I think the award of the second game has to go to Ervin Santana, who pitched like everyone in the organization thought he could. Through all his ups and downs, remember that Santana threw a complete-game shutout in just his second start in 2005 against the eventual world champion White Sox.

But, to answer Anthony's comment from yesterday, Santana was not happy to see any of the reporters. He didn't look a single one of us in the eye and he refused to do the interview in English, despite being fluent in the language. It was only the second time in his career he's elected to do it with a translator.

He said that we (the media) had treated him unfairly. Hey, Ervin, the facts are the facts. You stunk earlier this season. You deserved any criticism. You were superb Friday. You deserve all the accolades.

-- Reggie Willits had probably the at-bat of the night in the second game. After the Red Sox take a 5-4 lead, Willits pinch-hits for Ryan Budde and works the count to 3-2, fouls off seven pitches total and ends the 13-pitch at-bat with a fly out. It set the tone for the inning and definitely wore out Gagne as Gary Matthews Jr. acknowledged afterwards.

That it came after he had such a difficult time in center field during the first game must have been some sort of moral victory for him, right? No.

"I don't think negative," he said. "The game of baseball is tough. I don't let a bad game get to me."

Pretty heady stuff for the rookie.

-- Scot Shields' ERA at Fenway Park is 17.65. Not good. Again he had issues, loading the bases with one out in the ninth. When Francisco Rodriguez allowed consecutive doubles, I thought the bullpen had blown another one here for sure.

Is that a character win?

"I thought we already had some character," Matthew said.

-- Average hours of sleep for the Angels? About five hours. They will rest well tonight.

-- And so will I. My personal coffee count was five cups. The best coffee concoction, and one I've grown to love, is putting some ice cream (either scoop of vanilla or vanilla soft serve) in the cup and then filling it with coffee. It's like cream and sugar and flavor all rolled into one.