Game time: 7:05 pm
Scheduled starters: Jered Weaver (8-8, 4.08) v. Daisuke Matsuzaka (11-1, 2.63)
The game will be on NESN and on ESPN
Boston weather: 4 pm observation at KBOS: wind out of the southwest at 16 mph with gusts to 20 mph, visibility 10 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, temperature 85F, DP 59F
Forecast: There's a chance of thunderstorms and rainshowers this evening, but tonight they will be "scattered" air mass storms and not a line of storms like we had yesterday. Right now, at 4 pm, there is a cell on the MA/NH border, near Nashua and Lowell, and another cell south of Worcester, near the MA/CT/RI border. There are a couple other popups in central NH and in the Hudson Valley. The storm that's south of Worcester now dumped a bit of rain in the Springfield area, and the NWS preliminary storm report has a report of golf-ball sized hail near Westover (KCEF).
It won't be raining in most places most of the time, so there's a good chance that Fenway doesn't see any rain tonight. The winds have been gusty out of the southwest most of the day, but they should settle down to around 10-12 mph after sunset. The wind will be blowing out toward left center.
Updates to follow.
Full Version: LA Angels at BOSTON, Monday, July 28, 2008
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LA Angels Boston
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Pos Player HR RBI AVG. Pos Player HR RBI AVG.
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3B Figgins, Chone 0 11 .268 2B Pedroia, Dustin 9 48 .319
1B Kotchman, Casey 11 52 .288 1B Youkilis, Kevin 17 68 .311
SS Izturis, Maicer 3 32 .263 DH Ortiz, David 14 47 .261
RF Guerrero, Vladimir 17 54 .285 LF Ramirez, Manny 19 65 .302
CF Hunter, Torii 15 51 .278 3B Lowell, Mike 13 63 .284
LF Anderson, Garret 9 51 .271 RF Drew, J.D. 19 58 .285
2B Kendrick, Howie 3 33 .336 SS Lowrie, Jed 1 10 .286
DH Rivera, Juan 5 15 .248 C Varitek, Jason 8 31 .216
C Mathis, Jeff 8 34 .220 CF Ellsbury, Jacoby 5 27 .265
P Weaver, Jered (8-8, 4.08) P Matsuzaka, Daisuke (11-1, 2.63)
07/28 17:13:02 ET
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Pos Player HR RBI AVG. Pos Player HR RBI AVG.
--- ------ -- --- ---- --- ------ -- --- ----
3B Figgins, Chone 0 11 .268 2B Pedroia, Dustin 9 48 .319
1B Kotchman, Casey 11 52 .288 1B Youkilis, Kevin 17 68 .311
SS Izturis, Maicer 3 32 .263 DH Ortiz, David 14 47 .261
RF Guerrero, Vladimir 17 54 .285 LF Ramirez, Manny 19 65 .302
CF Hunter, Torii 15 51 .278 3B Lowell, Mike 13 63 .284
LF Anderson, Garret 9 51 .271 RF Drew, J.D. 19 58 .285
2B Kendrick, Howie 3 33 .336 SS Lowrie, Jed 1 10 .286
DH Rivera, Juan 5 15 .248 C Varitek, Jason 8 31 .216
C Mathis, Jeff 8 34 .220 CF Ellsbury, Jacoby 5 27 .265
P Weaver, Jered (8-8, 4.08) P Matsuzaka, Daisuke (11-1, 2.63)
07/28 17:13:02 ET
The thunderstorms that were on radar earlier have fallen apart as they got near the coast. There's still some potential for convection, but most likely we won't see anything in Boston.
Ninja.
That could have been much worse... only one run, I'll take it.
Rally Monkeys strike first, 1-0 Angels Bottom 2
QUOTE(Lesbian BoyFriend @ Jul 28 2008, 04:37 PM) 
Rally Monkeys strike first, 1-0 Angels Bottom 2
Tie it up Manny.Come on Lowrie, swing the bat. That's the second called strike three on him in the last 2 - 3 games.
