Posted 7:49 PM by Sean
Aaaah, crap. Fullmer just lined into an unassisted double play with the bases loaded, ending the inning. Lidle at least looks human now, but the Angels have just two more innings to get it done against him.

Lackey's out of the game; Frankie Rodriguez has stared the bottom of the 7th by striking out Tom Wilson. The final line on Lackey: 6 IP, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 106 pitches. In the box score, it looks like a decent start but nothing special, but subtract that heinous first inning and he pitched very well. Snap judgment: a start that probably helped Lackey's cause more than hurt it. The last five innings showed that he's still capable of pitching at a pretty high level, now it's a matter of getting him to do it consistently.