Final
Angels aim to sweep two-game set from Rangers
Apr 15, 2008 - 12:37 PM LA Angels (8-6) at Texas (5-8) 2:05 pm EDTARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) - After recording baseball's best home record last season, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim seem to be taking their show on the road in 2008.
The Angels go for a two-game sweep of the Texas Rangers on Monday.
At 54-27, Anaheim was tough to beat at Angel Stadium last season. While they are 3-3 there to begin 2008, the Angels have won five of their first eight on the road, including Monday's 7-4 victory over the Rangers.
Mike Napoli hit his fourth homer of the season while Ervin Santana turned in his third consecutive solid start in the win.
Angels second baseman Howie Kendrick remains sidelined with a strained left hamstring and is expected to miss at least this game.
Hoping to benefit from his absence will be Texas starter Kevin Millwood (1-2, 1.29 ERA), who is off to a strong start this season. On Thursday, the righthander recorded the win against Baltimore with seven strong frames, yielding just one run and three hits.
Opposing him on the mound will be Dustin Moseley (1-1, 7.36), who also posted his first win of the season in his last start. In Wednesday's 9-5 victory over Cleveland, the righthander surrendered four runs and nine hits over six innings, striking out five.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA ANGELS 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 7 11 0
TEXAS 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 2 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: LAA - DUSTIN MOSELEY, DARREN OLIVER (5TH), JUSTIN SPEIER (7TH), SCOT
SHIELDS (8TH), FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ (9TH) AND JEFF MATHIS
TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD, JOSH RUPE (6TH),
Apr 15 5:00 PM - AL
AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY GARY MATTHEWS SCORED MAICER IZTURIS, ERICK AYBAR
AND CHONE FIGGINS.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, G MATTHEWS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 7
TEXAS 4 TOP, 6TH
DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: V GUERRERO (.300, 1-FOR-3)
Angels 7, Rangers 4 Top 6, 0 OutsApr 15 4:00 PM - AL
AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY GARRET ANDERSON SCORED VLADIMIR GUERRERO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G ANDERSON ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 4
TEXAS 4 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: T HUNTER (.302, 1-FOR-2)
Angels 4, Rangers 4 Top 5, 0 OutsApr 15 3:38 PM - AL
AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CHONE FIGGINS SCORED JEFF MATHIS.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C FIGGINS ON FIRST, E AYBAR ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 3
TEXAS 4 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G MATTHEWS (.241, 0-FOR-1, BB)
Angels 3, Rangers 4 Top 4, 0 OutsApr 15 3:22 PM - AL
AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY CASEY KOTCHMAN (4) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH
1 OUT IN THE 4TH OFF KEVIN MILLWOOD SCORED GARRET ANDERSON.
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 2, TEXAS 4
DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: M IZTURIS (.135, 0-FOR-1)
Angels 2, Rangers 4 Top 4, 0 OutsApr 15 3:18 PM - AL
AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY DAVID MURPHY SCORED MILTON BRADLEY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, H BLALOCK ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 0
TEXAS 4 BOTTOM, 3RD
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: A MELHUSE (.286, 0-FOR-0, BB)
Angels 0, Rangers 4 Bot 3, 0 OutsApr 15 3:09 PM - AL
AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MICHAEL YOUNG SCORED ADAM MELHUSE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M YOUNG ON FIRST, B BROUSSARD ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 0
TEXAS 3 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J HAMILTON (.269, 0-FOR-0, BB)
Angels 0, Rangers 3 Bot 2, 0 OutsApr 15 2:49 PM - AL
AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY IAN KINSLER SCORED DAVID MURPHY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B BROUSSARD ON FIRST, A MELHUSE ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 0
TEXAS 2 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M YOUNG (.192, 0-FOR-1)
Angels 0, Rangers 2 Bot 2, 0 OutsApr 15 2:46 PM - AL
AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MILTON BRADLEY SCORED JOSH HAMILTON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M BRADLEY ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 0
TEXAS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: H BLALOCK (.273, 2 HR, 4 RBI)
Angels 0, Rangers 1 Bot 1, 0 OutsApr 15 2:22 PM
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