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Angels avoid ALDS sweep with 12-inning win

Monday, October 6, 2008
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer

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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Napoli rounds third base en route to scoring on an Erick Aybar single in the 12th inning of Game 3 of baseball's American League division series against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

BOSTON (AP) — Francisco Rodriguez's biggest save of a record-breaking season came in a tie game.

Rodriguez wriggled out of a bases-loaded jam in the 10th inning, Mike Napoli hit two early homers before scoring the go-ahead run in the 12th and the Los Angeles Angels avoided another playoff sweep by beating the Boston Red Sox 5-4 on Sunday night.


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