For the second straight game, Orlando Cabrera led off the Sox's offense by reaching base.
For the second straight game, he was stranded in scoring position.
For the second straight game, the Angels only scored in one inning.
For the second straight game, it was all the scoring they needed.
Of course, there were some differences.
For
the fourth straight time, Jered Weaver shut them down. Brian Anderson's double down the line in the fifth inning was the only extra-base hit off him, and he probably could've gone the distance, even at 106 pitches. Instead, Francisco Rodriguez closed it down.
John Danks threw a lot of pitches but held the Angels scoreless through five. But Vladimir Guerrero led off the fifth with a big blast for a 1-0 lead, and after Torii Hunter doubled, Danks' day was done. Octavio Dotel, though his inherited runners stranded streak ended at 12 when Casey Kotchman slapped a single through the left side, kept the game a 2-0 affair by striking out the side. He stranded runners at second and third, after Carlos Quentin's second terrible throw of the day.
Though Danks brought the Sox rotation's streak of quality starts to an end, pitching wasn't the problem. Nick Masset didn't dominate but pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings, picking off Gary Matthews Jr. Boone Logan got a pop-up with a runner on third and fewer than two outs, and Ehren Wassermann came in with the bases loaded and Torii Hunter up, and actually got him out.
Nope, this one's on the offense.
Record: 26-22 |
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