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Thursday, August 09, 2007 |
And It Didn't Even Break The Record: Red Sox 9, Angels 6
You knew going in that this was most likely going to be decided in the bullpen, with John Lester still shaky and the Angels putting up a AAAA pitcher in Dustin Moseley. Moseley outlasted Lester by an inning and a third, going 4.2 frames, but the Angels having used up their Inspiring Rally Against the Red Sox Bullpen card last night, instead went down about how you'd figure. It was the Sox' turn to make mincemeat out of the better pieces in the Angels' late-inning arsenal, with Justin Speier giving up a go-ahead solo homer to Dustin Pedroia, and Scot Shields succumbing to his particular brand of kryptonite, the Red Sox' offense.
So, yeah, disappointing, but not unexpected, and the lads were in it up through the seventh, which was certainly good to see. With much scoring and pitchers working like molasses in Lake Superior in January, the game finished in 4:02, tying a franchise record for longest home game in Angels history. That was originally set on September 30, 2000 in a 21-9 loss to Seattle. The Angels used six pitchers, with starter Tim Belcher lasting 2.2 innings. Derrick Turnbow made his last appearance of the season and gave up five earned runs over an inning and a third. Alex Rodriguez blasted two homers, one of five the Mariners got. The messages is I should be grateful the Angels were in it at least part of the way.
Labels: angels, recaps, red sox
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