Come on, 1 - 0 games in this direction suck. Youks, 'Tiz and Manny ought to be good for some scores.
Manny with the 2 run single
Manny! I don't care what anyone says, I love the SOB! 
That's the Manny I hope we don't have to replace.
Just shut up and play, Mang. We'll win a championship and you can go away. Deal?
Just shut up and play, Mang. We'll win a championship and you can go away. Deal?
Good inning, Theo with the Celtics hat. I found a 1984 #33 in the bottom of the dresser drawer the other day. There's your lead, Dice. Toronto takes the lead over the Rays, Yanks down 4 - 0. We'll take all three leads to hold.
Dice-K is cruising. Good to see, let's get him some more cushion, Bats!
Mussina is back to his old self... 5IP 8H 6R 6ER
Didn't expect that. Ground rule double by the Captain, Ellsbury gets him over, and then two Ks.
Tek on 3rd... 1 out.... and nothing? WEAK.
and the wheels come off...
only 11 more hits until someone gets up in the pen.
and the wheels come off...
only 11 more hits until someone gets up in the pen.
And suddenly Dice-K is falling apart
And DiceK has his falling apart inning, 6-2 Rally Monkeys. DiceK just shit the bed.
and... GOODNIGHT. 
Wow, that went to shit pretty quickly, didn't it?
Alright, time to see if Masterson can bounce back from his last outing and keep the good guys in this game.
Dice-K lost it as fast as anybody you'll ever see. At this point, I'd rather save Masterson for tomorrow night with Buchholz going. But, I guess he's warmed up and ready to go.
DiceK has to be the worst 11-1 (soon to be 11-2) pitcher in a long time.
QUOTE(Lesbian BoyFriend @ Jul 28 2008, 08:00 PM)
DiceK has to be the worst 11-1 (soon to be 11-2) pitcher in a long time.
I really doubt that.
It's seriously amazing how fast people turn on these players and this team.
QUOTE(Renton @ Jul 28 2008, 09:11 PM)
I really doubt that.
It's seriously amazing how fast people turn on these players and this team.
It's seriously amazing how fast people turn on these players and this team.
Not the team, just DiceK's one inning implosions that come from nowhere and cost us valuable games.
QUOTE(Renton @ Jul 28 2008, 09:11 PM)
I really doubt that.
It's seriously amazing how fast people turn on these players and this team.
It's seriously amazing how fast people turn on these players and this team.
Faster than our bats are turning on Weavers pitches.......make that anyone's pitches at the moment.
Seriously, the offense blows right now.
Edit: Ellsbury was supposed to prove me wrong there. Eff.
The Rays lost, the Yankees are losing, and we have a bunch of squanders!
Drew with a 1 out double, PUT ON THE RALLY CAPS!
Edit: Tek walks with 2 outs, Shields looks a little wild. If you want any hope to win this game, we need a clutch hit here. Drew on 2nd, Tek on 1st, Ells is up.
Edit: Tek walks with 2 outs, Shields looks a little wild. If you want any hope to win this game, we need a clutch hit here. Drew on 2nd, Tek on 1st, Ells is up.
7 men left on the last 3 innings. The chances have been there tonight. Good news is Youkilis, Ortiz, and Ramirez are due up in the 9th. Bad news is it will be against K-Rod.
Another bad loss. Lots of guys left on base. One big inning for the other team and the Sox once again prove they can't beat a winning team.
Still time this season to pull this season back together - oh, nice meaningless HR by Manny! - but they have to do it soon.
Still time this season to pull this season back together - oh, nice meaningless HR by Manny! - but they have to do it soon.
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LA Angels ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi w k avg.
Figgins, Chone 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268
Kotchman, Casey 1b 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .287
Izturis, Maicer ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263
Guerrero, Vladimir rf 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
Hunter, Torii cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 .280
Anderson, Garret lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
Kendrick, Howie 2b 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .332
Rivera, Juan dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .252
Willits, Reggie pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185
Mathis, Jeff c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .218
Totals 32 7 9 1 0 2 7 3 5
Boston ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi w k avg.
