"I don't know nothing about that," said Torii Hunter, a first-year Angel. "Whatever happened in the past happened. We're going to come out on Friday (for Game 2). We intend to win on Friday, I can tell you that.
RED SOX 4, ANGELS 1: The Angels' losing streak in playoff games stretched to eight games (dating to Game 1 of the 2005 ALCS) with another loss to the Boston Red Sox. The Angels have lost 10 consecutive postseason meetings with the Red Sox dating to Game 4 of the 1986 ALCS. They managed nine hits, all singles, off Red Sox LHP Jon Lester and two relievers. A two-run home run by Jason Bay off Angels RHP John Lackey in the sixth inning put the Red Sox in the lead to stay.
--Manager Mike Scioscia started Vladimir Guerrero at DH in Game 1 and indicated Guerrero would fill that role throughout the first-round series. Guerrero has been playing on a balky right knee all season, and Scioscia he wanted to give Guerrero "one less thing to worry about" in the postseason and not ask him to run on the knee defensively.
--C Jeff Mathis will get the start in Game 2. Game 2 starter RHP Ervin Santana had a 14-4 record and 2.88 ERA when pitching to Mathis during the regular season.
--DH Vladimir Guerrero ran the Angels out of a potential rally in the eighth inning. Guerrero singled with one out, and Torii Hunter followed with a blooper over the head of Red Sox 1B Kevin Youkilis. Youkilis couldn't make the play, but Guerrero ran through a stop sign and was easily thrown out at third by Youkilis. "You never know what that inning is going to become," manager Mike Scioscia said. "But, you know, Vlad is aggressive. It was a tough read. It was behind him, and I think he thought the ball was farther out than it was."
--RHP John Lackey pitched well, allowing only two runs on Jason Bay's home run through 6 2/3 innings. But the loss dropped Lackey to 3-8 in his career against the Red Sox. He is winless in his past five postseason starts, his most recent win coming in Game 7 of the 2002 World Series.
--1B Mark Teixeira went 2-for-4 in the first playoff game of his career. Teixeira was robbed of a third hit in the eighth inning when Red Sox CF Jacoby Ellsbury made an outstanding catch of his blooper to shallow center field.
BY THE NUMBERS: 1.78 -- Angels' average runs per game in their last nine playoff games, eight of them losses.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "When you're not scoring runs, you've got your back to the wall as a pitcher. We need to get that hit. Some hits early would have helped. Some early runs would have let John (Lackey) relax and give him some breathing room." -- Angels manager Mike Scioscia.
SS Maicer Izturis (torn ligament in left thumb) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to Aug. 14. He had season-ending surgery Aug. 19.
RHP Kelvim Escobar (torn labrum in right shoulder) opened the season on the 15-day disabled list, and he was transferred to the 60-day DL on May 1. He had season-ending surgery July 29. Recovery time is expected to be 10 to 12 months.
ANAHEIM - For years, the Angels and Red Sox have been presented as a study in contrasts. The teams seemed to represent stark philosophical differences in the Division Series in 2004 and again in 2007.
