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Boston
sent home Red
 By Victor Varadi - Angelswin.com
Columnist
The week began by finishing off the first
half of the season. The Angels sent Joe
Saunders, Ervin Santana and Francisco Rodriguez
to the All Star Game. The Red Sox sent half
their squad to an All Star Game that has
long since been nothing more than a popularity
contest. The Angels got some of their best
players off their feet and it showed as
the break ended and John Lackey took the
mound for the start of the 2nd half. Lackey
wobbled early against the Red Sox, giving
up 2 quick runs after the Angels staked
him to a 1st inning 3-run lead. Then Manny
Ramirez catapulted a home run over the big
wall in right-center field. But big John
bounced back and struck out the next 2 batters,
getting his 1,000th career strikeout in
the process, and cruised through 3 more
innings. John's final line: 7 innings, 6
k's, 3 earned runs.
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