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After their mid-week sojourn to the Bronx, the Five crew are back in Blighty presenting what should be a great match-up between two of the top teams in the Majors.\u00c2\u00a0 It’s important to note that Five’s broadcast begins at the normal time of 01.05; however this is not<\/strong> a live game.\u00c2\u00a0 Because of the ESPY awards on ESPN, first pitch is actually 23.00 BST.\u00c2\u00a0 Five will be showing the game ‘as live’, so remember to stay away from the Internet if you don’t want to\u00c2\u00a0 find out what’s happened before it’s happened (as Yogi Berra has probably said in the past).\u00c2\u00a0 <\/p>\n Prior to today’s games, the Angels have the best record in baseball at 59-38.\u00c2\u00a0 Although they were favourites for the AL West crown before the season got under way, injuries to their top two starters, John Lackey and Kelvim Escobar, suggested they could be vulnerable if one of their division rivals got off to a hot start.\u00c2\u00a0 No such challenge has really materialized and, in any case, the form of Ervin Santana and Joe Saunders has meant that the rotation has barely missed a beat.<\/p>\n The Red Sox have also suffered a few injuries, most notably to Curt Schilling and David Ortiz, while continuing to pick up victories on their way to a 57-42 record.\u00c2\u00a0 The Tampa Bay Rays have been the big surprise of 2008 and Boston would surely have not been expecting to trail the perennial AL East cellar dwellers at this stage in the season.\u00c2\u00a0 The Rays are for real, but Boston have an excellent roster of experienced players and the reigning World Series champs look set for a strong second half.<\/p>\n The Series so far<\/strong><\/p>\n L.A. have already clinched the three-game series at Angel Stadium, taking the first game 11-3 and then rallying in the seventh inning last night to turn a 0-2 deficit into a final score of 4-2.\u00c2\u00a0 The Angels have now won four of their five games against the Red Sox this season.<\/p>\n Starting Pitchers<\/strong><\/p>\n Jon Garland is the scheduled starter for the Angels.\u00c2\u00a0 The right-hander was acquired from the White Sox over the off-season and has been solid if unspectacular so far in ’08, with a 8-6 record and a 4.20 ERA.\u00c2\u00a0 That perhaps sums him up quite well as a starter.\u00c2\u00a0 He doesn’t strike out many (51 K’s in 120 innings this year), but he’s got a good sinking fastball alongside a slider, curve and a change.<\/p>\n