Two Down, Nine to Go

I asked people to place wagerless bets on the score of tonight's Red Sox-Angels playoff game. Here's what I got:

• InstantReplay: Red Sox 4, Angels 3, 11 innings.
• Josie: Red Sox 3, Angels 5.
• Kevin: Red Sox 6, Angels 4.
• Jackie: Red Sox 8, Angels 5.

And the winner is Jackie! My prediction looked safe until the Red Sox decided to unload a second helping of what they served Anaheim last night. After a game of fast-pitch baseball (the only non-fireballers on either side were Myers and Foulke), the falling Angels arrive in Boston to watch the butterfly pitch and set Kelvim Escobar up as the stopper against the on-fire Red Sox. In the meantime, the Yankees and Twins guaranteed their series will go to four games at least, and gave their bullpens three extra innings of work tonight. Keep at it, boys!