Boston Red Sox defeat Los Angeles Angels, 6-2

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- If the Red Sox are at a crossroads, as general manager Theo Epstein said yesterday, Curt Schilling left no doubt that he won't be satisfied with anything less than a one-way ticket to October, and it's up to his teammates whether they want to jump on for the ride.

With the Sox in danger of joining sore-legged Manny Ramirez in the breakdown lane of a California freeway, Schilling held steady on the wheel and limited the American League's best hitting t...