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Game 4 gives Lackey second chance

T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
John Lackey will be on the mound for the Angels in Game 4 of the American League Division Series on Monday night at Fenway Park. The Angels enter the game down, 2-1, in the series and must win to force a winner-take-all Game 5 on Wednesday in Anaheim.
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Angels probable pitcher

John Lackey

  • #41 RHP
  • (0-1) 2.70 ERA 5 SO
Lackey faced the Red Sox in Game 1 and lost, 4-1. He went 6 2/3 innings and allowed just a two-run home run to Jason Bay. That was just one of four hits he allowed, along with two walks and four strikeouts. Lackey, who was 12-5 with a 3.75 ERA during the regular season, has lost two straight playoff starts to the Red Sox. He was also the losing pitcher in a 4-0 loss to Josh Beckett in the opener of the 2007 ALDS.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 91-63 3.81 1324.2 394 1062 .262
Season 12-5 3.75 163.1 40 130 .260
Vs. Boston 2-0 2.81 16.0 4 10 .132

Series at a Glance

Standings - 10/06/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Los Angeles Angels (AL West) 100 62 .617 - 50-31 50-31
Boston Red Sox (AL East) 95 67 .586 2.0 56-25 39-42
Stats - 10/06/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
LAA .268 765 159 721 129 987 3.99 1451.1 1455 457 1106
BOS .280 845 173 807 120 1068 4.01 1446.1 1369 548 1185
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Lester asked to punch ALCS ticket

Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
Jon Lester got this thing started off right. Now the Red Sox hope he can finish it off.
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Red Sox probable pitcher

Jon Lester

  • #31 LHP
  • (1-0) 0.00 ERA 7 SO
With the bullpen taxed after Sunday's 12-inning affair, the onus falls on Lester to give the Red Sox a long and quality start. Boston rode Lester's seven-inning gem in Game 1 of the ALDS to an early advantage over the Angels. Lester has experience getting the starting nod in potential clinchers. He worked 5 2/3 scoreless innings in Game 4 of the World Series last year to get the win as the Red Sox swept the Rockies.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 27-8 3.81 354.2 140 262 .265
Season 16-6 3.21 210.1 66 152 .256
Vs. LA Angels 0-0 7.20 5.0 2 1 .429

Angels hitters vs Jon Lester
Regular Season stats only

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Abreu, Bobby .200 10 0 1 .308 13 0 3
Aybar, Erick .500 2 0 1 .667 3 0 2
Brown, Matthew - - - - - - - -
Budde, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Evans, Terry - - - - - - - -
Figgins, Chone .000 3 0 0 .250 8 0 3
Guerrero, Vladimir .333 3 0 0 .400 10 0 1
Hunter, Torii .667 3 0 0 .667 3 0 0
Izturis, Maicer .500 2 0 1 .375 8 0 2
Kendrick, Howard - - - - .400 5 0 0
Mathis, Jeff .500 2 0 0 .250 4 0 0
Matthews, Gary 1.000 2 2 2 .500 6 2 3
Morales, Kendry - - - - - - - -
Napoli, Mike - - - - .000 3 0 0
Pettit, Chris - - - - - - - -
Quinlan, Robb - - - - .143 7 0 1
Rivera, Juan - - - - .400 5 0 2
Sandoval, Freddy - - - - - - - -
Trumbo, Mark - - - - - - - -
Willits, Reggie - - - - 1.000 2 0 0
Wilson, Bobby - - - - - - - -
Wood, Brandon - - - - - - - -

