Final
Anderson, Angels look to keep rolling vs. Royals
May 7, 2008 - 12:51 PM LA Angels (22-13) at Kansas City (14-18) 8:10 pm EDTKANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) - Garrett Anderson tries to keep his hot hitting going and lead the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to their fifth consecutive victory Wednesday when they face the Kansas City Royals in the finale of a three-game series.
Anderson homered for the second straight night and drove in five runs as the Angels defeated the Royals, 5-3, on Tuesday. He tied the contest with a three-run shot in the fourth inning and added a pair of RBI singles in the fifth and seventh.
The 35-year-old outfielder, who is currently on a four-game hitting streak, has struggled for most of the season. He is batting just .237 with four home runs and 18 RBI.
Anaheim has not lost since the last time Jered Weaver (2-4, 4.36 ERA) took the mound. The righthander pitched seven innings, giving up four runs and six hits with two walks and six strikeouts in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.
Weaver is just 1-3 with a 5.40 ERA and 19 strikeouts over his previous five starts.
He will be opposed by Zach Greinke (3-1, 1.47), who is yet to surrender more than two earned runs in an outing this campaign but is coming off his first loss of the season.
The righthander yielded two runs and four hits with no walks and a season-high nine strikeouts over seven frames during Thursday's 2-1 setback to the Texas Rangers.
Despite solid outings, Greinke has failed to record a win in his previous three starts.
- AL
FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA ANGELS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 8 0
KANSAS CITY 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 x 9 14 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: LAA - JERED WEAVER, CHRIS BOOTCHECK (4TH), DARREN O'DAY (7TH) AND
MIKE NAPOLI
KAN - ZACK GREINKE, JOEL PERALTA (8TH), YASUHIKO YABUTA
(9TH) AND JOHN BUCK
HOME RU
May 7 10:52 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY GARRET ANDERSON (5) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 9TH OFF YASUHIKO YABUTA.
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 4, KANSAS CITY 9
DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: R WILLITS (.500, 1-FOR-1)
Angels 4, Royals 9 Top 9, 0 OutsMay 7 10:42 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MIKE NAPOLI (8) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 7TH OFF ZACK GREINKE SCORED REGGIE WILLITS.
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 3, KANSAS CITY 9
DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: R QUINLAN (.192, 0-FOR-2)
Angels 3, Royals 9 Top 7, 0 OutsMay 7 10:15 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ROSS GLOAD SCORED MARK TEAHEN.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, R GLOAD ON FIRST, J GUILLEN ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 1
KANSAS CITY 9 BOTTOM, 4TH
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J BUCK (.247, 1-FOR-1, SF, RBI)
Angels 1, Royals 9 Bot 4, 0 OutsMay 7 9:44 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ALEX GORDON (4) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 4TH OFF JERED WEAVER SCORED MARK GRUDZIELANEK.
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 1, KANSAS CITY 8
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.288, 1-FOR-2, RBI)
Angels 1, Royals 8 Bot 4, 0 OutsMay 7 9:35 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JOHN BUCK SCORED JOSE GUILLEN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 1
KANSAS CITY 6 BOTTOM, 3RD
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: T PENA (.167, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
Angels 1, Royals 6 Bot 3, 0 OutsMay 7 9:21 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY DAVID DEJESUS (3) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF JERED WEAVER SCORED JOHN BUCK AND TONY PENA.
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 1, KANSAS CITY 5
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M GRUDZIELANEK (.287, 1-FOR-1)
Angels 1, Royals 5 Bot 2, 0 OutsMay 7 9:00 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY TONY PENA SCORED JOSE GUILLEN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T PENA ON FIRST, J BUCK ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 1
KANSAS CITY 2 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.313, 0-FOR-1)
Angels 1, Royals 2 Bot 2, 0 OutsMay 7 8:57 PM - AL
AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY BILLY BUTLER SCORED MARK GRUDZIELANEK.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B BUTLER ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 1
KANSAS CITY 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (.271, 1 HR, 8 RBI)
Angels 1, Royals 1 Bot 1, 0 OutsMay 7 8:34 PM - AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA ANGELS 1 1 1 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JERED WEAVER
KAN - ZACK GREINKE
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.318, 2 HR, 13 RBI)
M GRUDZIELANEK (.280, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
A GORDON (.281,
Angels 1, Royals 0 Bot 1, 0 OutsMay 7 8:23 PM
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