If you stayed up until the wee hours of the morning, you saw the Red Sox bullpen hold off the Angels in a 9-6 win. The Sox bullpen was outstanding while the normally dependable Halos bullpen struggled last night. Mike Lowell and Dustin Pedroia got the Sox rolling with some timely hitting. Lowell had 3 doubles last night. Jon Lester struggled mightily last night as well but so did his counterpart Dustin Moseley. All told, the Red Sox win coupled with the Yankees loss, puts the lead in the AL East at 6 games. Last night also marked the end of the West Coast games for the Sox and they couldn’t have returned to the right coast at a better time as the God awful humidity has left us. Let’s take a look at the headlines and happenings from the Boston and Los Angeles media on the much needed off day for the Sox.
Loose change for Sox [Boston Globe]
Pedroia breaks tie in seventh with homer [LA Times]
Sox avert sweep: Pedroia blast sinks Los Angeles [Boston Herald]
Angels lose to Boston 9-6 [The Orange County Register]
‘Pen to the rescue [Pro Jo]
No heavenly comeback [LA Daily News]
Pedroia Power Carries Sox [Hartford Courant]
For Scioscia, it’s all about where they are going [LA Times]
Shoulder keeps Ortiz out [Boston Globe]
Anderson, Matthews back Bonds [LA Daily News]
More not good for Lester [Boston Herald]
Drew still a mystery to Sox [Pro Jo]
Medical report on Rivera is encouraging [LA Times]
Ortiz: Pained Look [Hartford Courant]
Curt Schilling provides an update about Pete Despain’s surgery and a few other things. [38 Pitches]
For more headlines and stories, head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Providence Journal, Hartford Courant, LA Times, The Orange County Register and LA Daily News websites.