Pedroia, Dustin 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315
Youkilis, Kevin 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .311
Ortiz, David dh 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .265
Ramirez, Manny lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 .304
Lowell, Mike 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
Drew, J.D. rf 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .288
Lowrie, Jed ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .284
Varitek, Jason c 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 .218
Ellsbury, Jacoby cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .264
Totals 36 5 11 4 0 1 5 5 6
LA Angels 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 -- 7
Boston 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 -- 5
LOB_LA Angels 4, Boston 9. 2B_M.Izturis, D.Ortiz, J.Drew, J.Lowrie,
J.Varitek. HR_T.Hunter (16) off D.Matsuzaka, C.Kotchman (12) off D.Matsuzaka,
M.Ramirez (20) off F.Rodriguez. SF_J.Rivera. S_J.Mathis 2. SB_C.Figgins (18).
GIDP_M.Ramirez. DP_LA Angels 2 (M.Izturis) (M.Izturis, H.Kendrick and
C.Kotchman); Boston 1 (D.Pedroia and K.Youkilis).
LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA
Weaver, Jered (W 9-8) 5 2-3 6 3 3 3 4 0 97-58 4.11
Arredondo, Jose 1 1-3 2 0 0 1 1 0 20-10 1.20
Shields, Scot 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 31-16 3.00
Rodriguez, Francisco (S 44) 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 12-8 2.47
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA
Matsuzaka, Daisuke (L 11-2) 5 7 6 6 2 3 2 91-59 3.04
Masterson, Justin 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 29-23 3.68
Hansen, Craig 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9-8 5.70
Lopez, Javier 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 19-10 2.66
D. Matsuzaka pitched to 5 batters in the 6th.
T_3:12. A_37,830.
Figgins, Chone 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268
Kotchman, Casey 1b 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 .287
Izturis, Maicer ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263
Guerrero, Vladimir rf 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
Hunter, Torii cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 .280
Anderson, Garret lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
Kendrick, Howie 2b 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .332
Rivera, Juan dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .252
Willits, Reggie pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185
Mathis, Jeff c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .218
Totals 32 7 9 1 0 2 7 3 5
Boston ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi w k avg.
Pedroia, Dustin 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315
Youkilis, Kevin 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .311
Ortiz, David dh 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .265
Ramirez, Manny lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 .304
Lowell, Mike 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
Drew, J.D. rf 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .288
Lowrie, Jed ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .284
Varitek, Jason c 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 .218
Ellsbury, Jacoby cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .264
Totals 36 5 11 4 0 1 5 5 6
LA Angels 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 -- 7
Boston 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 -- 5
LOB_LA Angels 4, Boston 9. 2B_M.Izturis, D.Ortiz, J.Drew, J.Lowrie,
J.Varitek. HR_T.Hunter (16) off D.Matsuzaka, C.Kotchman (12) off D.Matsuzaka,
M.Ramirez (20) off F.Rodriguez. SF_J.Rivera. S_J.Mathis 2. SB_C.Figgins (18).
GIDP_M.Ramirez. DP_LA Angels 2 (M.Izturis) (M.Izturis, H.Kendrick and
C.Kotchman); Boston 1 (D.Pedroia and K.Youkilis).
LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA
Weaver, Jered (W 9-8) 5 2-3 6 3 3 3 4 0 97-58 4.11
Arredondo, Jose 1 1-3 2 0 0 1 1 0 20-10 1.20
Shields, Scot 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 31-16 3.00
Rodriguez, Francisco (S 44) 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 12-8 2.47
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA
Matsuzaka, Daisuke (L 11-2) 5 7 6 6 2 3 2 91-59 3.04
Masterson, Justin 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 29-23 3.68
Hansen, Craig 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9-8 5.70
Lopez, Javier 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 19-10 2.66
D. Matsuzaka pitched to 5 batters in the 6th.
T_3:12. A_37,830.
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