Twins 2 - 6 Angels
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Angels target series sweep vs. Twins

Aug 12, 2007 - 1:29 PM Minnesota (58-58) at LA Angels (68-47) 3:35 pm EDT

ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) - Maicer Izturis looks to continue his unexpected power show on Sunday as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim hope to complete a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins.

Izturis' two-run blast highlighted a four-run eighth inning Saturday, helping the Angels rally for a 4-2 victory. He has three homers this week, including a grand slam in Friday's series opener.

All this from a 5-8, 165-pound hitter, who - before Monday - had nine career homers in 834 at-bats. Since then, Izturis has belted three home runs in his last 13 at-bats.

This bodes well for Jered Weaver (7-5, 3.94 ERA), who has gone 1-0 in his last five starts. He was not involved in the decision against Boston on Tuesday after allowing two runs and six hits over six innings.

Weaver is 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA in two lifetime starts against the Twins.

Anaheim, which is 5-1 on its seven-game homestand, holds a 3 1/2-game lead over Seattle in the American League West.

Minnesota sends struggling Boof Bonser (5-8, 4.63) to the mound. The righthander is 0-6 in his last 10 starts, pitching to a 5.14 ERA during that span.

Bonser is 0-1 with a 5.54 ERA in two career starts against the Angels.

The Twins have lost five of their last six games to fall back to the .500 mark. They have not been below the break-even mark since they were 30-31 on June 10.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 6 1
    LA ANGELS 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 x 6 11 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: MIN - BOOF BONSER, JUAN RINCON (6TH), DENNYS REYES (7TH), RAMON
    ORTIZ (8TH), CARMEN CALI (8TH) AND MIKE REDMOND
    LAA - JERED WEAVER, JUSTIN SPEIER (8TH) AND JEFF MAT

    Aug 12 6:18 PM


  • AL
    AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JEFF MATHIS (1) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
    8TH OFF RAMON ORTIZ.
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2, LA ANGELS 6
    DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: R WILLITS (.308, 1-FOR-2, BB)

    Twins vs. AngelsAug 12 6:00 PM


  • AL
    AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
    TRIPLE BY JASON BARTLETT SCORED ALEXI CASILLA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J BARTLETT ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2
    LA ANGELS 5 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MAUER (.304, 2-FOR-3)

    Twins vs. AngelsAug 12 5:56 PM


  • AL
    AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY CHONE FIGGINS (2) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT
    IN THE 6TH OFF BOOF BONSER SCORED REGGIE WILLITS.
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1, LA ANGELS 5
    DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: O CABRERA (.307, 2-FOR-3, RBI)

    Twins vs. AngelsAug 12 5:23 PM


  • AL
    AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY JASON BARTLETT SCORED ALEXI CASILLA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1
    LA ANGELS 3 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J MAUER (.302, 1-FOR-2)

    Twins vs. AngelsAug 12 5:07 PM


  • AL
    AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
    FIELDER'S CHOICE BY GARRET ANDERSON SCORED CHONE FIGGINS.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, G ANDERSON ON FIRST, O CABRERA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0
    LA ANGELS 3 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C KOTCHMAN (.308, 1-FOR-2, RBI)

    Twins vs. AngelsAug 12 4:53 PM


  • AL
    AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY ORLANDO CABRERA SCORED REGGIE WILLITS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, O CABRERA ON SECOND, C FIGGINS ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0
    LA ANGELS 2 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: V GUERRERO (.325, 1-FOR-2)

    Twins vs. AngelsAug 12 4:49 PM


  • AL
    AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY CASEY KOTCHMAN SCORED GARRET ANDERSON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0
    LA ANGELS 1 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: M IZTURIS (.269, 5 HR, 33 RBI)

    Twins vs. AngelsAug 12 4:06 PM
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