP), Brian Runge (1B), Ted Barrett (2B), Tim Tschida (3B),
C.B. Bucknor (LF), Gary Darling (RF).

Gametime Weather: 78 degrees, Clear, wind in from right at 12 mph.


LA ANGELS 1ST: C Figgins struck out swinging. O Cabrera walked.
V Guerrero fouled out to first. G Anderson singled to right, O Cabrera to third.
M Izturis struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, BOSTON 0.

BOSTON 1ST: D Pedroia grounded out to third. K Youkilis walked. D Ortiz
singled to left, K Youkilis to second. M Ramirez lined out to center.
M Lowell walked, K Youkilis to third, D Ortiz to second. J Drew singled to
center, K Youkilis and D Ortiz scored, M Lowell to second. J Varitek lined out
to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, BOSTON 2.

LA ANGELS 2ND: C Kotchman walked. K Morales singled to shallow right,
C Kotchman to third. H Kendrick struck out swinging. J Mathis grounded out to
third, C Kotchman scored, K Morales to second. C Figgins doubled to left,
K Morales scored. O Cabrera doubled to deep center, C Figgins scored.
V Guerrero grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3,
BOSTON 2.

BOSTON 2ND: C Crisp struck out swinging. J Lugo struck out looking.
D Pedroia grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3,
BOSTON 2.

LA ANGELS 3RD: G Anderson doubled to right. M Izturis grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, G Anderson out at third. M Izturis stole
second. C Kotchman grounded out to shortstop, M Izturis to third. K Morales
flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3, BOSTON 2.

BOSTON 3RD: K Youkilis struck out looking. D Ortiz walked. M Ramirez
struck out swinging. M Lowell grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3, BOSTON 2.

LA ANGELS 4TH: H Kendrick singled to left. J Mathis fouled out to catcher.
C Figgins grounded out to first, H Kendrick to second. O Cabrera grounded out
to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3, BOSTON 2.

BOSTON 4TH: J Drew grounded out to first. J Varitek lined out to left.
C Crisp reached on bunt single to catcher. C Crisp stole second. J Lugo struck
out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3, BOSTON 2.

LA ANGELS 5TH: V Guerrero grounded out to shortstop. G Anderson flied out
to center. M Izturis reached on infield single to second. M Izturis stole
second. C Kotchman walked. M Izturis to third on wild pitch by D Matsuzaka.
J Lopez relieved D Matsuzaka. K Morales grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, C Kotchman out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3,
BOSTON 2.

BOSTON 5TH: D Pedroia doubled to left. K Youkilis grounded out to pitcher,
D Pedroia to third. D Ortiz intentionally walked. M Ramirez walked, D Ortiz
to second. M Lowell hit sacrifice fly to center, D Pedroia scored. J Drew
grounded out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3, BOSTON 3.

LA ANGELS 6TH: M Delcarmen relieved J Lopez. H Kendrick grounded out to
first. J Mathis flied out to right. C Figgins struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3, BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 6TH: S Shields relieved K Escobar. J Varitek struck out swinging.
C Crisp walked. J Lugo flied out to center, C Crisp thrown out at second.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3, BOSTON 3.

LA ANGELS 7TH: O Cabrera flied out to center. V Guerrero hit by pitch.
H Okajima relieved M Delcarmen. G Anderson lined out to center. M Izturis struck
out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3, BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 7TH: D Pedroia grounded out to third. K Youkilis lined out to left.
D Ortiz walked. M Ramirez walked, D Ortiz to second. M Lowell flied out to
center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3, BOSTON 3.

LA ANGELS 8TH: C Kotchman lined out to left. K Morales struck out
swinging. J Papelbon relieved H Okajima. H Kendrick safe at first on throwing
error by third baseman M Lowell. H Kendrick stole second. J Rivera hit for
J Mathis. H Kendrick stole third. J Rivera walked. R Willits ran for J Rivera.
R Willits stole second. C Figgins struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
LA ANGELS 3, BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 8TH: C Figgins in right field. M Napoli catching. R Willits in
center field. J Speier relieved S Shields. J Drew grounded out to second.
J Varitek grounded out to second. C Crisp flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3, BOSTON 3.

LA ANGELS 9TH: O Cabrera popped out to shortstop. M Napoli popped out to
shortstop. G Anderson walked. M Izturis popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3, BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 9TH: J Lugo singled to left. D Pedroia grounded out to shortstop,
J Lugo to second. F Rodriguez relieved J Speier. K Youkilis struck out swinging.
D Ortiz intentionally walked. M Ramirez homered to left, J Lugo and D Ortiz
scored. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3, BOSTON 6.</div>

 

Ramirez blasts walk-off homer to lift Red Sox over Angels

<h3>BOSTON 6, LA ANGELS 3</h3>By Mike Petraglia
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


BOSTON (Ticker) -- Manny Ramirez can still turn on a fastball.

