Lackey beats old team as Red Sox use late surge
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07/28/2010 -
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - John Lackey returned to his former stomping
grounds and pitched 7 1/3 quality innings to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 4-2
win over the Angels in the middle installment of a three-game series.
Lackey (10-5), who pitched for the Angels for his entire eight-year career
before inking a free agent contract with Boston in the offseason, allowed two
runs on seven hits for the Red Sox, who have won two straight games and four
of six overall. Jed Lowrie hit a two-run double and Adrian Beltre added a key
RBI in the victory.
Josh Beckett is scheduled to make his second start following a lengthy stint
on the disabled list in Wednesday's series finale, when the Sox will attempt
to sweep the Angels for the second time this season.
Bobby Abreu hit a solo home run and finished with two RBI for the struggling
Angels, who have dropped three straight and six of their last seven games.
Jered Weaver started on the hill for Los Angeles and was very strong through
six scoreless innings, but suffered the loss. Weaver (9-7) exited after seven
full frames and ended with a line which showed two runs allowed on six hits
with eight strikeouts.
The Angels scored the game's first run in the third inning. Maicer Izturis
reached first on a fielder's choice, moved to third on a single by Alberto
Callaspo and scored when Abreu doubled.
Weaver struck out the side in the fourth and got three straight outs in the
fifth after Darnell McDonald led off the frame with a double. After another
easy 1-2-3 effort in the top of the sixth, the Red Sox finally reached Weaver
in the seventh.
McDonald worked a two-out walk in the seventh before a single by Marco Scutaro
put runners on the corners. Lowrie then stepped to the plate and drilled a
double to the wall in left field for a 2-1 Boston advantage.
"It got away from me in the seventh. I wish it was a different outcome,"
Weaver said. "I can only do what I can do and we came up a little short."
The visitors gained an important insurance run in the seventh via Beltre's RBI
double.
"I felt strong and executed pitches," Lackey said. "I heard the boos. It is
what it is. Weave has come into his own. He's one of the top pitchers in the
league. For us to get runs off him late, gives our team a confidence boost."
Abreu drilled his 12th homer of the year to right field with one out in the
eighth, and the blast marked the end of Lackey's night. Daniel Bard then
entered from the bullpen. Bard struck out Torii Hunter and forced Mike Napoli
to fly out.
In the top of the ninth, an errant throw on a grounder to second base allowed
Scutaro to score for a two-run lead before Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon
worked a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth for his 24th save of the campaign.
Game Notes
Boston right fielder J.D. Drew was scratched from the starting lineup due to
tightness in his left hamstring...The BoSox also swept the Angels in a four-
game series at Fenway Park in early May...Weaver has lost four of his starts,
while Lackey halted a four-start winless skid.
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Big East Conference odds
Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence
Notre Dame and Louisville appear to have done enough to make the move, so we'll make them locks. The Cardinals, despite a modest RPI, are trending way up and have clinched at least a tie for third in the Big East, which should be more than enough with their pair of big road wins. Villanova got back to .500 and gets back to more solid footing. Syracuse got a very important road win and crippled a fellow contender in the process. West Virginia's fate could be in its hands Tuesday at Pitt.
Work left to do:
Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.
Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday.
DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ...
West Virginia [19-7 (8-6), RPI: 58, SOS: 125] The game at Pitt on Tuesday night could decide the Mountaineers' fate (barring a deep tournament run). They can still get to 9-7 in the Big East without it by beating Cincinnati, but the nine wins would be against UConn, Villanova, St. John's, South Florida, DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall twice and the Bearcats. Beating bubble foes is fine, but where's the beef? Outside of beating PG-less UCLA in nonconference play (still a top quality win), there's not a lot to fall back on (besides maybe NC State). WVU vs. Syracuse would be an interesting debate, as the teams don't play in the Big East regular season. WVU has the best win, but Cuse has played the much better schedule.
Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games.
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