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Angels stuck in hole
Red Sox 4, Angels 1
Vlad Guerrero flies out in the first inning of the series opener. (Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
John Lackey was undone by a sixth-inning homer and the Angels struggled to string together hits against Boston hurlers in their playoff opener. Torii Hunter came up big in the third with an RBI single, but the Halos left eight runners on base.
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Series at a glance:
  • Wed. 10/01: BOS 4, LAA 1
  • Fri. 10/03: vs BOS, 6:37 PM PT
BOS
Boston
LAA
LA Angels
October 1, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Boston
0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2   4 8 1
LA Angels
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0   1 9 1
Recap: BOS | LAA  |  Gameday  |  Red Sox stats  |  Angels stats
BostonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Ellsbury, CF5131001.600
Pedroia, 2B3000203.000
Ortiz, DH5011015.200
Youkilis, 1B4110102.250
Drew, RF4000012.000
Bay, LF4122021.500
Lowell, 3B4000012.000
Lowrie, SS3110010.333
Varitek, C3000001.000
Totals354843617 

BATTING
2B: Ellsbury (1, Lackey), Bay (1, Shields).
HR: Bay (1, 6th inning off Lackey, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Ellsbury 4; Ortiz; Youkilis; Bay 6; Lowrie.
RBI: Bay 2 (2), Ellsbury (1), Ortiz (1).
2-out RBI: Bay 2; Ortiz.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Youkilis; Ortiz 2; Pedroia; Lowell.
S: Varitek.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Ellsbury 2 (2, 2nd base off Lackey/Napoli, 2nd base off Shields/Napoli).

FIELDING
E: Lowrie (1, fielding).

 
LA AngelsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Figgins, 3B5000031.000
Anderson, LF4120000.500
Teixeira, 1B4020011.500
Guerrero, DH4020002.500
Hunter, CF3021102.667
Kendrick, 2B4000016.000
Napoli, C4000030.000
Matthews, RF3000010.000
  a-Morales, PH10100001.000
Aybar, E, SS4000011.000
Totals3619111013 

a-Singled for Matthews in the 9th.

BATTING
TB: Anderson 2; Teixeira 2; Guerrero 2; Hunter 2; Morales.
RBI: Hunter (1).
2-out RBI: Hunter.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kendrick 3; Hunter; Figgins.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Matthews (1, fielding).

 
BostonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Lester (W, 1-0)7.06101700.00
Masterson (H, 1)1.02000000.00
Papelbon (S, 1)1.01000300.00
 
LA AngelsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Lackey (L, 0-1)6.24223512.70
Oliver 1.00000100.00
Shields 1.042200018.00
Arredondo 0.10000000.00

HBP: Lowrie (by Lackey).
Pitches-strikes: Lester 117-76, Masterson 21-14, Papelbon 13-11, Lackey 92-60, Oliver 13-7, Shields 26-19, Arredondo 4-2.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lester 10-4, Masterson 1-1, Papelbon 0-0, Lackey 8-7, Oliver 1-1, Shields 3-0, Arredondo 1-0.
Batters faced: Lester 29, Masterson 4, Papelbon 4, Lackey 29, Oliver 3, Shields 7, Arredondo 1.
Inherited runners-scored: Oliver 2-0, Arredondo 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Tim Welke. 1B: Bill Miller. 2B: Kerwin Danley. 3B: Ed Rapuano. LF: Tim Tschida. RF: Marty Foster.
Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, Out to RF.
T: 3:14.
Att: 44,996.
October 1, 2008

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