West Coast AL closers get big-time coverage BBWAA has long said was all they lacked

AL All-Stars	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Haren	2.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	4.50
Beckett (W, 1-0)	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
Sabathia (H, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Verlander (H, 1)	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	9.00
Santana (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
Papelbon (H, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
Putz (H, 1)	0.2	2	2	2	1	1	1	27.00
Rodriguez (S, 1)	0.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00

• Pitches-strikes: Haren 39-25, Beckett 30-18, Sabathia 9-5, Verlander 21-13, Santana 10-9, Papelbon 17-14, Putz 24-14, Rodriguez 14-6, Peavy 16-9, Penny 7-5, Sheets 14-9, Hamels 10-7, Young 15-9, Cordero 15-11, Saito 13-9, Wagner 15-10, Hoffman 22-13.

Ground outs-fly outs: Haren 1-3, Beckett 2-2, Sabathia 2-1, Verlander 1-2, Santana 1-0, Papelbon 0-1, Putz 0-1, Rodriguez 0-1, Peavy 3-0, Penny 2-1, Sheets 1-2, Hamels 2-0, Young 0-3, Cordero 1-2, Saito 1-2, Wagner 1-1, Hoffman 3-0. Batters faced: Haren 9, Beckett 7, Sabathia 4, Verlander 5, Santana 3, Papelbon 4, Putz 5, Rodriguez 3, Peavy 4, Penny 3, Sheets 5, Hamels 4, Young 5, Cordero 4, Saito 3, Wagner 5, Hoffman 4.

• "Be careful what you wish for..." For those who feel the west coast doesn't get the coverage it deserves, you got it tonight. You didn't say it had to be good coverage, you just wanted coverage, right? Let's see the headlines tomorrow.

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