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Petepont · 02-26-2012, 07:03 PM

Angels Strike Back, Beat Red Sox 10-1

Yesterday, the Angels looked lost. They'd been beaten 15-2 by the Red Sox at home, in their worst loss of the year. Worse than that, they'd simply shown no heart, no desire to win.

Then John Anderson started today's game.

Anderson pitched 7.2 innings and struck out 10, allowing one unearned run on six hits and two walks-both in the first inning-en route to a dominating 10-1 victory.

Every Angels starter got a hit and scored except second baseman Chase Utley, and three had multi-hit games.

Anderson opened the game by walking two of the first three batters, but he settled in after that, striking out Jacoby Ellsbury and getting Kevin Youkilis to hit a weak chopper to first, ending the threat.

The Angels would strike first in the bottom of the second, on a solo home run by Henry Rodriguez off John Lackey, but the Red Sox tied the game when Dustin Pedrioa reached on an error by first baseman Mark Reynolds, stole second, and scored on Adrian Gonzalez's single with two outs. Ellsbury also reached a single, but Anderson escaped the jam by retiring Youkilis on a groundball to short.

The Angels struck right back, as Rafael Furcal doubled to lead off the inning, and B.J. Upton crushed a ball to deep right field. His home run landed midway up the second deck, 426 feet away.

But they weren't done, as Los Angeles piled on six more runs in the fourth inning. Reynolds atoned for his error by adding the killing blow with a two run double to put the Angels up 8-1, chasing Lackey.

Upton finished the scoring with an RBI double in the fifth.

The victory was Los Angeles' sixth in seven games, moving the Angels three games ahead of Texas in the AL West.

NOTES: Anderson's 10 strikeouts give him 175 for the season, 22 ahead of the next pitcher in the MLB, the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw, and 52 ahead of Ryan Tucker, who is second in the AL... Anderson's ERA dropped to 2.24, second in the majors behind only Edison Volquez of the Cubs... The Angels' major offseason acquisition, Chase Utley, is 0 for his last 10... This is the second time in Lackey's last three games that he has allowed eight or more runs... In those three games, Lackey is 1-2 with a 9.92 ERA...

02-26-2012, 07:03 PM	#78
Petepont Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Behind You Posts: 222	Angels Strike Back, Beat Red Sox 10-1 Yesterday, the Angels looked lost. They'd been beaten 15-2 by the Red Sox at home, in their worst loss of the year. Worse than that, they'd simply shown no heart, no desire to win. Then John Anderson started today's game. Anderson pitched 7.2 innings and struck out 10, allowing one unearned run on six hits and two walks-both in the first inning-en route to a dominating 10-1 victory. Every Angels starter got a hit and scored except second baseman Chase Utley, and three had multi-hit games. Anderson opened the game by walking two of the first three batters, but he settled in after that, striking out Jacoby Ellsbury and getting Kevin Youkilis to hit a weak chopper to first, ending the threat. The Angels would strike first in the bottom of the second, on a solo home run by Henry Rodriguez off John Lackey, but the Red Sox tied the game when Dustin Pedrioa reached on an error by first baseman Mark Reynolds, stole second, and scored on Adrian Gonzalez's single with two outs. Ellsbury also reached a single, but Anderson escaped the jam by retiring Youkilis on a groundball to short. The Angels struck right back, as Rafael Furcal doubled to lead off the inning, and B.J. Upton crushed a ball to deep right field. His home run landed midway up the second deck, 426 feet away. But they weren't done, as Los Angeles piled on six more runs in the fourth inning. Reynolds atoned for his error by adding the killing blow with a two run double to put the Angels up 8-1, chasing Lackey. Upton finished the scoring with an RBI double in the fifth. The victory was Los Angeles' sixth in seven games, moving the Angels three games ahead of Texas in the AL West. NOTES: Anderson's 10 strikeouts give him 175 for the season, 22 ahead of the next pitcher in the MLB, the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw, and 52 ahead of Ryan Tucker, who is second in the AL... Anderson's ERA dropped to 2.24, second in the majors behind only Edison Volquez of the Cubs... The Angels' major offseason acquisition, Chase Utley, is 0 for his last 10... This is the second time in Lackey's last three games that he has allowed eight or more runs... In those three games, Lackey is 1-2 with a 9.92 ERA...