Ramirez blasted a three-run, walk-off homer to give the BostonRed Sox a 6-3 victory Friday over the Los Angeles Angels ofAnaheim and a two games to none lead in their best-of-fiveAmerican League Division Series.


The bullpen tossed 4 1/3 hitless innings for the Red Sox, whohave not lost a postseason game to the Angels since Game Four ofthe 1986 ALCS.


With the score tied, 3-3, in the bottom of the ninth, Julio Lugoled off with a single and moved to second when Dustin Pedroiagrounded out to shortstop. Anaheim then turned to its All-Starcloser, Francisco Rodriguez (0-1), who struck out Kevin Youkilisbefore issuing an intentional pass to David Ortiz.

That set the stage for Ramirez, who took a 96 miles-per-hourfastball over the inner half of the plate way over the "GreenMonster" and out of Fenway Park for the win.


Ramirez turned on the ball and raised both arms in the air,watching the ball sail deep out of the park as his teammatesstreamed out of the dugout.


It was the ninth postseason walk-off win in Boston franchisehistory and the first since Ortiz won games four and five of the2004 ALCS in extra innings.


Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon (1-0) set up the blast bypitching out of trouble in the eighth. Howie Kendrick reachedon a throwing error by third baseman Mike Lowell and Papelbonwalked pinch hitter Juan Rivera.


With runners at second and third, Chone Figgins struck outlooking to end the threat.


Ramirez's game-winning blast may not have been possible exceptfor a hometown break from one of their fans.


With the Angels holding a 3-2 lead in the fifth, Dustin Pedroialed off the frame with a double and moved to third on acheck-swing groundout by Kevin Youkilis before Ortiz wasintentionally walked.


With a 2-2 count, Ramirez popped up a foul ball behind the RedSox on-deck circle. Catcher Jeff Mathis gave chase and reachedover the camera well to make a play. But a fan reached up andsnared it before it hit Mathis' glove. The legal play by thefan preserved the at-bat.


Ramirez walked before Lowell followed with a sacrifice fly thattied the game, 3-3.


The Angels lost Vladimir Guerrero to a contusion on his leftshoulder when reliever Manny Delcarmen hit him in the seventhwith a fastball clocked at 97 miles per hour.


The marathon contest was played before 37,706, the largestpost-World War II crowd at Fenway Park and the largestpostseason crowd in Fenway history.


The normally aggressive Angels were patient against Bostonstarter Daisuke Matsuzaka in the early innings, driving up therighthander's pitch count.


Matsuzaka threw 31 pitches in the first and 28 more in thesecond, when the Angels wiped out a two-run deficit with athree-run rally.


Casey Kotchman opened with a walk before Kendry Morales followedwith a bad-hop single that glanced off second baseman Pedroia'sglove and skipped a short distance away into right field.Pedroia, who landed hard on his left shoulder trying to make thestop, could not immediately get up to retrieve the ball,allowing Kotchman to get to third.


Mathis then grounded out to third, scoring Kotchman with thefirst run. Chone Figgins lined a hit down the left field linethat Ramirez overran, allowing Figgins to reach second base fora double, scoring Morales to tie the game at 2-2.


Former Boston postseason hero Orlando Cabrera, who was a memberof the 2004 World Series team, followed with a double toleft-center field that scored Figgins with the go-ahead score.

Matsuzaka allowed at least one base runner in each of the firstfive innings, and was pulled two outs into the Angelsfifth-inning threat. With Macier Izturis on third and Kotchmanon first following a walk, lefthanded reliever Javy Lopez threwone pitch and induced Morales to hit into an inning-endingfielder's choice groundout.


Matsuzaka allowed seven hits and three runs over 4 2/3 innings,walking three and striking out three while throwing 96 pitches -62 for strikes.


Los Angeles starter Kelvim Escobar allowed three runs and fourhits over five innings, striking out five and walking five.

 

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Ramirez blasts walk-off homer to lift Red Sox over Angels

<h3>BOSTON 6, LA ANGELS 3</h3>By Mike Petraglia
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


BOSTON (Ticker) -- Manny Ramirez can still turn on a fastball.

Ramirez blasted a three-run, walk-off homer to give the BostonRed Sox a 6-3 victory Friday over the Los Angeles Angels ofAnaheim and a two games to none lead in their best-of-fiveAmerican League Division Series.


The bullpen tossed 4 1/3 hitless innings for the Red Sox, whohave not lost a postseason game to the Angels since Game Four ofthe 1986 ALCS.


With the score tied, 3-3, in the bottom of the ninth, Julio Lugoled off with a single and moved to second when Dustin Pedroiagrounded out to shortstop. Anaheim then turned to its All-Starcloser, Francisco Rodriguez (0-1), who struck out Kevin Youkilisbefore issuing an intentional pass to David Ortiz.

