LA Angels (0-0) at Boston (0-0)

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Fenway doesn't faze Kazmir

T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
Scott Kazmir will take the mound in Game 3 of the ALDS as one of the most successful left-handers to have ever pitched at Fenway Park.
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Angels probable pitcher

Scott Kazmir

  • #22 LHP
  • (0-0) -.-- ERA 0 SO
Kazmir has made more career starts against the Red Sox than any other club. He is 8-7 with a 3.59 ERA in 23 regular season starts against them. He also faced them twice in the American League Championship series while with the Rays last year. He allowed five runs in 4 1/3 innings in Game 2 but the Rays went on to a 9-8 victory. In Game 5 he pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings but the Red Sox came back for an 8-7 victory. Overall he was 1-1 with a 4.21 ERA in five postseason starts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 57-46 3.83 870.1 392 900 .245
Season 10-9 4.89 147.1 60 117 .259
October 1-0 0.00 5.0 1 3 .188
Vs. Boston 2-0 3.27 11.0 6 6 .289

Series at a Glance

Standings - 10/11/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Los Angeles Angels (AL West) 97 65 .599 - 49-32 48-33
Boston Red Sox (AL East) 95 67 .586 8.0 56-25 39-42
Stats - 10/11/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
LAA .285 883 173 841 148 1054 4.45 1445.0 1513 523 1062
BOS .270 872 212 822 126 1120 4.35 1436.2 1494 530 1230
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Buchholz looks to extend Sox's season

Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
Appearing in the playoffs will be a new experience for Clay Buchholz on Sunday, but performing under pressure certainly isn't.
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Red Sox probable pitcher

Clay Buchholz

  • #61 RHP
  • (0-0) -.-- ERA 0 SO
Buchholz had been on a roll until his last two starts, when he was rocked for 13 hits and 13 runs over 11 innings. The right-hander turned in a strong September, going 4-1 with a 2.87 ERA in six starts. After spending the first half at Triple-A, Buchholz joined the Red Sox after the All-Star break and took a regular turn in the rotation for the rest of the season. He didn't face the Angels this season but is 1-2 with a 6.35 ERA against them. Buchholz's one win against the Angels came in his first Major League start in Aug., 2007. This season, the right-hander held opponents to a .256 average.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 12-14 4.91 190.2 87 162 .266
Season 7-4 4.21 92.0 36 68 .256
October 0-0 18.00 3.0 2 6 .357

Angels hitters vs Clay Buchholz
Regular Season stats only

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Abreu, Bobby - - - - .200 5 1 2
Aybar, Erick - - - - .000 3 0 0
Bourjos, Peter - - - - - - - -
Brown, Matthew - - - - - - - -
Budde, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Evans, Terry - - - - - - - -
Hunter, Torii - - - - .200 5 0 0
Izturis, Maicer - - - - .250 4 0 2
Kendrick, Howard - - - - .200 5 0 0
Mathis, Jeff - - - - .200 5 0 1
Matthews, Gary - - - - .000 3 0 0
Morales, Kendry - - - - - - - -
Napoli, Mike - - - - - - - -
Pettit, Chris - - - - - - - -
Rivera, Juan - - - - .000 5 0 0
Sandoval, Freddy - - - - - - - -
Trumbo, Mark - - - - - - - -
Willits, Reggie - - - - .000 3 0 0
Wilson, Bobby - - - - - - - -
Wood, Brandon - - - - - - - -

Red Sox hitters vs Scott Kazmir
Regular Season stats only

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Brian - 0 0 0 .000 6 0 0
Bates, Aaron .000 2 0 0 .000 2 0 0
Brown, Dusty - - - - - - - -
Drew, J.D. - - - - .143 7 0 1
Ellsbury, Jacoby .333 6 0 0 .300 20 0 0
Hermida, Jeremy - - - - .333 3 0 0
Iglesias, Jose - - - - - - - -
Kotchman, Casey - - - - .400 5 0 0
Lowell, Mike .167 6 0 1 .250 40 4 8
Lowrie, Jed .000 4 0 0 .000 6 0 0
Martinez, Victor .667 3 0 0 .455 11 0 0
Ortiz, David .200 5 0 0 .205 44 2 8
Pedroia, Dustin .250 4 0 0 .517 29 1 3
Reddick, Josh - - - - - - - -
Varitek, Jason .000 4 0 0 .188 32 1 4
Wagner, Mark - - - - - - - -
Youkilis, Kevin .667 3 0 1 .237 38 0 3

Halo and goodbye Boston (3-0) (0-3)

