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LA Angels defeat Tampa Bay Rays 4-2. Backed by homers by Gary Matthews Jr and Vladimir Guerrero and a timely two-run single by Maicer Izturis, John Lackey effectively shut down the Tampa Bay Rays giving up two runs on four hits with seven strikeouts. For the Rays, Scott Kazmir who had an ERA of 1.4 coming into the game gave up only six hits with ten strikeouts. But those three runs he gave up was too much to overcome.
San Diego Padres defeat LA Dodgers 4-1. Andy LaRoche in his first game back with the big team hit his first homer of the year in his second at-bat. And that was it for the Dodgers. Perhaps they got too excited after the seven they scored Tuesday night?
Tonight's Action
Boston Celtics at LA Lakers. Please oh please let this be at least fun to watch. 6:00 pm ABC, AM 570 KLAC.
LA Dodgers at San Diego Padres. This does not bode well. Hiroki Kuroda gets the start against Dodger-Killer Jake Peavy in his first start off the disabled list. 12:35 pm FSN Prime Ticket, AM 790 KABC.
AP Photo by Reed Saxon
