7/30: Avoid The Sweep

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Los Angeles Angels (66-40) @ Boston Red Sox (61-47) Joe Saunders (13-5, 3.10) @ Josh Beckett (9-7, 3.83) 7:05 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150

GAME NOTES: This is the third time in four series the Red Sox are looking to dodge a sweep in the final game: they were able to blow out Sidney Ponson and the Yankees Sunday, but lost to the Angels the week prior. The Angels are boasting with confidence following their Mark Teixeira acquisition and nearly no-hitting the flat Red Sox last night. Will Manny Ramirez play tonight? He’s in the lineup, but a source talking to Sean McAdam says a deal may be consummated soon. Will he go to the Marlins for Hermida? Dodgers or Phillies? Beckett looks to play stopper and defeat 13-game winner Joe Saunders.