Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
October 06, 2008
Start of the Dozen

Mike Napoli singles against Javier Lopez. Kendrick bunts him over and the Angels have a runner in scoring position in the top of the 12th inning.

Update: Erick Aybar pops one into short centerfield for a hit and an RBI. The Angels lead 5-4 and Figgins is up to try to add to that total.

Update: Figgins strikes out.

Update: Anderson pulls a single by the first baseman and the Angels have first and third with two out for the red hot Mark Teixeira.

Update: Teixeira grounds to the shortstop to end the inning. Will Weaver get to preserve the lead or will Scioscia call the bullpen for a save?

Update: It's Weaver against Ortiz, Youkilis and Bay.

Update: Ortiz walks.

Update: Youkilis flies out to center with Ortiz running. David does get back to first. Bay up.

Update: Bay strikes out again. It's up to Alex Cora.

Update: Cora hits a fast grounder down the third base line, but Figgins makes a nice backhand play and throws out Cora. The Angels win 5-4 in 12 innings, preventing a 12 straight playoff loss to the Red Sox.

Scioscia said they would not be eliminated tonight and he was right. We'll see two games tomorrow, the Rays and White Sox in the late afternoon and the Angels and Red Sox at night.


Posted by David Pinto at 12:30 AM | League Division Series | TrackBack (0)
Comments

The Sox did not play like they wanted to win tonight. Too bad they could have swept the Angels. Saunders was not very sharp and Sox batters should have rocked him. And who lets Napoli hit two home runs and a base hit all in the same week let alone in the same game.

Posted by: emains at October 6, 2008 12:57 AM

Considering the Angels spotted the Red Sox 3 runs, this game shouldn't have even gone to extra innings. When your starting pitching is as poor as Beckett was tonight, your team doesn't deserve to win.

Posted by: Andy at October 6, 2008 01:03 AM
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