Angels 7, 
Red Sox 6
| W: | D. Oliver (1-0) |
| L: | J. Papelbon (0-1) |
| SV: | B. Fuentes (2) |
| Los Angeles Angels | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| C Figgins 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | .000 | .077 |
| B Abreu RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .556 | .692 |
| T Hunter CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .200 | .385 |
| V Guerrero DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .400 | .500 |
| K Morales 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .200 | .250 |
| J Rivera LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .273 | .273 |
R Willits PR-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| M Izturis 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .143 | .143 |
| M Napoli C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .250 | .500 |
a-G Matthews PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 |
J Mathis C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 |
| E Aybar SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .364 | .364 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 173 | ||
| a-flied out to center for M Napoli in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Napoli (1, C Buchholz); T Hunter (1, C Buchholz); B Abreu 2 (2, B Wagner, J Papelbon) HR: K Morales (1, 4th inning off C Buchholz 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: K Morales (3), J Rivera 2 (2), B Abreu (1), V Guerrero 2 (2) 2-out RBI: J Rivera 2, B Abreu, V Guerrero 2 GIDP: J Rivera Angels RISP: 4-15 (B Abreu 1-2, J Rivera 1-2, V Guerrero 2-3, K Morales 0-2, E Aybar 0-2, C Figgins 0-1, T Hunter 0-2, M Izturis 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Rivera (1, 2nd base off C Buchholz/V Martinez) Picked Off: R Willits (1st base by J Papelbon) | |||||||||
| Los Angeles Angels | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Kazmir | 6.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 90-54 | 7.50 |
| J Bulger | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-10 | 0.00 |
| K Jepsen | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21-12 | 6.75 |
| D Oliver (W, 1-0) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 0.00 |
| B Fuentes (S, 2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-10 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 146-89 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: S Kazmir 16/26; J Bulger 1/4; K Jepsen 3/4; D Oliver 1/1; B Fuentes 3/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: S Kazmir 15-6-11-22; J Bulger 7-1-0-2; K Jepsen 6-0-3-3; D Oliver 1-1-0-1; B Fuentes 4-0-4-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Kazmir 5-12; J Bulger 2-0; K Jepsen 1-0; D Oliver 0-1; B Fuentes 0-3 Game Scores: S Kazmir 40 | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| J Ellsbury CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .250 | .250 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .167 | .231 |
| V Martinez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .182 | .250 |
| K Youkilis 1B-3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .083 | .083 |
| J Bay LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .125 | .364 |
| D Ortiz DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .083 | .083 |
J Gathright PR-DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| M Lowell 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .200 | .273 |
B Anderson PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
C Kotchman 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| J Drew RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .222 | .300 |
| A Gonzalez SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .167 | .286 |
a-J Lowrie PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 146 | ||
| a-flied out to center for A Gonzalez in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Pedroia (1, S Kazmir) HR: J Drew (1, 4th inning off S Kazmir 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: D Pedroia 2 (2), V Martinez (2), J Drew 2 (2), M Lowell (1) 2-out RBI: M Lowell Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Gathright (1, 2nd base off K Jepsen/M Napoli) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: K Youkilis (1, catch) DP: 1 (M Lowell-D Pedroia-K Youkilis). | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Buchholz | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 95-58 | 3.60 |
| D Bard (H, 1) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25-16 | 0.00 |
| B Wagner (H, 1) | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19-11 | 18.00 |
| J Papelbon (L, 0-1; B, 1) | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32-20 | 13.50 |
| H Okajima | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-1 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 173-106 | |
| PITCHING C Buchholz pitched to 3 batters in the 6th IBB: T Hunter (By J Papelbon) HBP: M Napoli (By C Buchholz) Balk: C Buchholz First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Buchholz 12/23; D Bard 3/5; B Wagner 3/4; J Papelbon 4/8; H Okajima 0/1 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Buchholz 21-4-15-18; D Bard 6-3-4-3; B Wagner 3-3-3-2; J Papelbon 7-1-7-5; H Okajima 0-0-0-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Buchholz 6-6; D Bard 3-1; B Wagner 1-0; J Papelbon 0-2; H Okajima 0-1 Game Scores: C Buchholz 49 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| LAA | BOS | |||
 | 3rd | D Pedroia doubled to deep center, A Gonzalez and J Ellsbury scored. | 0 | 2 |
| 3rd | V Martinez singled to left, D Pedroia scored. | 0 | 3 |
 | 4th | K Morales homered to right. | 1 | 3 |
| 4th | J Drew homered to center, M Lowell scored. | 1 | 5 |
| 6th | J Rivera grounded into double play, third to second to first, T Hunter scored, K Morales out at second, V Guerrero to third. | 2 | 5 |
| 8th | J Rivera singled to right center, B Abreu and V Guerrero scored. | 4 | 5 |
| 8th | M Lowell singled to right, J Gathright scored. | 4 | 6 |
| 9th | B Abreu doubled to deep left, E Aybar scored, C Figgins to third. | 5 | 6 |
| 9th | V Guerrero singled to center, C Figgins and B Abreu scored, T Hunter to second. | 7 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 38,704 (104.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:49 |
| Weather | 56 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Eric Cooper, First Base - Greg Gibson, Second Base - Brian Gorman, Third Base - Dan Iassogna |
MLB Scores
Sunday, October 11th
| LA Angels | 7 | Final |
| Boston | 6 |
| NY Yankees | 4 | Final |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 6 | Final |
| Colorado | 5 |