Lowe Hopes to High Step into Second Half

The Sox start the second half on the left coast and need a strong start from Lowe. Lowe who has given up 27 runs in his last 4 starts looks to have a solid start. His last outing he gave up a grand slam to Hank Blalock.

As frustrating as it was to give up six in the second inning, it was that much more rewarding to see (us) continually score runs," Lowe said.

The Sox have not played well on the road and they did not play well the last time they played Anaheim.

"We came back from kind of a dismal road trip and we picked it up like we needed to," Francona said, referring to the Red Sox's five-game winning streak which ended Sunday with a 6-5 loss to Texas. "Now we have the break because they say we're supposed to have the break, come back and we go out to a place where we didn't play very well last time.

"We played good enough this homestand where we kind of played ourselves back into feeling like we're a decent club," he added. "Now we've got to keep going."

Lowe and the Sox face Washburn and the Angles at 10pm EST for a 4 game series.
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