Angels 7, Red Sox 6

Onward for Angels

Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
Down to their last out, the Angels came up with a comeback for the ages. Vlad Guerrero, stuck in a brutal playoff slump, brought home the tying and winning runs with a single and the Angels swept aside the Red Sox in stunning fashion.
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Sox left stunned

Ian Browne / MLB.com
Jonathan Papelbon had been spotless in his postseason career. And with two outs in the ninth, the Sox's closer looked to have had the Halos all but silenced. Nope. A three-run final frame crushed Boston and halted its Wild Card playoff run.
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Angels 7, Red Sox 6

LA Angels AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Figgins, 3B 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .000
Abreu, B, RF 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .556
Hunter, CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .200
Guerrero, DH 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .400
Morales, K, 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 4 .200
Rivera, J, LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .273
  1-Willits, PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Izturis, M, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143
Napoli, C 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250
  a-Matthews, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Mathis, J, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Aybar, E, SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .364
Totals 36 7 11 6 4 6 16  

a-Flied out for Napoli in the 9th.
1-Ran for Rivera, J in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Napoli (1, Buchholz, C), Hunter (1, Buchholz, C), Abreu, B 2 (2, Wagner, B, Papelbon).
HR: Morales, K (1, 4th inning off Buchholz, C, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Abreu, B 5; Hunter 2; Guerrero 2; Morales, K 4; Rivera, J 2; Napoli 2; Aybar, E.
RBI: Morales, K (3), Rivera, J 2 (2), Abreu, B (1), Guerrero 2 (2).
2-out RBI: Rivera, J 2; Abreu, B; Guerrero 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Guerrero; Aybar, E; Abreu, B; Izturis, M; Morales, K.
GIDP: Rivera, J.
Team RISP: 4-for-15.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Rivera, J (1, 2nd base off Buchholz, C/Martinez, V).
PO: Willits (1st base by Papelbon).
 
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury, CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Pedroia, 2B 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 .167
Martinez, V, C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .182
Youkilis, 1B-3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .083
Bay, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .125
Ortiz, D, DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .083
  1-Gathright, PR-DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lowell, 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .200
  2-Anderson, Br, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Kotchman, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Drew, J, RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .222
Gonzalez, A, SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .167
  a-Lowrie, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 6 7 6 4 3 7  

a-Flied out for Gonzalez, A in the 9th.
1-Ran for Ortiz, D in the 8th. 2-Ran for Lowell in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Pedroia (1, Kazmir).
HR: Drew, J (1, 4th inning off Kazmir, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Ellsbury; Pedroia 2; Martinez, V; Ortiz, D; Lowell 2; Drew, J 4.
RBI: Pedroia 2 (2), Martinez, V (2), Drew, J 2 (2), Lowell (1).
2-out RBI: Lowell.
Team RISP: 3-for-3.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Gathright (1, 2nd base off Jepsen/Napoli).

FIELDING
E: Youkilis (1, pickoff).
DP: (Lowell-Pedroia-Youkilis).
Pickoffs: Papelbon (Willits at 1st base).
 
LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kazmir 6.0 5 5 5 3 1 1 7.50
Bulger 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Jepsen 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 6.75
Oliver (W, 1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Fuentes (S, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
 
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Buchholz, C 5.0 6 2 2 1 3 1 3.60
Bard, D (H, 1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Wagner, B (H, 1) 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 0 18.00
Papelbon (BS, 1)(L, 0-1) 1.0 4 3 3 2 0 0 13.50
Okajima 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

Buchholz, C pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

Balk: Buchholz, C.
IBB: Hunter (by Papelbon).
HBP: Napoli (by Buchholz, C).
Pitches-strikes: Kazmir 90-54, Bulger 18-10, Jepsen 21-12, Oliver 4-3, Fuentes 13-10, Buchholz, C 95-58, Bard, D 25-16, Wagner, B 19-11, Papelbon 32-20, Okajima 2-1.
Groundouts-flyouts: Kazmir 5-12, Bulger 2-0, Jepsen 1-0, Oliver 0-1, Fuentes 0-3, Buchholz, C 6-6, Bard, D 3-1, Wagner, B 1-0, Papelbon 0-2, Okajima 0-1.
Batters faced: Kazmir 26, Bulger 4, Jepsen 4, Oliver 1, Fuentes 3, Buchholz, C 23, Bard, D 5, Wagner, B 4, Papelbon 8, Okajima 1.
Inherited runners-scored: Oliver 1-0, Bard, D 3-1, Papelbon 2-2, Okajima 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Eric Cooper. 1B: Greg Gibson. 2B: Brian Gorman. 3B: Dan Iassogna. LF: Joe West. RF: CB Bucknor.
Weather: 56 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 11 mph, Out to RF.
T: 3:49.
Att: 38,704.
October 11, 2009

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