Red Sox Ache Angels, 9 to 8

L. A. ANGELS: 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 1 - 8 17 1

BOSTON: 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 2 - 9 13 1

First Inning: Angels: Chone Figgins (3B) singles to center, Erick Aybar (SS) pops out to shortstop, Bobby Abreu (RF) flies out to center, Vladimir Guerrero (DH) flies out to left

Red Sox: Jacoby Ellsbury (CF) walks, Dustin Pedroia (2B) grounds into double play, Ellsbury out at second, Jason Bay (LF) grounds out to third

End of first inning score: Red Sox 0, Angels 0

Second Inning: Angels: Torii Hunter (CF) flies out to center, Kendry Morales (1B) lines out to left, Howie Kendrick (2B) grounds out to shortstop

Red Sox: Mike Lowell (3B) singles to left, David Ortiz (DH) strikes out swinging, Rocco Baldelli (RF) strikes out swinging, Jason Varitek (C) pops out to second

End of second inning score: Red Sox 0, Angels 0

Third Inning: Angels: Juan Riveria (LF) singles to center, Mike Napoli (C) grounds out to third, Riveria moves to second, Figgins flies out to left, Ayber doubles to right, Riveria scores, Abreu walks, Guerrero strikes out swinging

Red Sox: Casey Kotchman (1B) doubles to left, Alex Gonzalez (SS) bunts out to pitcher, Kotchman moves to third, Ellsbury grounds out to first, Pedroia grounds out to third

End of third inning score: Red Sox 0, Angels 1

Fourth Inning: Angels: Hunter doubles to center, Morales flies out to second, Kendrick grounds into fielder's choice to pitcher, Hunter out at third, Kendrick moves to second on play, Riveria fouls out to second

Red Sox: Bay singles to left, Lowell strikes out swinging, Bay steals second, Ortiz walks, Baldelli grounds into double play, Ortiz out at second

End of fourth inning score: Red Sox 0, Angels 1

Fifth Inning: Angels: Napoli strikes out swinging, Figgins strikes out swinging, Aybar singles to right, Aybar moves to second on throwing error by right fielder, Abreu doubles to center, Aybar scores, Guerrero pops out to second

Red Sox: Varitek strikes out swinging, Kotchman strikes out looking, Gonzalez flies out to left

End of fifth inning score: Red Sox 0, Angels 2

Sixth Inning: Angels: Hunter homers to left, Morales strikes out swinging, Kendrick hits ground rule double to right, Riveria singles to left, Kendrick moves to third, (Boston pitcher Takashi Saito relieves Boston starting pitcher Paul Byrd), Napoli walks, Riveria moves to second, (bases-loaded, one out), Figgins flies out to left, Aybar pops out to first

Red Sox: Ellsbury singles to second, Pedroia doubles to left, Ellsbury moves to third, Bay singles to center, Ellsbury scores, Pedroia scores, Lowell grounds into fielder's choice to second, Bay safe at second on error by shortstop, Ortiz grounds into fielder's choice to second, Lowell out at second, Bay moves to third, Baldelli singles to left, Bay scores, Ortiz moves to second, Varitek walks, Ortiz moves to third, Baldelli moves to second, (bases-loaded, one out), Kotchman flies out to shortstop, (bases-loaded, two outs), Gonzalez singles to right, Ortiz scores, Baldelli scores, Varitek moves to second, (Los Angeles pitcher Jason Bulger relieves Los Angeles starting pitcher Joe Saunders), Ellsbury (second time up this inning) strikes out swinging

End of sixth inning score: Red Sox 5, Angels 3

Seventh Inning: Angels: Abreu grounds out to pitcher, Guerrero hit by a pitch, (Boston pitcher Ramon Ramirez relieves Boston pitcher Takashi Saito), Hunter flies out to second, Morales strikes out swinging, Morales to first on passed ball, Guerrero moves to third on play, Kendrick singles to left, Guerrero scores, Morales moves to second, Riveria doubles to center, Morales scores, Kendrick scores, Napoli doubles to left, Riveria scores, (Boston pitcher Hideki Okajima relieves Boston pitcher Ramon Ramirez), Figgins strikes out swinging

Red Sox: (Los Angles pitcher Kevin Jepsen relieves Los Angeles pitcher Jason Bulger), Pedroia grounds out to shortstop, Bay grounds out to shortstop, Lowell grounds out to second

End of seventh inning score: Red Sox 5, Angels 7

Eighth Inning: Angels: Aybar singles to center, Abreu singles to center, Aybar moves to third, (Boston pitcher Manny Delcarmen relieves Boston pitcher Hideki Okajima), Maicer Izturis (pinch hits for Guerrero) pops out to shortstop, Abreu steals second, Hunter intentionally walks, (bases-loaded, one out), Morales strikes out swinging, (bases-loaded, two outs), Kendrick strikes out swinging

Red Sox: Ortiz singles to left, J. D. Drew (pinch hits for Brian Anderson who had come in defensively for Baldelli) walks, Ortiz moves to second, Josh Reddick (pinch hits for Varitek) grounds into fielder's choice, Drew out at second, Ortiz moves to third, (Los Angeles pitcher Darren Oliver relieves Los Angeles pitcher Kevin Jepsen), Reddick moves to second on wild pitch, Kotchman grounds out to shortstop, Ortiz scores, Reddick moves to third, Gonzalez walks, Ellsbury singles to right, Reddick scores, Gonzalez moves to second, Pedroia flies out to center

End of eighth inning score: Red Sox 7, Angels 7

Ninth Inning: Angels: (Boston pitcher Daniel Bard relieves Boston pitcher Manny Delcarmen), Riveria grounds out to catcher, Napoli grounds out to third, Figgins singles to left, Aybar singles to right, Figgins moves to third, Abreu singles to left, Figgins scores, Aybar moves to second, Izturis grounds to first

Red Sox: (Los Angeles pitcher Brian Fuentes relieves Los Angeles pitcher Darren Oliver), Bay pops out to center, Lowell flies out to center, Ortiz walks (Joey Gathright pinch runs for Ortiz), Drew singles to center, Gathright moves to second, Jed Lowrie (pinch hits for Dusty Brown who had come in defensively for Jason Varitek) singles to thrid, Gathright moves to third, Drew moves to second, (bases-loaded, two outs), Nick Green (pinch hits for Kotchman) walks, Gathright scores, Drew moves to third, Lowrie moves to second, Gonzalez singles to left, Drew scores

End of game score: Red Sox 9, Angels 8

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L. A. ANGELS: Starting Pitcher: Joe Saunders, Losing Pitcher: Brian Fuentes

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Paul Byrd, Winning Pitcher: Daniel Bard (2)

L. A. ANGELS: Homerun: Torii Hunter

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RED SOX: Wins: 86, Losses: 58, AL East Standings: New York, Boston, Tampa Bay, Toronto, Baltimore

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Next game: Thursday 17 September 2009, 4:10 p.m. PT, Los Angeles Angels, Fenway Park, Josh Beckett