The Angels don’t score in the bottom of the eighth, so the Red Sox need at least five runs in the top of the ninth.

Update: Oliver stays in the game.

Update: Victor Martinez popped up for out number one.

Update: Youkilis hits a hard groundball to shortstop for the second out.

Update: David Ortiz strikes out to end the game. The Angels win 5-0.

The ninth pretty much summed up the game for the Red Sox. The heart of the order for Boston went 0 for 11 with one walk and four strikeouts, three of them by Big Papi. Boston only managed four hits in the game, all singles.

Abreu walked in each of his four plate appearances, and scored on a three-run homer by Torri Hunter. The Angels hit, walked, and hit for power, the usual Boston formula for winning. John Lackey only struck out four, but not many of the balls in play against him fell for hits. Lester didn’t have his control as he walked four, and he made the big mistake to Hunter. A very nice win by LAnaheim and they lead the series 1-0.