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Red Sox hope to end road woes vs. Angels

Jul 19, 2008 - 6:24 AM Boston (57-41) at LA Angels (58-38) 3:55 p.m. EDT

ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- The Boston Red Sox will be looking to snap a three-game road slide when they visit the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Saturday.

The best home team in the American League at 36-11, the Red Sox have struggled to a 21-30 mark away from Fenway Park, including losses in eight of their last 10.

The Angels made it look easy in the series opener on Friday, pounding a rusty-looking Boston club, 11-3. The Red Sox sent seven players to the All-Star Game Tuesday and traveled to Anaheim on Thursday's off day for the beginning of their third West Coast trip of the season.

Garret Anderson certainly showed no rust for the Angels, driving in five runs with his first four-hit performance of the season.

Ace Josh Beckett (9-5, 3.94 ERA) will try to slow Anderson and turn Boston's road fortunes. The righthander won his last two starts but surrendered five runs in five innings against Minnesota on July 9 - his second shortest outing of the season.

Beckett has not faced Anaheim since last season's Division Series, when he he allowed four hits in a shutout, striking out eight and not issuing a walk.

The Angels will counter with All-Star lefthander Joe Saunders (12-5, 3.07). The 27-year-old allowed one hit in a scoreless frame Tuesday in the Midsummer Classic, and is 3-0 with a 2.92 ERA in four career starts against the Red Sox.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    BOSTON 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
    LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 x 4 9 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: BOS - JOSH BECKETT AND JASON VARITEK
    LAA - JOE SAUNDERS, JOSE ARREDONDO (7TH), SCOT SHIELDS
    (8TH), FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ (9TH) AND JEFF MATHIS, RYAN BUDDE
    (8TH)

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    Jul 19 6:45 PM
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    Red Sox 2, Angels 4  Top 8, 0 OutsJul 19 6:13 PM


  • AL
    AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
    TRIPLE BY ERICK AYBAR SCORED TORII HUNTER, GARRET ANDERSON
    AND HOWIE KENDRICK.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, E AYBAR ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 2
    LA ANGELS 4 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C FIGGINS (.278, 2-FOR-3)

    Red Sox 2, Angels 4  Bot 7, 0 OutsJul 19 6:10 PM
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    Red Sox 2, Angels 4  Bot 7, 0 OutsJul 19 6:10 PM


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    AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY VLADIMIR GUERRERO (16) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT
    IN THE 7TH OFF JOSH BECKETT.
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 2, LA ANGELS 1
    DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: T HUNTER (.268, 0-FOR-2)

    Red Sox 2, Angels 1  Bot 7, 0 OutsJul 19 6:00 PM
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    Red Sox 2, Angels 1  Bot 7, 0 OutsJul 19 6:00 PM


  • AL
    AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY KEVIN YOUKILIS (17) TO CENTER WITH 1
    OUT IN THE 2ND OFF JOE SAUNDERS SCORED MANNY RAMIREZ.
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 2, LA ANGELS 0
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.259, 5 HR, 22 RBI)

    Red Sox 2, Angels 0  Top 2, 0 OutsJul 19 4:17 PM
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