"Pick your poison," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "In thatsituation we choose not to pitch to David. It didn't work outtonight."


That set the stage for Ramirez, who took a 96 miles-per-hourfastball over the inner half of the plate way over the "GreenMonster" and out of Fenway Park for the win.


"I remember today when I got to the clubhouse, (catcher Jason)Varitek said we wanted to leave Boston with a home run," Ramirezsaid. "I tried to see the ball well and put a good swing on theball."


It was his 21st career postseason homer, one behind BernieWilliams for the all-time lead.


Ramirez turned on the ball and raised both arms in the air,watching the ball sail deep out of the park as his teammatesstreamed out of the dugout.


It was the ninth postseason walk-off win in Boston franchisehistory and the first since Ortiz won games four and five of the2004 ALCS in extra innings.


Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon (1-0) set up the blast bypitching out of trouble in the eighth. Howie Kendrick reachedon a throwing error by third baseman Mike Lowell and Papelbonwalked pinch hitter Juan Rivera.


With runners at second and third, Chone Figgins struck outlooking to end the threat.


Ramirez's game-winning homer may not have been possible exceptfor a hometown break from one of their fans.


With the Angels holding a 3-2 lead in the fifth, Dustin Pedroialed off the frame with a double and moved to third on acheck-swing groundout by Kevin Youkilis before Ortiz wasintentionally walked.


With a 2-2 count, Ramirez popped up a foul ball behind the RedSox on-deck circle. Catcher Jeff Mathis gave chase and reachedover the camera well to make a play. But a fan reached up andsnared it before it hit Mathis' glove. The legal play by thefan preserved the at-bat.


The fan, 17-year-old Danny Vinik, received a big ovation fromthe crowd and a pat on the back from Red Sox fan and famousauthor Stephen King, who was sitting one row behind.

Ramirez walked before Lowell followed with a sacrifice fly thattied the game, 3-3.


The Angels lost Vladimir Guerrero to a contusion on his leftshoulder when reliever Manny Delcarmen hit him in the seventhwith a fastball clocked at 97 miles per hour.


The marathon contest was played before 37,706, the largestpost-World War II crowd at Fenway Park and the largestpostseason crowd in Fenway history.


The normally aggressive Angels were patient against Bostonstarter Daisuke Matsuzaka in the early innings, driving up therighthander's pitch count.


Matsuzaka threw 31 pitches in the first and 28 more in thesecond, when the Angels wiped out a two-run deficit with athree-run rally.


Casey Kotchman opened with a walk before Kendry Morales followedwith a bad-hop single that glanced off second baseman Pedroia'sglove and skipped a short distance away into right field.Pedroia, who landed hard on his left shoulder trying to make thestop, could not immediately get up to retrieve the ball,allowing Kotchman to get to third.


Mathis then grounded out to third, scoring Kotchman with thefirst run. Chone Figgins lined a hit down the left field linethat Ramirez overran, allowing Figgins to reach second base fora double, scoring Morales to tie the game at 2-2.


Former Boston postseason hero Orlando Cabrera, who was a memberof the 2004 World Series team, followed with a double toleft-center field that scored Figgins with the go-ahead score.

Matsuzaka allowed at least one base runner in each of the firstfive innings, and was pulled two outs into the Angelsfifth-inning threat. With Macier Izturis on third and Kotchmanon first following a walk, lefthanded reliever Javy Lopez threwone pitch and induced Morales to hit into an inning-endingfielder's choice groundout.


Matsuzaka allowed seven hits and three runs over 4 2/3 innings,walking three and striking out three while throwing 96 pitches -62 for strikes.


Los Angeles starter Kelvim Escobar allowed three runs and fourhits over five innings, striking out five and walking five.

"Naturally, (being down 0-2) is not a desirable position,"Scioscia said. "We'll just have to stay focused, inning toinning, at-bat to at-bat, pitch-to-pitch. We'll have to scratchand crawl. We have the type of team that can turn it around ina hurry."

 

Ramirez blasts walk-off homer to lift Red Sox over Angels

<h3>BOSTON 6, LA ANGELS 3</h3>By Mike Petraglia
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


BOSTON (Ticker) -- Manny Ramirez can still turn on a fastball.

Ramirez blasted a three-run, walk-off homer to give the BostonRed Sox a 6-3 victory Friday over the Los Angeles Angels ofAnaheim and a two-games-to-none lead in their best-of-fiveAmerican League Division Series.


The bullpen tossed 4 1/3 hitless innings for the Red Sox, whohave not lost a postseason game to the Angels since Game Four ofthe 1986 AL Championship Series.


