It was a split-squad game, and while the Angels did play a number of probable starters, good and bad (Darin Erstad, Troy Glaus, Garret Anderson, Wally Joyner), the Mariners sent their bad starters (Al Martin, Bret Boone, David Bell) and John Olerud. New Angels backup catcher Jorge Faberg...
It's not a guarantee, of course. In 2005, the Angels beat the hometeam White Sox in Game 1 of the ALCS, then lost the next four games. But it's still huge. The Sox only need to go 3-3, while the Rays must go 4-2. If they win tonight, with Josh Beckett on the mound, the Sox only need to win two of three at h...
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