--OF Mark Kotsay is expected to be ready to come off the 15-day disabled when the Red Sox return to Boston on May 19 following their current West Coast swing through Anaheim and Seattle. 

--2B Dustin Pedroia missed his second consecutive game with a strained groin muscle that he suffered while swinging at a pitch Sunday night. 

Right-hander Daniel Bard has family from the Boston area and had visited Fenway Park numerous times as a child, so it's not a stretch to say that the Sox are in his blood. 

TheAngels have discovered a foolproof method for preventing their relievers from fouling things up in the later innings: Take them out of the equation. 

It took Matt Palmer 30 years to get his first major league victory, and now he has four in a span of just 21 days - including a complete game against the Boston Red Sox. 

The Los Angeles Angels' rotation is about to get a big boost. 

ANAHEIM 

ANAHEIM, Calif - Justin Masterson is going to pitch some big innings for the RedSox this year. 

ANAHEIM, Calif. 

Bud Selig has gone into hiding. 

One step forward, two -- and sometimes three -- steps back. 

--1B Kevin Youkilis was placed on the 15-day disabled list with bruising and tightness around his left oblique after missing the last seven games with an injury that first cropped up May 4. 

David Ortiz is thinking about the power outage he's battling through, and he's not happy about it. 

--DH David Ortiz spoke with reporters extensively for the first time about the 50-game suspension slapped on former teammate Manny Ramirez at the end of last week and said he was "confused" by what he had heard. 

ANAHEIM, Calif.