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April 16, 2007
RED SOX (7-4)
FIRST THING’S FIRST: The Red Sox scored 6 runs in the first inning, including 5 before the first out was recorded, matching the 2007 season high for runs in an inning set in the 8th on April 13 vs. LAA . . . The 6 runs are the most the Red Sox have scored in the first inning this season . . . The 4 consecutive hits by Julio Lugo (2B), Kevin Youkilis (1B), David Ortiz (2B) and Manny Ramirez (1B) to lead off the first are the most by the club in an inning this season. The Red
Sox season-high for consecutive hits in an inning last year was 6, done in the 6th inning on June 26, 2006 vs. the Phillies.
JOSH SPICE: Josh Beckett became the first Red Sox pitcher to reach 3 wins this season after going 6.0 innings, allowing just one run on 6 hits and a walk while striking out 5 . . . He has held opponents to one run in each of his first 3 starts this season and has combined to post a 1.35 ERA (3 ER/20.0 IP) with 18 strikeouts . . . In the last 6 games, Sox starters have posted a 1.50 ERA (7 ER/42.0 IP . . . Orlando Cabrera’s first inning long ball snapped a string of 14.0 straight scoreless frames by Red Sox hurlers.
DAVID DRIVES ‘EM IN: David Ortiz hit his 4th home run of the season and went 2-for-3 with a double, 2 runs scored and an RBI . . . He now has 11 RBI in his last 6 contests and 8 in this series (3 games), after driving in just one run in his first 5 games of 2007.
LUGO LOOMS LARGE: With a 2-for-4 showing, Julio Lugo has now collected multiple hits in 5 of his last 9 games, batting .343 (12-for-35) over that stretch…He has scored 7 runs in his last 5 contests.
DOUBLE THE FUN: Mike Lowell went 1-for4 and stroked his 6th double of the season in the first inning, driving in his 4th run in his last 2 games after a 3-RBI performance on Friday night vs. LAA . . . The third baseman has hit safely in 9 of his last 11 games . . . Lowell legged out 11 2-baggers in April, 2006.
THE CENTURY MARK: Alex Cora went 1-for-3 with an RBI and hit the 100th double of his career in the first inning.
BOSTON PATRIOTS: With today’s 7-2 win over the Angels, the Red Sox improved to 64-48 all-time on Patriots Day.
ANGELS (6-7)
HOME SICK: Ervin Santana fell to 1-2 after giving up 7 runs (5 earned) on 7 hits and 3 walks while fanning 4 over 4.0 innings, his shortest outing since August 10, 2006 at Cleveland when he went 0.1 inning . . . He is now 9-13 with a 6.78 ERA (107 ER/142.0 IP) in 27 career games (27 starts) on the road.
BACK TO HAUNT: Orlando Cabrera hit his first home run of the season, a solo shot off Josh Beckett in the first inning . . . The roundtripper
was the first by an Angels hitter in 8 games, a span of 65.0 innings . . . In 6 games this road trip, Cabrera is batting .391 (9-for-23) with 2 doubles, a home run and 4 RBI . . . 6 of his last 11 hits have gone for extra bases, including 5 doubles.
INJURY REPORT: Vladimir Guerrero left the game in the first inning after being hit on the right wrist by a Josh Beckett pitch. Precautionary x-rays were negative and he was diagnosed with a soft tissue contusion.
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