Red Sox 7, Angels 5, Final - Oct. 3, 2008

Red Sox vs Angels ALDS Game 2 Notes & Lineups
soxanddawgs.com 10/3/2008 — Tonight the Boston Red Sox look to take a 2-0 advantage in their best-of-5 American League Division Series against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The Red Sox come in having won their last 10 playoff games against the Angels and will look to Daisuke Matsuzaka to do that.

Video: Previewing Game 2
boston.com 10/3/2008 — ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Globe's Tony Massarotti previews Game 2 of the ALDS with a focus on Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka.

Santana by the numbers
boston.com 10/3/2008 — ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Red Sox did just enough to survive John Lackey in Game 1. Now, can they beat a 25-year-old fireballer who this season compiled more strikeouts than Roy Halladay, a better ERA than James Shields, and the same amount of wins as ...

J.D. Drew’s 2-Run Home Run Wins It For The Red Sox
soxanddawgs.com 10/4/2008 — J.D. Drew’s 2-run home run in the the top of the 9th inning off of Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez gave the Boston Red Sox a 7-5 win in front of 45,534 stunned fans at Angel Stadium of Anaheim to give the Red Sox a 2-0 lead in the best-of-5 American League Division Series.

Jason Bay Keeps on Shining
beloblog.com 10/4/2008 — By KEVIN McNAMARA ANAHEIM - Jason Bay sure is liking these baseball playoffs. Shaking off the dread-locked ghost of Manny Ramirez, Bay has used his suddenly booming bat to help the Boston Red Sox to a shocking 2-0 lead in their American ...

Everything has gone dark, and Angels appear powerless to stop it - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com 10/4/2008 — For want of a lead, the Angels lost Friday night. For want of a home run, or even a two-run inning, the Angels lost on Wednesday, and again on Friday. That's two losses, and with them the prospect of sudden death in Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox ...

Sports Cliché: “One Game at a Time”
mopupduty.com 10/4/2008 — With every series currently sitting at a two games to none lead I thought I’d comment on the old sports cliché, we gotta play’em “one game at a time.”

Playing through pain, Drew makes the Angels suffer | Boston Red Sox | projo.com | The Providence Journal
projo.com 10/4/2008 — 05:55 AM EDT on Saturday, October 4, 2008 By JIM DONALDSON Journal Sports Writer ANAHEIM -- Oh, my aching back. How many times have you said that in your lifetime? Probably not as many as J.D. Drew has over the past six weeks. "It's been so ...

Red Sox at Angels, ALDS Game 2 — Extra Bases

Typical Dice-K — Projo Sox Blog

Pedroia Continues To (Surprisingly) Disappoint — Projo Sox Blog

A (Rare) Momentary Lapse of Reason for Tito — The House That Dewey Built

ALDS Game 2 - Sox 7, Angels 5 — Singapore Sox Fan

BOS 7, LAA 5: Drew comes through — Fire Brand of the American League

Halo — Keep Your Sox On - Red Sox Baseball Blog About Red Sox Baseball

Drew's HR beats K-Rod, Angels, 7-5 — Over the Monster

As Lowell Battles Injury, Francona Benches Him — NYT > Baseball 10/4/2008
The Red Sox will replace Mike Lowell, who has a hip injury, with Kevin Youkilis in Game 2 of the division series Friday night against the Angels. >

Red Sox' Beckett Is a Go for Game 3 — Wash Post MLB 10/4/2008
ANAHEIM, Calif. Oct. 3 -- Boston Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett, whose status has been in doubt because of an oblique strain, will start Sunday's Game 3 at Fenway Park. Red Sox Manager Terry Francona said on Friday that Beckett felt fine one day after ...

Bay's 3-run homer gives BoSox 4-1 lead over Angels — Boston.com -- Baseball News 10/4/2008
Jason Bay hit a three-run homer in the first inning and the Boston Red Sox led the Los Angeles Angels 4-1 after three innings in Game 2 of their AL division series on Wednesday night.

Bay's 3-run HR gives BoSox early lead over Angels — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB 10/4/2008
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Jason Bay hit a three-run homer in the first inning and the Boston Red Sox l...

Bay's 3-run homer gives BoSox 5-3 lead over Angels — Boston.com -- Baseball News 10/4/2008
Jason Bay hit a three-run homer in the first and the Boston Red Sox led the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 after six innings in Game 2 of their AL division series on Friday night.

Red Sox 7, Angels 5: Early and Late Homers Help Red Sox Take Charge — NYT > Baseball 10/4/2008
J. D. Drew smashed a two-run homer off Francisco Rodriguez in the ninth inning powering the Red Sox past the Angels and giving them a 2-0 lead in the series. >

Drew's homer lifts Red Sox to 7-5 win over Angels — Boston.com -- Baseball News 10/4/2008
J.D. Drew looked pretty feeble as he swung and missed a pair of off-speed pitches from Francisco Rodriguez. He sure didn't miss a third one. Drew hit a towering two-run homer off Rodriguez in the ninth inning, giving the Boston Red Sox a 7-5 victory ...

Boston Red Sox Continues Dominance, Sets Stage for ALDS Sweep Sunday at Fenway — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/4/2008
Championships are won and lost with two things: Heart and Confidence. Both were on display yet again in Anaheim where the defending World Champ Boston Red Sox took Game Two of their ALDS series with the Angels. In my previous article, I mentioned ...