With the game tied, 3-3, in the bottom of the ninth, Julio Lugoled off with a single off losing pitcher Justin Speier (0-1) andmoved to second when Dustin Pedroia grounded out to shortstop.Anaheim then turned to its All-Star closer, Francisco Rodriguez,who struck out Kevin Youkilis before issuing an intentionalwalk to David Ortiz.


"Pick your poison," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "In thatsituation, we chose not to pitch to David. It didn't work outtonight."


That set the stage for Ramirez, who took a 96 miles-per-hourfastball over the inner half of the plate way over the "GreenMonster" and out of Fenway Park for the win.


"I remember today when I got to the clubhouse, (catcher Jason)Varitek said we wanted to leave Boston with a home run," Ramirezsaid. "I tried to see the ball well and put a good swing onthe ball."


"I don't know about that," Varitek joked afterward in theclubhouse. "We said something to Manny. But the thing is thatI think he would have been just as happy with a base hit."

It was his 21st career postseason homer, one behind BernieWilliams for the all-time lead.


Ramirez turned on the ball and raised both arms in the air,watching it sail deep out of the park as his teammates streamedout of the dugout.


"One of the best feelings ever," Ramirez said. "I never lookfor pitches. I always trust myself. In that situation, thatguy has got me out so many times. But baseball's like that.Sometimes you get me, sometimes I get you. And I got him at theright time."


It was the ninth postseason walk-off win in Boston franchisehistory and the first since Ortiz won Games Four and Five of the2004 ALCS in extra innings.


Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon (1-0) allowed for the blast bypitching out of trouble in the eighth. Howie Kendrick reachedon a throwing error by third baseman Mike Lowell and Papelbonwalked pinch hitter Juan Rivera.


With runners at second and third, Chone Figgins struck outlooking to end the threat.


"That was the biggest pitch I threw tonight," Papelbon said."That gave us some momentum and I think we carried it right intothe dugout."


Ramirez's game-winning homer may not have been possible exceptfor a hometown break created by one of Boston's fans.

With the Angels holding a 3-2 lead in the fifth, Pedroia led offthe frame with a double and moved to third on a check-swinggroundout by Youkilis before Ortiz was walked intentionally.

With a 2-2 count, Ramirez popped up the ball behind the RedSox's on-deck circle. Catcher Jeff Mathis gave chase andreached over the camera well to make a play.


But a fan reached up and snared it before it hit Mathis' glove.The legal play by the fan preserved the at-bat.


The fan, 17-year-old Danny Vinik, is the son of Red Sox minorityowner Jeffrey Vinik. He received a big ovation from the crowdand a pat on the back from Red Sox fan and famous author StephenKing, who was sitting one row behind Danny Vinik.


"That was awesome," Pedroia said. "He deserves a tour of thispark or something."


Ramirez walked before Lowell followed with a sacrifice fly thattied the game at 3-3. The Angels lost Vladimir Guerrero to acontusion on his left shoulder when reliever Manny Delcarmen hithim in the seventh with a fastball clocked at 97 miles perhour.


The 4-hour, 5-minute marathon was played before 37,706 fans, thelargest post-World War II crowd at Fenway Park and the largestpostseason crowd in Fenway history.


The normally aggressive Angels were patient against Bostonstarter Daisuke Matsuzaka in the early innings, driving up therighthander's pitch count.


Matsuzaka threw 31 pitches in the first and 28 more in thesecond, when the Angels wiped out a two-run deficit with athree-run rally.


Casey Kotchman opened with a walk before Kendry Morales followedwith a bad-hop single that glanced off second baseman Pedroia'sglove and skipped a short distance away into right field.Pedroia, who landed hard on his left shoulder trying to make thestop, could not immediately get up to retrieve the ball,allowing Kotchman to get to third.


Mathis then grounded out to third, scoring Kotchman with thefirst run. Figgins lined a hit down the left field line thatRamirez overran, allowing him to reach second base for a doubleand Morales to score and tie the game at 2-2.


Former Boston postseason hero Orlando Cabrera, who was a memberof the 2004 World Series team, followed with a double toleft-center field that scored Figgins with the go-ahead run.

Matsuzaka allowed at least one baserunner in each of the firstfive innings and was pulled two outs into the Angels'fifth-inning threat. With Macier Izturis on third and Kotchmanon first following a walk, lefthanded reliever Javier Lopezthrew one pitch and induced Morales to hit into an inning-endingforceout.


Matsuzaka allowed seven hits and three runs in 4 2/3 innings,walking three and striking out three while throwing 96 pitches -62 for strikes.


Angels starter Kelvim Escobar yielded three runs and four hitsin five frames, striking out five and walking five.

"Naturally, (being down 0-2) is not a desirable position,"Scioscia said. "We'll just have to stay focused, inning toinning, at-bat to at-bat, pitch to pitch. We'll have to scratchand crawl. We have the type of team that can turn it around ina hurry."