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Boston marches on
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Red Sox 3, Angels 2
The Red Sox celebrate their triumph in Game 4 at Fenway Park. (Jim Rogash/Getty)
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
Rookie Jed Lowrie's walk-off single in the ninth powered the Red Sox into the AL Championship Series against the Rays. The Sox, who look serious about defending their World Series title, beat the Angels for the 12th time in 13 postseason games.
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Red Sox win series, 3-1
Game Matchup Day Date Time ET TV
Gm 1 BOS 4 @ LAA 1 Wed Oct. 1    
Gm 2 BOS 7 @ LAA 5 Fri Oct. 3    
Gm 3 LAA 5 @ BOS 4 Sun Oct. 5    
Gm 4 LAA 2 @ BOS 3 Mon Oct. 6    
LAA
LA Angels 		BOS
Boston
October 6, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
LA Angels
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0   2 6 1
Boston
 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1   3 9 0
Recap: LAA | BOS  |  Gameday  |  Angels stats  |  Red Sox stats
LA AngelsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Figgins, 3B4020000.360
Anderson, LF4000013.130
Teixeira, 1B2100212.412
Guerrero, DH3100102.389
Hunter, CF4012010.364
Napoli, C3000101.200
Rivera, RF3010000.182
  a-Morales, PH1010000.600
  1-Willits, PR-RF0000000.000
Kendrick, 2B3000012.100
Aybar, E, SS4010000.136
Totals312624410 

a-Doubled for Rivera in the 9th.
1-Ran for Morales in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Morales (2, Masterson).
TB: Figgins 2; Hunter; Rivera; Morales 2; Aybar, E.
RBI: Hunter 2 (7).
2-out RBI: Hunter 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kendrick; Guerrero; Teixeira.
S: Kendrick.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
CS: Willits (2, home by Delcarmen/Varitek).

FIELDING
E: Figgins (2, throw).
DP: 2 (Kendrick-Aybar, E-Teixeira, Aybar, E-Teixeira).
 
BostonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Ellsbury, CF4001002.273
Pedroia, 2B4011000.095
Ortiz, DH4010011.238
Youkilis, 3B4000020.182
Drew, RF4010012.278
Bay, LF3120102.450
Kotsay, 1B4110004.286
Lowrie, SS4021001.400
Varitek, C3110001.235
Totals343931413 

BATTING
2B: Pedroia (2, Lackey), Bay (3, Shields).
TB: Pedroia 2; Ortiz; Drew; Bay 3; Kotsay; Lowrie 2; Varitek.
RBI: Ellsbury (7), Pedroia (2), Lowrie (2).
2-out RBI: Pedroia; Lowrie.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bay; Ortiz.
GIDP: Kotsay; Ellsbury.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
PB: Varitek (2).
 
LA AngelsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Lackey 7.07221102.61
Shields (L, 0-2)1.22110304.91
 
BostonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Lester 7.04002400.00
Okajima (H, 3)0.20111008.10
Masterson (BS, 2)0.22101001.93
Delcarmen (W, 2-0)0.20000000.00

Pitches-strikes: Lackey 96-56, Shields 25-17, Lester 109-69, Okajima 13-6, Masterson 23-14, Delcarmen 5-3.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lackey 14-6, Shields 0-2, Lester 10-7, Okajima 2-0, Masterson 1-1, Delcarmen 1-0.
Batters faced: Lackey 28, Shields 7, Lester 27, Okajima 3, Masterson 5, Delcarmen 1.
Inherited runners-scored: Masterson 1-1, Delcarmen 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Ed Rapuano. 1B: Tim Tschida. 2B: Marty Foster. 3B: Tim Welke. LF: Bill Miller. RF: Kerwin Danley.
Weather: 50 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, L to R.
T: 2:50.
Att: 38,785.
October 6, 2008

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