Jacoby Ellsbury led the Boston Red Sox past the Los Angeles Angles 8-7 on Tuesday night as he hit two home runs. Ellsbury started the game off with a solo home run and then added another solo shot in the sixth inning.
Besides Ellsbury, Kevin Youkilis also had two RBI in the game. Dustin Pedroia went 4-5 and had one RBI. Pedroia doubled in Ellsbury for the game winning hit and run in the eigth inning.
Josh Beckett was scratched from his scheduled start so David Pauley made the emergency start for the Red Sox. Pauley pitched 4.1 innings and gave up seven hits and five earned runs. Julian Tavarez, Hideki Okajima, Mike Timlin, and Jonathan Papelbon all seen action out of the bullpen. Okajima blew the save, Timlin picked up the win, and Papelbon recorded save which was his eigth of the season.
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