Final
Guerrero, Angels seek fourth straight win
May 22, 2008 - 12:27 PM LA Angels (28-20) at Toronto (23-25) 7:07 pm EDTTORONTO (Ticker) - Vladimir Guerrero will hope to build off his most impressive performance of the season as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim go for the three-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday.
Guerrero blasted two home runs and drove in four runs as the Angels held on for a 4-3 victory over the Blue Jays on Wednesday. He opened the scoring with a solo home run in the first inning and added a three-run shot in the third to give Anaheim a 4-1 edge.
Suffering through a slump for most of the campaign, the 32-year-old Guerrero is batting just .266 with six home runs and 27 RBI this season.
Seeking their fourth consecutive win, the Angels will send Joe Saunders (7-1, 2.48 ERA) to the mound. The lefthander allowed two runs and five hits in 7 1/3 innings during Friday's 4-2 victory against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Closer Francisco Rodriguez earned his major league-leading 19th save Wednesday for the Angels, who have a 14-9 road mark.
Toronto will counter with righthander A.J. Burnett (4-4, 4.71), who has 25 strikeouts over his last three starts.
Burnett yielded two runs and four hits in 6 1/3 innings, walking three while striking out eight in Saturday's 6-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
- AL
FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 7 0
TORONTO 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 x 4 10 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: LAA - ERVIN SANTANA, DARREN OLIVER (7TH), JUSTIN SPEIER (8TH) AND
JEFF MATHIS
TOR - A.J. BURNETT, JESSE CARLSON (7TH), SCOTT DOWNS
(8TH), B.J. RYAN (9TH) AND ROD B
May 22 9:46 PM - AL
AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY LYLE OVERBAY (3) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 6TH OFF ERVIN SANTANA.
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 3, TORONTO 4
DUE UP FOR TORONTO: S STEWART (.252, 1-FOR-2)
Angels 3, Blue Jays 4 Bot 6, 0 OutsMay 22 8:55 PM - AL
AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JEFF MATHIS SCORED TORII HUNTER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J MATHIS ON FIRST, C KOTCHMAN ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 3
TORONTO 3 TOP, 6TH
DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: B WOOD (.143, 0-FOR-2)
Angels 3, Blue Jays 3 Top 6, 0 OutsMay 22 8:50 PM - AL
AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MAICER IZTURIS SCORED SEAN RODRIGUEZ.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M IZTURIS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 2
TORONTO 3 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G MATTHEWS (.218, 0-FOR-1, BB)
Angels 2, Blue Jays 3 Top 5, 0 OutsMay 22 8:30 PM - AL
AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY SEAN RODRIGUEZ SCORED CASEY KOTCHMAN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S RODRIGUEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 1
TORONTO 3 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: M IZTURIS (.204, 0-FOR-2)
Angels 1, Blue Jays 3 Top 5, 0 OutsMay 22 8:29 PM - AL
AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ROD BARAJAS SCORED ALEX RIOS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R BARAJAS ON FIRST, S STEWART ON SECOND, L
OVERBAY ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 0
TORONTO 3 BOTTOM, 4TH
DUE UP FOR TORONTO: M SCUTARO (.265, 1-FOR-1)
Angels 0, Blue Jays 3 Bot 4, 0 OutsMay 22 8:15 PM - AL
AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BRAD WILKERSON SCORED JOE INGLETT.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 0
TORONTO 2 BOTTOM, 3RD
DUE UP FOR TORONTO: A HILL (.279, 0-FOR-1)
Angels 0, Blue Jays 2 Bot 3, 0 OutsMay 22 7:53 PM - AL
AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY JOE INGLETT SCORED MARCO SCUTARO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J INGLETT ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 0
TORONTO 1 BOTTOM, 3RD
DUE UP FOR TORONTO: B WILKERSON (.202, 0-FOR-1)
Angels 0, Blue Jays 1 Bot 3, 0 OutsMay 22 7:50 PM
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