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Angels 5, Red Sox 3
Vladimir Guerrero is congratulated after his homer in the second. (Christian Petersen/Getty)
By Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
Homers from Vladimir Guerrero and Torii Hunter gave the Angels an early lead, but Guerrero misplayed a fly ball in the seventh to allow the go-ahead run to come home. Casey Kotchman's two-run double and Francisco Rodriguez's 40th save got Guerrero off the hook.
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Series at a glance:
BOS
Boston (57-43)
Lost 3 		LA Angels 5, Boston 3   LAA
LA Angels (60-38)
Won 5
July 20, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Boston
 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0   3 6 0
LA Angels
 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 X   5 7 1
Standings thru 7/20/08  |  Recap: BOS | LAA  |  Gameday  |  Red Sox stats  |  Angels stats
BostonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Ellsbury, LF5000020.265
Pedroia, 2B4130000.322
Drew, RF4000014.294
Ramirez, M, DH3111110.297
Lowell, 3B4011022.287
Youkilis, 1B3000110.314
Lowrie, SS3010111.278
Crisp, CF2100111.252
Cash, C3000023.234
  a-Casey, PH1000010.362
Totals3236241211 

a-Struck out for Cash in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Pedroia (30, Garland), Ramirez, M (20, Garland).
TB: Pedroia 4; Ramirez, M 2; Lowell; Lowrie.
RBI: Ramirez, M (62), Lowell (58).
2-out RBI: Ramirez, M; Lowell.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lowell; Cash; Drew.
S: Crisp.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Crisp (14, 2nd base off Garland/Mathis).
 
LA AngelsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Figgins, 3B3110100.278
Kotchman, 1B4022000.283
Izturis, SS4000012.271
Guerrero, RF4111001.287
Hunter, CF3111000.273
Anderson, LF3000000.269
Rivera, DH3010000.245
  1-Willits, PR-DH0100000.161
Kendrick, 2B3111000.316
Mathis, C2000010.206
Totals29575123 


1-Ran for Rivera in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Rivera (4, Wakefield), Kendrick (20, Wakefield), Kotchman (23, Delcarmen).
HR: Guerrero (17, 2nd inning off Wakefield, 0 on, 0 out), Hunter (13, 2nd inning off Wakefield, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Figgins; Kotchman 3; Guerrero 4; Hunter 4; Rivera 2; Kendrick 2.
RBI: Guerrero (53), Hunter (44), Kendrick (28), Kotchman 2 (47).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Guerrero.
S: Mathis.
Team LOB: 2.

BASERUNNING
CS: Figgins (7, 2nd base by Wakefield/Cash).

FIELDING
E: Guerrero (2, fielding).
Outfield assists: Guerrero (Lowell at 2nd base).
 
BostonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Wakefield (L, 6-7)7.06440123.69
Delcarmen 1.01111104.65
 
LA AngelsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Garland 6.26323604.12
Oliver (W, 3-1)1.10001303.51
Rodriguez, F (S, 40)1.00000302.25

Wakefield pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

IBB: Ramirez, M (by Garland).
Pitches-strikes: Wakefield 94-62, Delcarmen 18-11, Garland 118-69, Oliver 22-12, Rodriguez, F 18-10.
Ground outs-fly outs: Wakefield 5-14, Delcarmen 1-1, Garland 9-4, Oliver 0-1, Rodriguez, F 0-0.
Batters faced: Wakefield 26, Delcarmen 5, Garland 29, Oliver 5, Rodriguez, F 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Delcarmen 1-1, Oliver 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Tom Hallion. 1B: Brian O'Nora. 2B: Paul Nauert. 3B: Jerry Crawford.
Weather: 77 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 10 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:43.
Att: 44,164.
July 20, 2008

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner