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Lackey looks to become majors' first 17-game winner

Sep 2, 2007 - 2:28 PM Texas (62-73) at La Angels (80-55), 8:05 pm EDT

ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) - John Lackey is a big reason the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim hold the largest division lead of any team in the majors.

Lackey will try to become the majors' first 17-game winner in the rubber game of a three-game series with the Texas Rangers on Sunday.

Lackey (16-8, 3.18 ERA) is coming off a dominant performance in which he held the Seattle Mariners to just seven hits in a 6-0 win on Monday.

Despite dropping a 7-6 decision on Saturday, the Angels (80-55) still hold a 6 1/2 game lead in the American League West over the fading Seattle Mariners (73-61), who have lost eight straight.

Marlon Byrd had three hits and David Murphy drove in a pair of runs as the Rangers won for the sixth time in the last seven games, but are still mired in last place in the AL West.

Lackey's opposition, Kason Gabbard (6-1, 3.79), has been a bright spot for Texas since he was acquired from the Red Sox at the trade deadline. Gabbard is looking for his third straight winning decision. On Tuesday, the righthander received a no-decision after allowing three runs and four hits in 4 2/3 innings of a 4-3 win over the Chicago White Sox.








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

    BATTERIES: TEX - KASON GABBARD, WES LITTLETON (7TH), C.J. WILSON (9TH) AND
    GERALD LAIRD
    LAA - JOHN LACKEY, JUSTIN SPEIER (7TH), SCOT SHIELDS
    (8TH), CHRIS BOOTCHECK (8TH), DAR

    Sep 2 11:15 PM


  • AL
    AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
    BASES LOADED WALK TO VLADIMIR GUERRERO SCORED ROBB QUINLAN.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, V GUERRERO ON FIRST, O CABRERA ON SECOND, N
    HAYNES ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 8
    LA ANGELS 7 BOTTOM, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G ANDERSON (.287, 1-FOR-4, 2 RBI)

    Rangers vs. AngelsSep 2 11:12 PM
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  • AL
    AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY ROBB QUINLAN SCORED HOWIE KENDRICK.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R QUINLAN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 8
    LA ANGELS 6 BOTTOM, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: J MATHIS (.220, 1-FOR-2, BB, HR, 2 RBI)

    Rangers vs. AngelsSep 2 10:57 PM


  • AL
    AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
    GRAND SLAM BY HANK BLALOCK (6) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
    8TH OFF SCOT SHIELDS SCORED MICHAEL YOUNG, BRAD WILKERSON AND FRANK
    CATALANOTTO.
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 8, LA ANGELS 5
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: G LAIRD (.223, 0-FOR-3)

    Rangers vs. AngelsSep 2 10:29 PM


  • AL
    AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY BRAD WILKERSON (19) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
    IN THE 6TH OFF JOHN LACKEY SCORED MICHAEL YOUNG.
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 4, LA ANGELS 5
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: N CRUZ (.213, 0-FOR-2)

    Rangers vs. AngelsSep 2 9:46 PM


  • AL
    AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY GARRET ANDERSON SCORED REGGIE WILLITS AND ORLANDO
    CABRERA.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, G ANDERSON ON FIRST, V GUERRERO ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 2
    LA ANGELS 5 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: M IZTURIS (.278, 0-FOR-0, 2 BB)

    Rangers vs. AngelsSep 2 9:34 PM


  • AL
    AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY ORLANDO CABRERA SCORED JEFF MATHIS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, O CABRERA ON SECOND, R WILLITS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 2
    LA ANGELS 3 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: V GUERRERO (.327, 0-FOR-2)

    Rangers vs. AngelsSep 2 9:31 PM


  • AL
    AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JEFF MATHIS (3) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 3RD OFF KASON GABBARD SCORED ROBB QUINLAN.
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 2, LA ANGELS 2
    DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: R WILLITS (.295, 0-FOR-1)

    Rangers vs. AngelsSep 2 8:57 PM


  • AL
    AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY IAN KINSLER (18) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 3RD OFF JOHN LACKEY SCORED DAVID MURPHY.
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 2, LA ANGELS 0
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: R VAZQUEZ (.238, 0-FOR-0, SAC)

    Rangers vs. AngelsSep 2 8:43 PM
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