ALDS LB 2: Angles 1, Carmine Hose 0

Top Four

Our Man Youk starts us off with a clean base hit.

JD pops out, and Bay whiffs. Do I sense a pattern developing?

Mike Lowell, American Hero, whiffs to end it.

Argh.

Bottom Four

Casa De Napoli grounds out.

Sarge Junior grounds out as well.

Aybar also grounds out, ending the inning. Chip Caray notes that Erick's brother is also in the postseason, playing for the Rays. He doesn't add, "he can't hit, either."

Top Five

Farmer Jed flies out.

Tek flies out fairly deep to right.

Jacoby beats out a bunt for a single, then steals second.

DP flies out, relatively hard, but right to Sarge for the third out.

Forebodings of doom.

Bottom Cinco

Back up top for Figgins. Chone (sp?) lines out to short.

Garret Anderson cashes his Social Security check, then comes to the plate, grounding out somewhat lazily to first.

Teixeira poleaxes a single to left.

Guerrero hits an opposite field single. Gulp.

But Hunter taps out to the mound, and Lester is out of another jam.

Top Six

Papi pops out, first pitch swinging.

Our Man Youk draws a walk.

The "ever dangerous" JD Drew now.

He whiffs, dangerously, and now we have The Bay State.

AND JASON BAY, WHO I HAVE LOVED SINCE CHILDHOOD, HOMERS TO LEFT FOR A 2-1 lead. WOW.

Lackey looked unhittable.

Lowell grounds out to end the inning.

Nice.

Bottom Six.

Kendrick. Lackey still dealing-95 mph.

The whiff....

And Napoli also goes down on strikes. Nice.

And Sarge Junior takes CALLED STRIKE THREE, on a gift, to end the inning. Six full in the books, and Boston leads, 2-1.