Red Sox On Brink of Elimination After Loss
October 9, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Games Worth Watching, Playoffs, Stats and Analysis
Heading into the 2009 baseball postseason, many experts predicted that the Boston Red Sox were ready to roll to another World Series title. Following a Game 2 loss against the Los Angeles Angels, that talk is all but dead. The Angels have a stranglehold on the series following Friday’s 4-1 victory.
For the second straight game, starting pitching was the key for the Angels. That fact is ironic considering that the Angels’ weakness all season long was supposedly their lack of starting pitching. Friday’s star was Jered Weaver, who went 7.1 innings while giving up only two hits, two walks and one earned run while striking out seven.
After the Red Sox struck first in the fourth inning, Kendry Morales tied it with a sac fly in the bottom half of the inning. Maicer Izturis put the Angels up with a single and then Erick Aybar put it away with a two-run triple in the seventh.
The Angels will try to wrap up the series on Sunday when Scott Kazmir takes on Clay Buchholz.
Erick Aybar Celebrates After His Key Triple (Image: Zuma Press)
