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Moriarty9 · 04-22-2008, 11:04 AM

Santana, offense strong in Sox win
Cabrera, Howard pace lineup

ANAHEIM -- The Boston Red Sox kicked off the second half of the season on a high note, picking up a 7-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Boston got to Angels starter Forrest Jordan, driving in seven runs on 11 hits while Sox ace Johan Santana coasted through seven inning, giving up one run on seven hits while striking out eight.
"Its not always starting that first game after the All Star break when you're playing in the All Star Game but I had to go out there and give it my best effort," Santana said after the game. "The offense spotted me with a four-run lead in the first inning, gave me some wiggle room and I was able to just relax and go out there with the lead from the start. It all worked out pretty well in the end."
Boston pushed four runs across the plate in the first inning as they strung together five hits, including three doubles, against Jordan right away. It was all the Red Sox would need, although they did score again in the third inning and twice more in the seventh inning.
Miguel Cabrera and Ryan Howard continued their friendly competition over who should be awarded the MVP award by picking up three hits each. Cabrera hit two doubles, scored twice and picked up one RBI while Howard doubled, homered, scored three times and drove in three. Victor Martinez also had three hits in the contest.
Boston manager Kevin Kennedy said he was also impressed by the big league debut of Terry Allen, a 25-year-old left-handed reliever. The southpaw, who replaced lefty Mark Malaska in the bullpen, entered the game in the eighth inning. Marlon Anderson reached on Allen's first big league pitch due to a dropped flyball by leftfielder Manny Ramirez. Allen then induced a groundout from Brendan Ryan, a fly out from Ryan Shealy and struck out Josh Paul to end the inning.
"The kid did well out there today," Kennedy said of Allen. "We had a good-sized lead so we thought it was the best time to try and get him into his first game and he responded well. That error put Anderson on base after that first pitch so right away he was being challenged to try and keep everything in check and he did his job quite well."
With the win, coupled with Tampa Bay's 1-0 loss to the Blue Jays, Boston moves into sole possession of first place with a 60-38 record. The Angels are now 10 games behind Oakland in the AL West at 45-51.

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Moriarty9 Major Leagues Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 384	July 24, 2009: Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Santana, offense strong in Sox win Cabrera, Howard pace lineup ANAHEIM -- The Boston Red Sox kicked off the second half of the season on a high note, picking up a 7-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Boston got to Angels starter Forrest Jordan, driving in seven runs on 11 hits while Sox ace Johan Santana coasted through seven inning, giving up one run on seven hits while striking out eight. "Its not always starting that first game after the All Star break when you're playing in the All Star Game but I had to go out there and give it my best effort," Santana said after the game. "The offense spotted me with a four-run lead in the first inning, gave me some wiggle room and I was able to just relax and go out there with the lead from the start. It all worked out pretty well in the end." Boston pushed four runs across the plate in the first inning as they strung together five hits, including three doubles, against Jordan right away. It was all the Red Sox would need, although they did score again in the third inning and twice more in the seventh inning. Miguel Cabrera and Ryan Howard continued their friendly competition over who should be awarded the MVP award by picking up three hits each. Cabrera hit two doubles, scored twice and picked up one RBI while Howard doubled, homered, scored three times and drove in three. Victor Martinez also had three hits in the contest. Boston manager Kevin Kennedy said he was also impressed by the big league debut of Terry Allen, a 25-year-old left-handed reliever. The southpaw, who replaced lefty Mark Malaska in the bullpen, entered the game in the eighth inning. Marlon Anderson reached on Allen's first big league pitch due to a dropped flyball by leftfielder Manny Ramirez. Allen then induced a groundout from Brendan Ryan, a fly out from Ryan Shealy and struck out Josh Paul to end the inning. "The kid did well out there today," Kennedy said of Allen. "We had a good-sized lead so we thought it was the best time to try and get him into his first game and he responded well. That error put Anderson on base after that first pitch so right away he was being challenged to try and keep everything in check and he did his job quite well." With the win, coupled with Tampa Bay's 1-0 loss to the Blue Jays, Boston moves into sole possession of first place with a 60-38 record. The Angels are now 10 games behind Oakland in the AL West at 45-51.