Red Sox- Angels Game #1

[cjkalt]

Game #1 Jon Lester (15-8, 3.41 ERA) vs. John Lackey (11-8, 3.83)

For the 3rd straight ALDS the Red Sox will face the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and the Red Sox are 3-0 in these last 3 matchups and hold the 4-0 lifetime postseason series edge over LAA.

This game on paper should favor the Red Sox, with V-Mart getting the start the Red Sox will have 4 lefties in the lineup to face Lackey who have all had lifetime BA's over .300 against him (Drew, Ellsbury, Ortiz, and V-Mart) Most of LAA's power hitting/speed comes from the left side (Abreu, Morales, Figgins (is switch but much better Lefty)).

Considering the Red Sox success in the past against the Angels look for them to get to a hot start and win this game

Prediction: Red Sox: 5 LAA: 2

[paranoia]

This is to short but I hope the sox win it, because our pitching has been shaky lately, so I think we need to win the Lester games and Beckett games becuse who knows what else you will end up with.

[Providence A's]

You better hope the offense shows up tonight. I know, you can't count anyone out until it's over...but you never want to go down 0 - 2.