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7:10 pm EDT Wed May 5, 2010

Four games below .500 and mired in their longest losing streak in more than three years, the Los Angeles Angels could use a stopper. Unfortunately for them, John Lackey is now in the opposing dugout. Seeking to avoid a sixth straight loss, the Angels will face their former ace for the first time Wednesday night as they continue their four-game set against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. The Angels, who have won the AL West three straight years and five of the last six, suddenly look quite vulnerable. They’ve dropped the first five contests on a 10-game road trip, including a 17-8 rout to the Red Sox on Monday and a 5-1 defeat Tuesday. If they lose again Wednesday, they’ll be off to their worst start since opening 11-18 in 1994. This is already the Angels’ longest skid since April 12-18, 2007, when they dropped six in a row including a three-game sweep at Fenway.

It’s tough to overstate Lackey’s importance to the Angels. He ranks in the top five in franchise history in starts, wins, strikeouts and innings pitched, and was the winning pitcher in Game 7 of the 2002 World Series to clinch the Angels’ only title. Lackey has been solid but not dominant thus far in Boston. The right-hander has yielded three runs or fewer in four of his five starts, but opponents are hitting .307 off him. He limited the Orioles to three runs - two earned - in seven innings Friday, but failed to earn a decision as the Red Sox lost 5-4 in 10 innings. Boston will also take its hacks against a former teammate, albeit not one who made a major impact during his Red Sox tenure. Joel Pineiro posted a 5.03 ERA in 31 relief appearances for Boston in 2007, eventually getting traded to St. Louis for a minor leaguer.