It was a tale of two different games as Clay Buchholz won in his MLB debut while Eric Gagné came in and sucked it up again and blew the game as the Sox would end up splitting with the Angels last night. Buchholz wasn’t overly dominating but showed a lot of poise on the mound as he worked himself out of some sticky situations. J.D. Drew made a costly error in the first game but atoned for it with 5 hits in the two games. Julio Lugo, who will now be known as “E-6” around these parts, committed two errors that would cost Josh Beckett a run. Speaking of Beckett, he was denied his 15th win as was John Lackey, who got shelled in game 1. The reason Gagné was closing game 2 was because Terry Francona had used both Jonathan Papelbon and Hideki Okajima in game 1. The Sox did lose a game to the Yankees in the standings, as the lead in the AL East is at 5 games. Now it’s that time where we take a look at the headlines and happenings from yesterday in today’s Boston and Los Angeles area papers.
Splitting headache [Boston Globe]
Lackey gives up six runs in the first inning in one of his poorest starts of the season [LA Times]
It’s like night and day for Sox in doubleheader split [Boston Herald]
Angels split doubleheader [The Orange County Register]
From Clay To Achin’ [Hartford Courant]
Angels get split decision in Boston [LA Daily News]
An up-and-down affair [Pro Jo]
Angels arrive early, split [LA Times]
Ortiz didn’t tease the faithful [Boston Globe]
Lackey no fan of Fenway [The Orange County Register]
Buchholz’ debut is a striking success [Boston Herald]
Angels’ Lackey wanted to work night shift [LA Daily News]
No Place For Pena In Boston [Hartford Courant]
Talent in minors rises to the top under spotlight [Pro Jo]
Big changes for Theo [Boston Globe]
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