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TOP 8th After the twin shots by Ellsbury and ugg bootsBay in the fourth, the Sox have been stifled utterly, reaching base only when Martinez was plunked in the right cheek (lower version) by Santana in the sixth and when Drew walked in the seventh. So Beckett, who'd thrown 104 pitches, came out for the eighth to face the heart of the Angels order (Bobby Abreu, Hunter and Kendry Morales), while lefty Billy Wagner warmed in the pen. -- -- -- BOTTOM 7th The Sox squoze another inning out of Beckett, but not without giving up the lead after two outs with nobody on. After Kendrick singled Maicer Izturis, who batted for Mathis because he was .346 lifetime against Beckett) ripped a ball over J.D. Drew's head that bounced into the Los Angeles/Anaheim bullpen for a ground-rule double. Then when Figgins struck out on a wild pitch in the dirt and the ball got past Jason Varitek, Kendrick scored from third to make it 3-3. -- -- -- TOP 7th After using five relievers (Saito, Ramirez,ugg tasmina Okajima, Delcarmen, Bard) in Wednesday's 9-8 runfest, Terry Francona would love to squeeze another full inning out of Beckett, who was at 84 pitches after six innings. That would mean he'd only need one inning out of a setup man before going to a fresh Jonathan Papelbon to close. Due up is the lower segment of the order -- Juan Rivera, Matthews, Kendrick, who are a combined 1-for-6 tonight. Santana, who hasn't allowed a hit since Bay's homer, is at 96. -- -- -- TOP 5th An amusing don't-try-this-at-home moment on Garyugg crochet Matthews' grounder to first. Martinez, worried that Matthews would beat him to the bag, slid in feet-first. Matthews, worried that he'd arrive a step late, dove in head-first. Umpire Tim Timmons, momentarily startled, waited for a second or two before thumbing Matthews out. The Angels did manage to nick Beckett for another run, though, when Mathis stretched an inside-the-bagger to right into a two-out double and Figgins knocked him in. BOTTOM 4th Authoritative equalizer by leadoff man Jacoby Ellsbury, who turned on an 0-2 pitch from Santana and looped it around the Pesky Pole in right to tie things at 1-1. It was Ellsbury's seventh homer of the season and his eighth run scored in his last 10 games. Victor Martinez, who'd whiffed in the first, followed with a single to increase his hitting streak to 16 games. Then Bay cranked a Monster shot on a 2-0 count for his 33rd homer of the season, leaving him just two short of his career best, established in Pittsburgh three years ago. So it's 3-1 for the hosts heading into the fifth, with Beckett's pitch count at a comfortable 55. -- -- -- Scoreboard-watching, the usual September ugg lace-ups bootsdiversion in the Fens, isn't much of an option tonight. The Yankees, who lead the Sox by six and a half games, are idle, en route to Seattle for a weekend set with a Burnett-Hernandez pairing in tomorrow's opener. And the Rangers, who are rapidly receding in Boston's rear view mirror, are home waiting for the Angels. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP 3RD -- Oops. Mr. Downtown returned in a hurry. After giving up no homers in his last two starts, Beckett served one up to Howie Kendrick, the No. 8 man, who deposited the ball in the Boston bullpen. There was an audible groan from the faithful, who didn't need to be reminded that Beckett had offered up 14 yard jobs in a five-game stretch. Not a habit that needs to be repeated. BOTTOM 2ND -- Last night's pitching matchupprada shoes figured to be the most favorable of the three for the Red Sox, who sent out Josh Beckett (15-6) against righty Ervin Santana (7-8), who was winless in his previous four starts after winning four in a row. After conceding a leadoff single to Chone Figgins (a lifetime .333 against him), Beckett set down the next six batters. The Sox squandered a chance to give their ace a lead in the second, though. After Jason Bay led off with a single, David Ortiz fanned on a full count and catcher Jeff Mathis gunned down Bay going for second in a textbook strike-'em-out, throw-'em-out. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Angels were noticeably serene before taking the diamond, even though they'd lost three in a row. "We'll clean it up," vowed Torii Hunter, whose mates are the only team in the majors who haven't lost four in a row this year. The last club that managed that was the 2005 Cardinals. Still, with three games coming up this weekend at Texas, then three with the Yankees, the Halos are feeling the urgency of clinching their division sooner rather than later. Scioscia won't even talk about the playoffs, even in general terms. Angels skipper Mike Scioscia was unusually cryptic before the game, arriving in the visitors' dugout late and departing quickly to observe batting practice. With the commissioner's office examining statements that both he and reliever Brian Fuentes made about the umpiring in Wednesday's loss, it's likely that Scioscia didn't want to double down on a possible fine. gucci shoes jordan Jordan basketball shoes cheap cigarettes