Angels 3 - 0 Rays
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Angels hope to stop slide against Devil Rays

Jul 19, 2007 - 1:26 PM La Angels (55-38) at Tampa Bay (37-56) 12:10 pm EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) - The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim look to snap a three-game losing streak and hold on to their slim division lead when they face the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the finale of a three-game series Thursday.

Kelvim Escobar (10-3, 3.04 ERA) will take the mound for the Angels as they try to maintain their 1 1/2-game lead over the Seattle Mariners in the American League West.

Escobar did not recieve a decision in his last start against the Texas Rangers last Friday, surrendering just one run and six hits with a walk and six strikeouts over eight innings in a 2-1 triumph.

With Escobar on the mound, the Angels will be looking to avoid getting swept in the series.

Escobar will be opposed by Andy Sonnanstine (1-4, 5.57), who has not won since June 10.

The Devil Rays are winless the last six times Sonnanstine has taken the mound.

The 24-year-old rookie pitched five innings, yielding five runs and nine hits with a walk and three strikeouts in a 6-4 loss to the New York Yankees on Saturday.

Tampa Bay is looking for its first three-game winning streak since June 9-12.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    LA ANGELS 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 10 0
    TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR, SCOT SHIELDS (8TH), FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ (9TH)
    AND JEFF MATHIS
    TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE, GARY GLOVER (8TH), BRIAN STOKES
    (9TH) AND RAUL CASANOVA

    Jul 19 2:52 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY GARRET ANDERSON SCORED VLADIMIR GUERRERO AND GARY
    MATTHEWS JR.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, G ANDERSON ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 3
    TAMPA BAY 0 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C KOTCHMAN (.293, 1-FOR-2)

    Angels vs. RaysJul 19 2:01 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY ROBB QUINLAN SCORED CASEY KOTCHMAN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 1
    TAMPA BAY 0 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: J MATHIS (.100, 0 HR, 1 RBI)

    Angels vs. RaysJul 19 12:43 PM

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