August 8, 2007 Angels 5, Red Sox 2

The Angels flex the muscles in their arms instead of their legs today, hitting three homers and getting the 5-2 win. Dustin Moseley and Chris Bootcheck hold the Sox in check until two were out in the bottom of the 9th, when David Ortiz gets a pinch-hit double to score two. Papi tried for third on the throw home, but the ball gets to third before he does for the final out. Maybe not too smart on my part to try for third, but with two out in the 9th and down by three you take that chance. Bootcheck, despite allowing the two runs, still gets the save as he pitched 3 2/3 innings of relief. Of his four saves on the year, three of them have been of the three inning variety.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Boston Red Sox At 2007 Los Angeles(AL) Angels         8/8/2007
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Lugo SS           4  0  0  0 .220     R.Willits RF        2  0  0  0 .291  
  D.Pedroia 2B        3  0  2  0 .303     C.Figgins 3B        4  0  2  2 .300  
  K.Youkilis 1B       4  0  1  0 .303     O.Cabrera SS        4  0  0  0 .297  
  M.Ramirez DH        4  1  2  0 .337     V.Guerrero DH       4  1  2  1 .319  
  J.Drew CF           4  1  2  0 .246     R.Quinlan 1B        4  0  0  0 .209  
  M.Lowell 3B         4  0  1  0 .292     G.Anderson LF       3  0  0  0 .299  
  J.Varitek C         4  0  0  0 .251     G.Matthews Jr CF    3  1  1  1 .280  
  W.Pena LF           3  0  1  0 .240     J.Mathis C          2  2  1  1 .281  
A-D.Ortiz PH          1  0  1  2 .307     E.Aybar 2B          3  1  2  0 .269  
  B.Moss RF           3  0  0  0 .000                                          
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         Totals      34  2 10  2                 Totals      29  5  8  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Pena In 9th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 2  -  2 10  0
Angels.......... 0 0 1  1 2 0  1 0    -  5  8  0
 
Red Sox (69-45)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Lester LOSS(0-2)        6       5   4   4   2   5   2  85   4.43
K.Snyder                  2       3   1   1   0   2   1  29   3.70
Totals                    8       8   5   5   2   7   3
 
Angels (76-37)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Moseley WIN(6-2)        5 1/3   5   0   0   1   3   0  85   2.19
C.Bootcheck SAVE(4th)     3 2/3   5   2   2   0   3   0  59   3.76
Totals                    9      10   2   2   1   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 44,721 DATE- Wednesday, August 8th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:48
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 6  Angels: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0  Angels: 0
DOUBLES- D.Pedroia(34th), D.Ortiz(36th)
HOME RUNS- V.Guerrero(15th), G.Matthews Jr(18th), J.Mathis(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- E.Aybar(6th)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Figgins-2
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Willits
WALKS- D.Pedroia, R.Willits, J.Mathis
STRIKE OUTS- K.Youkilis, M.Lowell-2, J.Varitek, W.Pena, B.Moss, R.Willits,
             V.Guerrero, R.Quinlan, G.Anderson, G.Matthews Jr, J.Mathis,
             E.Aybar
 
Vladimir Guerrero hit one over the fence as the indomitable Los Angeles(AL)
Angels defeated the Boston Red Sox by a score of 5 to 2 at Angels
Stadium.
 
Dustin Moseley(6-2) pitched a solid game.  He allowed 5 hits and 1 walk in 5
and 1/3 innings seeing his ERA drop from 2.44 to 2.19.  Boston had a chance
in the 9th but they came up short.  
 
Chris Bootcheck gained credit for his 4th save.  Jon Lester(0-2) was the
losing pitcher.  The winning ways continue for Los Angeles(AL).  They now
have a record of 8-2 in recent days.  With the loss, the Boston ballclub's
record is 69-45.

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