LA Angels 7, Boston 2
When: 7:10 PM ET, Thursday, August 19, 2010
Where: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Temperature:
78°
Umpires:
Home -
Jerry Crawford, 1B -
Phil Cuzzi, 2B -
Brian O'Nora, 3B -
Chris Guccione
Attendance:
37641
By SportsDirect Inc.
Hideki Matsui slammed a three-run homer and drove in four runs to back the solid pitching of Ervin Santana as the visiting Los Angeles Angels ended a season-long drought against the Boston Red Sox with a 7-2 victory on Thursday night.
Santana (13-8) won his third straight start, limiting the Red Sox to two runs on four hits in seven-plus innings as the Angels avoided a three-game sweep and beat Boston for the first time in 10 meetings this season.
Torii Hunter had three hits and Alberto Callaspo added two RBIs to help the Angels snap a three-game losing streak.
Los Angeles did all of its damage in the sixth and seventh innings against Red Sox starter Josh Beckett (3-3), who was battered for the third consecutive outing.
Beckett carried a two-hit shutout into the sixth inning before the Angels erupted with four consecutive hits, capped by Matsui’s 16th homer into Boston’s bullpen for a 4-1 lead.
Anaheim tacked on three more runs in the seventh, taking advantage of four walks – three by reliever Manny Delcarmen – and an infield single to blow the game open.
David Ortiz hit a solo homer – his 27th – in the fourth inning for Boston.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| LA Angels
|
9 |
1 |
15 |
.250 |
11 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
| Boston
|
5 |
1 |
9 |
.161 |
15 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
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