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July 2008
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John Lackey had his best-ever start against Boston and the Angels scored 11 runs for the second time in a week, defeating the Red Sox 11-3 on Friday. The Angels pounded Boston to open the second half of the season but there was no gloating about their third straight victory over the Red Sox, the first time they've done that in a season since 2005. "It's a little sticky to make too big a deal of one game," said Lackey, who allowed just three runs on five hits in seven innings, while striking out six. "It's a team we might run into again, but we've got to handle our business and we'll talk about it when we get there." After averaging just 3.8 runs per game in June, the Angels have now scored seven runs in six of their past eight wins, averaging 6.1 in July. Garret Anderson drove in five runs, his solo homer in the fourth breaking a 3-3 tie, while Howie Kendrick and Maicer Izturis knocked in two apiece. "It seemed like us winning games wasn't a big deal, people were talking about the offense a lot," said Anderson, referring to having the American League's best record. As surprising as the offense's outburst was - it was the most runs the team had scored against Boston since August 18, 2005 - more surprising was the way Lackey mowed through a Sox lineup devoid of David Ortiz yet still second in the league in runs and average. The Angels' ace entered the game 1-6 with a career 6.27 ERA and when it was brought up after the game, Lackey snapped "Let's talk about tonight, how about that?" Lackey retired 12 of the final 13 hitters he faced and matched his longest outing against a team that not only had his, but the Angels' number. "It doesn't matter that we're playing them," Anderson said. "I think that's more for you guys to talk about." |
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