The Angels lead the Red Sox 4-3 in the eight inning. Angels Reliever Scott Shields comes in and clearly struggles to find the strike zone. He walks Ortiz and Youkilis to start the frame. Then after J.D. Drew fouls out, Jason Bay walks on five pitches. With the bases loaded, Shields falls behind 2-0 to Mike Lowell, but the third baseman swing after the next pitch and pops out. The next batter Jason Varitek swings after the first pitch and lines out to center. This is usually how the Angels get themselves out of an inning, not the Red Sox.

Update: Vlad hits his first home runs of the season to lead off the next inning and give the Angels closer a bit more breathing room.

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