The Angels loaded the bases with nobody out in the sixth inning, but the Red Sox escaped the mess while allowing just one run.
Torii Hunter led off with a double and was awarded third base on a balk by Buchholz. Vladimir Guerrero reached on an infield hit off the glove of third baseman Lowell diving to his left, and Hunter remained at third. After Buchholz walked Morales to load the bases, Terry Francona went to the bullpen for fireballing rookie Daniel Bard.
Bard fell behind Juan Rivera on the count 3-and-1 but got him to ground into an around-the-horn double play as Hunter finally scored. Maicer Izturis popped to to short, and the Red Sox led 5-2 after 5 1/2 innings.
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