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  • Weaver, Izturis help Angels to 2-0 lead (AP)

    Los Angeles Angels' Erick Aybar(notes) greets Howie Kendrick(notes) after scoring on Maicer Izturis(notes) single during the seventh inning of Game 2 of the American League division baseball series in Anaheim, Calif., Friday, Oct. 9, 2009.

    Jered Weaver followed in John Lackey's day-old footsteps throughout the night, all the way to his final triumphant walk off the Angel Stadium mound. He even waved his cap at the standing, cheering crowd with nearly the same sweep of his arm. With Weaver picking up right where Lackey left off for the Los Angeles Angels, not even Josh Beckett could keep the Boston Red Sox off the brink of playoff…

  • BoSox go with Lester, Beckett, Buchholz (AP)

    Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz(notes), right, tries to check his swing in front of Cleveland Indians' Wyatt Toregas(notes) but is called out on strikes in the eighth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Boston. Ortiz finished the season with 28 homers and 99 RBIs. The Red Sox won 12-7.

    Clay Buchholz has one week to think about his next start. Or, even better, not to think about it. Manager Terry Francona said Buchholz was still in line to follow Jon Lester and Josh Beckett in the rotation for the first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Angels, even after the Red Sox right-hander lasted just three innings in a 12-7 victory over Cleveland on Sunday.