Red Sox 9, Angels 6
Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis celebrate after scoring in the fourth. (Mark Avery/AP)
By Glenn Rabney / Special to MLB.com
The Red Sox bullpen allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings of relief of left-hander Jon Lester, who struggled through 3 1/3 innings, allowing five runs. Dustin Pedroia hit a tiebreaking homer in the seventh inning, and Manny Ramirez and Mike Lowell each added two RBIs.
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Boston
(69-45)
Won 1
Boston 9, LA Angels 6
Today's Boxes 8/8/07
COL 19, MIL 4
PHI 6, FLA 4
SEA 8, BAL 4
TB 7, DET 1
TOR 15, NYY 4
NYM 4, ATL 3
CIN 1, LAD 0
HOU 8, CHC 2
MIN 11, KC 4
STL 2, SD 1
CWS 6, CLE 4
OAK 6, TEX 3
ARI 10, PIT 6
SF 5, WSH 0
LA Angels
(66-47)
Lost 1
August 8, 2007
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Standings thru 8/8/07  | Gameday  | Red Sox Stats  | Angels Stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lugo , SS4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .228
Pedroia , 2B5 3 3 1 0 0 1 .326
Youkilis , 1B3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .306
Ramirez , DH5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .296
Drew , CF-RF4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .254
Lowell , 3B4 0 4 2 1 0 0 .311
Varitek , C5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .261
Pena , LF3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .219
Crisp , CF 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .276
Moss , RF-LF5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .143
Totals 39 9 14 8 3 4 14
BATTING 2B : Lowell 3 (28, Moseley, Moseley, Jones), Ramirez (28, Moseley), Drew (20, Moseley).HR : Pedroia (5, 7th inning off Speier, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Lugo 2; Pedroia 6; Youkilis; Ramirez 2; Drew 3; Lowell 7; Moss.RBI : Ramirez 2 (75), Drew (42), Lowell 2 (77), Youkilis (62), Pedroia (35), Lugo (50).2-out RBI : Lowell.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Varitek 3; Moss 2; Ramirez.SF : Youkilis; Lugo.Team LOB : 9. BASERUNNING SB : Pedroia (5, 2nd base off Moseley/Mathis), Lugo (27, 3rd base off Moseley/Mathis).PO : Lugo (1st base by Mathis). FIELDING E : Drew (5, throw), Lugo (13, fielding).DP : 2 (Pedroia, Lowell-Youkilis-Lowell).
LA Angels AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Willits , RF2 2 2 0 2 0 0 .304
Budde , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Figgins , 3B4 0 2 3 0 1 3 .340
Cabrera , SS5 0 0 1 0 1 7 .303
Guerrero , DH5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .329
Quinlan , 1B2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256
a-Kotchman , PH-1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .304
Anderson , LF3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .285
Matthews , CF4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .274
Mathis , C3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .203
b-Izturis , PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
Aybar, E , 2B-RF3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .255
Totals 35 6 11 6 5 7 18
a-Grounded out for Quinlan in the 5th. b-Flied out for Mathis in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Figgins (18, Lester), Guerrero (37, Tavarez).TB : Willits 2; Figgins 3; Guerrero 3; Anderson; Matthews; Aybar, E 3.RBI : Cabrera (65), Aybar, E (16), Figgins 3 (41), Matthews (65).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Cabrera 4; Mathis.S : Willits.SF : Figgins.Team LOB : 9. BASERUNNING SB : Willits (23, 2nd base off Lester/Varitek), Aybar, E 2 (4, 3rd base off Lester/Varitek, 3rd base off Okajima/Varitek). FIELDING E : Shields (1, pickoff).PB : Mathis (3).Pickoffs : Mathis (Lugo at 1st base).
WP : Shields.HBP : Youkilis (by Shields).Pitches-strikes : Lester 93-54, Tavarez 14-7, Timlin 22-17, Okajima 23-13, Gagne 24-13, Papelbon 10-10, Moseley 83-55, Oliver 21-15, Speier 23-16, Shields 26-15, Jones 13-7.Ground outs-fly outs : Lester 3-4, Tavarez 1-2, Timlin 2-2, Okajima 2-0, Gagne 0-2, Papelbon 0-2, Moseley 6-6, Oliver 2-1, Speier 1-1, Shields 1-2, Jones 2-1.Batters faced : Lester 20, Tavarez 4, Timlin 5, Okajima 5, Gagne 5, Papelbon 3, Moseley 24, Oliver 4, Speier 6, Shields 6, Jones 5.Inherited runners-scored : Tavarez 1-0, Timlin 2-1, Okajima 1-0, Oliver 2-0.Umpires : HP: Tom Hallion. 1B: Jerry Crawford. 2B: James Hoye. 3B: Phil Cuzzi.Weather : 82 degrees, clear.Wind : 7 mph, Out to CF.T : 4:02.Att : 44,243.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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