Final
Santana, Angels face off with lowly Rangers
Sep 24, 2007 - 2:30 PM LA Angels (91-64) at Texas (72-84) 8:05 pm EDTARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) - The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have clinched the American League West, but there is still work to do.
Ervin Santana and the Angels continue their quest for home-field advantage in the playoffs as they open a three-game series with the lowly Texas Rangers on Monday.
The Angels clinched the AL West on Sunday as John Lackey threw seven outstanding innings while Casey Kotchman and Maicer Izturis homered in a 7-4 win over the Seattle Mariners.
It was the fifth win in seven games for the Angels, who are one-half game behind the Boston Red Sox (92-64) for the best record in the AL.
Santana (7-13, 5.63 ERA) picked up just his second win in his last 10 starts by allowing one run and six hits in 6 1/3 innings against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday.
Santana's struggles on the road are well-documented. The 24-year-old righthander is 1-9 with a 8.33 ERA in 14 games - 13 starts. He is 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA in three starts against the Rangers this season.
Meanwhile, Texas, which has lost 10 of 13 sends rookie Armando Galarraga (0-0, 2.25) to the mound. Galarraga has made two appearances out of the bullpen this season.
The righthander is starting in place of Vicente Padilla, who is serving a seven-game suspension for throwing at Oakland's Nick Swisher on September 16.
- AL
FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 7 7 0
TEXAS 1 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 x 8 12 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: LAA - ERVIN SANTANA, CHRIS BOOTCHECK (6TH), JASON BULGER (7TH), RICH
THOMPSON (8TH) AND MIKE NAPOLI
TEX - ARMANDO GALARRAGA, BILL WHITE (5TH), FRANK
FRANCISCO (7TH
Sep 24 11:14 PM - AL
AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JUAN RIVERA SCORED ORLANDO CABRERA AND CASEY
KOTCHMAN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J RIVERA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 7
TEXAS 8 TOP, 8TH
DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: M IZTURIS (.289, 1-FOR-2, BB)
Angels vs. RangersSep 24 10:58 PM - AL
AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY NELSON CRUZ SCORED HANK BLALOCK.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, N CRUZ ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 5
TEXAS 8 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J SALTALAMACCHIA (.252, 1-FOR-3)
Angels vs. RangersSep 24 10:44 PM - AL
AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY TRAVIS METCALF SCORED JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T METCALF ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 5
TEXAS 7 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: I KINSLER (.264, 1-FOR-3)
Angels vs. RangersSep 24 10:15 PM - AL
AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MARLON BYRD (10) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 5TH OFF ERVIN SANTANA SCORED GERALD LAIRD.
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 5, TEXAS 6
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: H BLALOCK (.293, 1-FOR-1, BB)
Angels vs. RangersSep 24 9:54 PM - AL
AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY CASEY KOTCHMAN (11) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 5TH OFF ARMANDO GALARRAGA SCORED ORLANDO CABRERA.
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 5, TEXAS 4
DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: K MORALES (.305, 0-FOR-2)
Angels vs. RangersSep 24 9:44 PM - AL
AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ORLANDO CABRERA SCORED HOWIE KENDRICK.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, O CABRERA ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 3
TEXAS 4 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C KOTCHMAN (.296, 0-FOR-1, BB)
Angels vs. RangersSep 24 9:39 PM - AL
AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY CHONE FIGGINS SCORED MAICER IZTURIS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, H KENDRICK ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 2
TEXAS 4 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: O CABRERA (.303, 0-FOR-2)
Angels vs. RangersSep 24 9:38 PM - AL
AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY HOWIE KENDRICK SCORED JUAN RIVERA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, H KENDRICK ON SECOND, M IZTURIS ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 1
TEXAS 4 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: M NAPOLI (.249, 0-FOR-1)
Angels vs. RangersSep 24 9:35 PM - AL
AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY MICHAEL YOUNG (9) TO CENTER WITH 0
OUT IN THE 3RD OFF ERVIN SANTANA SCORED IAN KINSLER AND GERALD
LAIRD.
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 0, TEXAS 4
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.308, 0-FOR-1)
Angels vs. RangersSep 24 9:00 PM - AL
AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MICHAEL YOUNG SCORED GERALD LAIRD.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M YOUNG ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 0
TEXAS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.309, 9 HR, 66 RBI)
Angels vs. RangersSep 24 8:18 PM
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