Red Sox hitters vs John Lackey
Regular Season stats only

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Brian .000 3 0 0 .000 3 0 0
Bates, Aaron - - - - - - - -
Brown, Dusty - - - - - - - -
Drew, J.D. .000 5 0 0 .313 16 0 1
Ellsbury, Jacoby .000 6 0 0 .000 6 0 0
Hermida, Jeremy - - - - - - - -
Iglesias, Jose - - - - - - - -
Kotchman, Casey - - - - - - - -
Lowell, Mike .000 7 0 0 .158 19 0 1
Lowrie, Jed - - - - - - - -
Martinez, Victor - - - - .474 19 0 0
Ortiz, David .000 4 0 0 .370 27 2 9
Pedroia, Dustin .500 6 0 0 .417 12 0 0
Reddick, Josh 1.000 1 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
Varitek, Jason .000 6 0 0 .208 24 0 2
Wagner, Mark - - - - - - - -
Youkilis, Kevin .286 7 2 4 .294 17 2 4

Sox rock in typical fall fashion (1-3) (3-1)

Red Sox 3, Angels 2

End of Halos' road

Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
Back-to-back October wins at Fenway Park was too much to ask for the Angels. The West winners got a gritty effort from John Lackey and Torii Hunter's two-run single, but it wasn't enough in a season-ending loss to the World Series champs.

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Boston marches on

Ian Browne / MLB.com
Rookie Jed Lowrie's walk-off single in the ninth powered the Red Sox into the AL Championship Series against the Rays. The Sox, who look serious about defending their World Series title, beat the Angels for the 12th time in 13 postseason games.
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Red Sox 3, Angels 2

LA AngelsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Figgins, 3B4020000.360
Anderson, LF4000013.130
Teixeira, 1B2100212.412
Guerrero, DH3100102.389
Hunter, CF4012010.364
Napoli, C3000101.200
Rivera, RF3010000.182
  a-Morales, PH1010000.600
  1-Willits, PR-RF0000000.000
Kendrick, 2B3000012.100
Aybar, E, SS4010000.136
Totals312624410 

a-Doubled for Rivera in the 9th.
1-Ran for Morales in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Morales (2, Masterson).
TB: Figgins 2; Hunter; Rivera; Morales 2; Aybar, E.
RBI: Hunter 2 (7).
2-out RBI: Hunter 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kendrick; Guerrero; Teixeira.
S: Kendrick.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
CS: Willits (2, home by Delcarmen/Varitek).

FIELDING
E: Figgins (2, throw).
DP: 2 (Kendrick-Aybar, E-Teixeira, Aybar, E-Teixeira).
 
BostonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Ellsbury, CF4001002.273
Pedroia, 2B4011000.095
Ortiz, DH4010011.238
Youkilis, 3B4000020.182
Drew, RF4010012.278
Bay, LF3120102.450
Kotsay, 1B4110004.286
Lowrie, SS4021001.400
Varitek, C3110001.235
Totals343931413 

BATTING
2B: Pedroia (2, Lackey), Bay (3, Shields).
TB: Pedroia 2; Ortiz; Drew; Bay 3; Kotsay; Lowrie 2; Varitek.
RBI: Ellsbury (7), Pedroia (2), Lowrie (2).
2-out RBI: Pedroia; Lowrie.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bay; Ortiz.
GIDP: Kotsay; Ellsbury.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
PB: Varitek (2).
 
LA AngelsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Lackey 7.07221102.61
Shields (L, 0-2)1.22110304.91
 
BostonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Lester 7.04002400.00
Okajima (H, 3)0.20111008.10
Masterson (BS, 2)0.22101001.93
Delcarmen (W, 2-0)0.20000000.00

Pitches-strikes: Lackey 96-56, Shields 25-17, Lester 109-69, Okajima 13-6, Masterson 23-14, Delcarmen 5-3.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lackey 14-6, Shields 0-2, Lester 10-7, Okajima 2-0, Masterson 1-1, Delcarmen 1-0.
Batters faced: Lackey 28, Shields 7, Lester 27, Okajima 3, Masterson 5, Delcarmen 1.
Inherited runners-scored: Masterson 1-1, Delcarmen 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Ed Rapuano. 1B: Tim Tschida. 2B: Marty Foster. 3B: Tim Welke. LF: Bill Miller. RF: Kerwin Danley.
Weather: 50 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, L to R.
T: 2:50.
Att: 38,785.
October 6, 2008

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner