Early outburst propels Sox
Red Sox 7, Angels 2
David Ortiz admires the flight of his solo homer in the fourth inning. (Stephan Savoia/AP)
By Mike Petraglia / Special to MLB.com
It was a cold and murky Patriots Day at Fenway Park, but the Red Sox's offense remained red-hot. David Ortiz drilled his fourth homer of the year and Manny Ramirez drove in a pair of runs to hand Josh Beckett his third victory of the year.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 16, 2007
LA Angels
(6-7)
Lost 4
Boston 7, LA Angels 2
Today's Boxes 4/16/07
WSH 5, ATL 1
DET 12, KC 5
BAL 9, TB 7
MIL 10, CIN 6
HOU 4, FLA 3
CHC 12, SD 4
PIT 3, STL 2
SF 8, COL 0
LAD 5, ARI 1
Boston
(7-4)
Won 3
April 16, 2007
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Standings thru 4/16/07  | Gameday  | Angels Stats  | Red Sox Stats
LA Angels AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Matthews , CF4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .229
Cabrera , SS3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .286
Guerrero , RF0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364
1-Willits , PR-RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267
Anderson , LF4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .259
Hillenbrand , DH4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .138
Kotchman , 1B4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .279
Kendrick , 2B4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .340
Napoli , C3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .192
a-Aybar, E , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Izturis , 3B4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282
Totals 34 2 8 2 1 7 14
a-Grounded out for Napoli in the 9th. 1-Ran for Guerrero in the 1st.
BATTING 2B : Anderson (4, Beckett).HR : Cabrera (1, 1st inning off Beckett, 0 on, 1 out), Kendrick (2, 9th inning off Snyder, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Matthews; Cabrera 4; Willits; Anderson 3; Kotchman; Kendrick 5.RBI : Cabrera (4), Kendrick (4).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Izturis; Kendrick; Willits.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING SB : Kotchman (1, 2nd base off Beckett/Varitek). FIELDING E : Kendrick (3, throw).DP : 2 (Cabrera-Kendrick-Kotchman, Moseley-Cabrera-Kotchman).
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lugo , SS4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .333
Pedroia , 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Youkilis , 1B3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .289
Ortiz , DH3 2 2 1 1 1 0 .293
Ramirez , LF4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .200
Drew , RF4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .342
Lowell , 3B4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .262
Varitek , C3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .200
Pena , CF3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .000
Cora , 2B-SS3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .143
Totals 31 7 8 6 4 8 10
BATTING 2B : Lugo (4, Santana), Ortiz (4, Santana), Lowell (6, Santana), Cora (1, Santana).HR : Ortiz (4, 4th inning off Santana, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Lugo 3; Youkilis; Ortiz 6; Ramirez; Lowell 2; Cora 2.RBI : Youkilis (4), Ramirez 2 (6), Lowell (8), Cora (1), Ortiz (12).2-out RBI : Cora; Ortiz.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Lugo; Drew.GIDP : Ramirez; Cora.Team LOB : 4. FIELDING Outfield assists : Pena (Kendrick at 2nd base).
HBP : Guerrero (by Beckett).Pitches-strikes : Santana 78-44, Moseley 25-15, Shields 16-10, Rodriguez, F 11-8, Beckett 99-67, Okajima 9-8, Romero 14-8, Snyder 12-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Santana 2-6, Moseley 3-3, Shields 0-0, Rodriguez, F 1-1, Beckett 6-6, Okajima 1-0, Romero 2-1, Snyder 3-0.Batters faced : Santana 22, Moseley 7, Shields 3, Rodriguez, F 3, Beckett 25, Okajima 3, Romero 4, Snyder 4.Umpires : HP: Rick Reed. 1B: Chuck Meriwether. 2B: Alfonso Marquez. 3B: Tim Timmons.Weather : 47 degrees, rain.Wind : 15 mph, Out to LF.T : 2:32 (:13 delay).Att : 35,424.
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