Angels 4, Red Sox 2
Vladimir Guerrero breaks his bat on a swing in the fifth inning. (Mark Avery/AP)
By Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
Maicer Izturis hit a go-ahead homer off Curt Schilling in the seventh inning as the Halos took the series opener. Casey Kotchman hit a two-run single in the fourth to put the Angels on the board. Starter Jered Weaver got a no-decision, despite six sharp innings.
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Boston
(68-44)
Lost 1
LA Angels 4, Boston 2
Today's Boxes 8/6/07
NYY 5, TOR 4
STL 10, SD 5
DET 6, TB 4
HOU 2, CHC 1
CLE 4, MIN 0
OAK 9, TEX 7
COL 6, MIL 2
SF 3, WSH 2
LA Angels
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Won 2
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Standings thru 8/6/07  | Gameday  | Red Sox Stats  | Angels Stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pedroia , 2B4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .320
Youkilis , 1B4 1 2 2 1 0 3 .304
Ortiz , DH4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .323
Ramirez , LF2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .298
Moss , LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000
Drew , RF4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .252
Lowell , 3B4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .305
Varitek , C4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .266
Crisp , CF4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .277
Lugo , SS4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227
Totals 36 2 8 2 4 7 22
BATTING HR : Youkilis (12, 3rd inning off Weaver, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Pedroia; Youkilis 5; Drew 3; Lowell; Lugo.RBI : Youkilis 2 (60).2-out RBI : Youkilis 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ramirez; Varitek; Ortiz; Crisp 2; Moss.Team LOB : 11. BASERUNNING SB : Drew (2, 2nd base off Weaver/Mathis), Youkilis (3, 2nd base off Weaver/Mathis), Pedroia (4, 2nd base off Weaver/Mathis). FIELDING DP : (Lugo-Youkilis).
LA Angels AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Figgins , 3B3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .339
Cabrera , SS4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .308
Guerrero , RF3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .328
Anderson , DH4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .290
Matthews , CF4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .270
Kotchman , 1B4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .304
Izturis , 2B4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .261
Mathis , C3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .196
Willits , LF2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300
Totals 31 4 10 4 1 7 12
BATTING 2B : Matthews (22, Schilling), Mathis (4, Schilling), Cabrera (28, Tavarez).3B : Figgins (5, Schilling).HR : Izturis (3, 7th inning off Schilling, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Figgins 4; Cabrera 3; Guerrero; Anderson; Matthews 2; Kotchman; Izturis 4; Mathis 2.RBI : Kotchman 2 (51), Izturis (25), Figgins (38).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Anderson 2; Cabrera; Mathis.S : Willits.SF : Figgins.GIDP : Kotchman.Team LOB : 6. BASERUNNING SB : Figgins (29, 2nd base off Schilling/Varitek). FIELDING E : Cabrera (8, fielding).
Schilling pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.IBB : Guerrero (by Tavarez).Pitches-strikes : Schilling 83-56, Tavarez 18-10, Timlin 14-9, Weaver 107-70, Speier 12-7, Shields 23-13, Rodriguez 24-13.Ground outs-fly outs : Schilling 8-5, Tavarez 1-1, Timlin 2-0, Weaver 7-7, Speier 0-3, Shields 0-1, Rodriguez 0-2.Batters faced : Schilling 26, Tavarez 5, Timlin 3, Weaver 26, Speier 4, Shields 5, Rodriguez 5.Inherited runners-scored : Tavarez 1-1.Ejections Boston Red Sox left fielder Manny Ramirez ejected by HP umpire James Hoye. (4th).Umpires : HP: James Hoye. 1B: Phil Cuzzi. 2B: Tom Hallion. 3B: Jerry Crawford.Weather : 77 degrees, clear.Wind : 8 mph, Out to CF.T : 3:05.Att : 44,142.
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