Los Angeles Angels defeat Boston Red Sox, 6-2

Word filtered through the ballpark about an hour before last night's game.

Casey Kotchman, who had been in the lineup batting second for the Angels, was scratched. He was headed to Atlanta, with one of the biggest bats on the block (Mark Teixeira) heading to southern California.

The Angels, the class of the American League and owners of a seven-game winning streak over the Red Sox, had just gotten much better.

They already have the pitching, made abundantly clear las...

Source: Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff Added by: Boston.com