Angels 7, Red Sox 5
Orlando Cabrera scored on Vladimir Guerrero's RBI double in the first. (Charles Krupa/AP)
By Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
It was an up-and-down contest that, in the end, the Angels came away from as the victors. After leading for most of the game, the Halos gave it up in the eighth inning. But they stormed right back in the ninth off Eric Gagne, tying it on Orlando Cabrera's RBI single, and then retaking the lead on Vladimir Guerrero's two-run double.
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LA Angels
(71-50)
Won 1
LA Angels 7, Boston 5
Today's Boxes 8/17/07
BOS 8, LAA 4
CHC 2, STL 1
NYY 6, DET 1
NYM 6, WSH 2
PHI 11, PIT 8
SF 3, FLA 0
TOR 5, BAL 2
CLE 2, TB 1
ARI 4, ATL 0
CIN 8, MIL 3
MIN 2, TEX 1
SEA 5, CWS 4
HOU 3, SD 1
KC 9, OAK 2
LAD 6, COL 4
Boston
(73-49)
Lost 1
Standings thru 8/17/07  | Gameday  | Angels Stats  | Red Sox Stats
LA Angels AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Figgins , 3B5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .339
Cabrera , SS5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .309
Guerrero , DH5 2 3 3 0 0 1 .323
Anderson , LF3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .275
Matthews , CF4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .269
Izturis , 2B4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .263
Quinlan , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .246
Budde , C3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .143
a-Willits , PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
Haynes , RF3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219
b-Kotchman , PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306
1-Aybar , PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243
Mathis , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195
Totals 37 7 10 7 2 8 14
a-Flied out for Budde in the 9th. b-Walked for Haynes in the 9th. 1-Ran for Kotchman in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Guerrero 2 (40, Beckett, Gagne).3B : Guerrero (1, Delcarmen).HR : Matthews (16, 8th inning off Delcarmen, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Figgins; Cabrera 2; Guerrero 7; Anderson; Matthews 4; Izturis; Budde.RBI : Guerrero 3 (96), Izturis (35), Anderson (39), Matthews (67), Cabrera (68).2-out RBI : Guerrero.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Matthews; Anderson; Budde.SF : Anderson.Team LOB : 6. BASERUNNING SB : Cabrera (16, 2nd base off Beckett/Varitek).
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury , CF-LF3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .316
Pedroia , 2B4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .324
1-Crisp , PR-CF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Ortiz , DH4 2 2 2 0 2 0 .314
Ramirez , LF4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .293
Cora , 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
Drew , RF4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .266
Lowell , 3B4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .310
Varitek , C4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .263
Hinske , 1B3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .194
Youkilis , 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294
Lugo , SS3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .239
Totals 34 5 7 4 2 8 9
1-Ran for Pedroia in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Lugo (27, Santana), Drew (23, Santana), Ortiz (38, Rodriguez), Ramirez (31, Rodriguez).TB : Pedroia; Ortiz 3; Ramirez 2; Drew 3; Lugo 2.RBI : Lowell (81), Ortiz 2 (75), Ramirez (80).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Pedroia; Varitek; Lowell.Team LOB : 4. FIELDING E : Lugo 2 (16, fielding, fielding).DP : (Youkilis-Lugo).
WP : Rodriguez.Pitches-strikes : Santana 100-64, Speier 6-4, Shields 19-7, Rodriguez 27-19, Beckett 104-68, Delcarmen 13-9, Gagne 34-23.Ground outs-fly outs : Santana 6-8, Speier 1-0, Shields 0-0, Rodriguez 2-2, Beckett 7-6, Delcarmen 0-3, Gagne 0-3.Batters faced : Santana 23, Speier 2, Shields 4, Rodriguez 7, Beckett 29, Delcarmen 5, Gagne 6.Inherited runners-scored : Speier 2-1, Rodriguez 3-3.Ejections Boston Red Sox Manager Terry Francona ejected by 1B umpire Mark Wegner. (9th); Boston Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis ejected by HP umpire Brian Runge. (9th).Umpires : HP: Brian Runge. 1B: Mark Wegner. 2B: Mike Winters. 3B: Adrian Johnson.Weather : 78 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 17 mph, Out to RF.T : 3:14.Att : 36,538.
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