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Article: Angels rally off Papelbon to sweep Sox
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- Charleston Daily Mail
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- October 12, 2009
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BOSTON - Torii Hunter emerged from the visitors' clubhouse at
Fenway Park to spray champagne over the fans and family gathered
there. Erick Aybar did him one better, handing over bottles of
bubbly to those who came from California to see the Los Angeles
Angels go for the sweep.
History gave no reason to hope for such a celebration.
The Angels and Vladimir Guerrero shrugged off their postseason
failures and swept away the Red Sox on Sunday, scoring three runs
off Jonathan Papelbon in the ninth inning to beat Boston 7-6 and
advance to the AL championship series.
It was the first postseason sweep in Angels franchise history.
And they did it against the team that has knocked them out of the ...