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    Angels 7, Red Sox 6
    Jonathan Papelbon reacts after allowing a two-out single that started the Angels' rally. (Getty)
    By Ian Browne / MLB.com
    Jonathan Papelbon had been spotless in his postseason career. And with two outs in the ninth, the Sox's closer looked to have had the Halos all but silenced. Nope. A three-run final frame crushed Boston and halted its Wild Card playoff run.
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    Series at a glance:
    • Sun. 10/11: LAA 7, BOS 6
    LAA
    LA Angels     		BOS
    Boston
    October 11, 2009
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    LA Angels
    		 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 3   7 11 0
    Boston
    		 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0   6 7 1
    Recap: LAA | BOS  |  Gameday  |  Angels stats  |  Red Sox stats
    LA Angels AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Figgins, 3B 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .000
    Abreu, RF 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .556
    Hunter, To, CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .200
    Guerrero, DH 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .400
    Morales, K, 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 4 .200
    Rivera, J, LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .273
      1-Willits, PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    Izturis, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143
    Napoli, C 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250
      a-Matthews, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Mathis, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
    Aybar, SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .364
    Totals 36 7 11 6 4 6 16  

    a-Flied out for Napoli in the 9th.
    1-Ran for Rivera, J in the 8th.

    BATTING
    2B: Napoli (1, Buchholz), Hunter, To (1, Buchholz), Abreu 2 (2, Wagner, B, Papelbon).
    HR: Morales, K (1, 4th inning off Buchholz, 0 on, 1 out).
    TB: Napoli 2; Guerrero 2; Aybar; Hunter, To 2; Morales, K 4; Abreu 5; Rivera, J 2.
    RBI: Morales, K (3), Rivera, J 2 (2), Abreu (1), Guerrero 2 (2).
    2-out RBI: Rivera, J 2; Abreu; Guerrero 2.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Guerrero; Aybar; Abreu; Izturis; Morales, K.
    GIDP: Rivera, J.
    Team RISP: 4-for-15.
    Team LOB: 7.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Rivera, J (1, 2nd base off Buchholz/Martinez, V).
    PO: Willits (1st base by Papelbon).
    		 
    Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Ellsbury, CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250
    Pedroia, 2B 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 .167
    Martinez, V, C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .182
    Youkilis, 1B-3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .083
    Bay, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .125
    Ortiz, D, DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .083
      1-Gathright, PR-DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    Lowell, 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .200
      2-Anderson, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Kotchman, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    Drew, J, RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .222
    Gonzalez, Alex, SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .167
      a-Lowrie, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    Totals 34 6 7 6 4 3 7  

    a-Flied out for Gonzalez, Alex in the 9th.
    1-Ran for Ortiz, D in the 8th. 2-Ran for Lowell in the 8th.

    BATTING
    2B: Pedroia (1, Kazmir).
    HR: Drew, J (1, 4th inning off Kazmir, 1 on, 1 out).
    TB: Ellsbury; Ortiz, D; Lowell 2; Drew, J 4; Pedroia 2; Martinez, V.
    RBI: Pedroia 2 (2), Martinez, V (2), Drew, J 2 (2), Lowell (1).
    2-out RBI: Lowell.
    Team RISP: 3-for-3.
    Team LOB: 5.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Gathright (1, 2nd base off Jepsen/Napoli).

    FIELDING
    E: Youkilis (1, pickoff).
    DP: (Lowell-Pedroia-Youkilis).
    Pickoffs: Papelbon (Willits at 1st base).
     
    LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Kazmir 6.0 5 5 5 3 1 1 7.50
    Bulger 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
    Jepsen 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 6.75
    Oliver, D (W, 1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
    Fuentes (S, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
    		 
    Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Buchholz 5.0 6 2 2 1 3 1 3.60
    Bard (H, 1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
    Wagner, B (H, 1) 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 0 18.00
    Papelbon (BS, 1)(L, 0-1) 1.0 4 3 3 2 0 0 13.50
    Okajima 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

    Buchholz pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

    Game Scores: Kazmir 40, Buchholz 49.
    Balk: Buchholz.
    IBB: Hunter, To (by Papelbon).
    HBP: Napoli (by Buchholz).
    Pitches-strikes: Kazmir 90-54, Bulger 18-10, Jepsen 21-12, Oliver, D 4-3, Fuentes 13-10, Buchholz 95-58, Bard 25-16, Wagner, B 19-11, Papelbon 32-20, Okajima 2-1.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Kazmir 5-10, Bulger 2-0, Jepsen 1-0, Oliver, D 0-1, Fuentes 0-1, Buchholz 6-5, Bard 2-0, Wagner, B 1-0, Papelbon 0-1, Okajima 0-1.
    Batters faced: Kazmir 26, Bulger 4, Jepsen 4, Oliver, D 1, Fuentes 3, Buchholz 23, Bard 5, Wagner, B 4, Papelbon 8, Okajima 1.
    Inherited runners-scored: Oliver, D 1-0, Bard 3-1, Papelbon 2-2, Okajima 2-0.
    Umpires: HP: Eric Cooper. 1B: Greg Gibson. 2B: Brian Gorman. 3B: Dan Iassogna. LF: Joe West. RF: CB Bucknor.
    Weather: 56 degrees, sunny.
    Wind: 11 mph, Out to RF.
    T: 3:49.
    Att: 38,704.
    Venue: Fenway Park.
    October 11, 2009
    October 11, 2009

    Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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