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Izturis, Angels eyeing seventh straight win
Jun 7, 2008 - 1:27 PM La Angels (38-24) at Oakland (33-28), 9:05 pm EDTOAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- Maicer Izturis will try to continue his hot hitting and lead the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to a season-best seven-game winning streak when they face the Oakland Athletics on Saturday.
Izturis, who is currently on a six-game hitting streak, hit a lead-off home run in the first inning of Friday's 3-1 victory over the Athletics. He went 13-for-26 (.500) with six RBI over his current hitting streak. The 27-year-old Izturis is batting .252 with two blasts and 21 RBI this season.
Angels starter Jon Garland is 2-0 with a 2.23 ERA in six starts since the beginning of May.
Garland (5-3, 3.99 ERA) gave up three runs on five hits and four walks with three strikeouts over five innings during Monday's 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
He will be opposed by rookie lefthander Greg Smith (3-4, 3.56), who is coming off the worst performance of his major league career. Smith was tagged for seven runs over five frames in Monday's 13-8 triumph over the Texas Rangers.
Oakland is hoping to record its fifth win in its last six contests.
- AL
FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA ANGELS 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 8 0
OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 7 1 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: LAA - JON GARLAND, JOSE ARREDONDO (8TH), FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ (9TH)
AND JEFF MATHIS
OAK - GREG SMITH, BRAD ZIEGLER (7TH), KEITH FOULKE
(9TH) AND KURT SUZUKI
HOME
Jun 7 11:44 PM - AL
AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JACK CUST (11) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN THE
9TH OFF FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ.
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 5, OAKLAND 3
DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: E CHAVEZ (.222, 0-FOR-2, BB)
Angels 5, Athletics 3 Bot 9, 0 OutsJun 7 11:33 PM - AL
AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY TRAVIS BUCK (3) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 8TH OFF JON GARLAND SCORED DARIC BARTON.
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 5, OAKLAND 2
DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: C GONZALEZ (.214, 1-FOR-2)
Angels 5, Athletics 2 Bot 8, 0 OutsJun 7 11:15 PM - AL
AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY VLADIMIR GUERRERO SCORED MAICER IZTURIS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, H KENDRICK ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 5
OAKLAND 0 TOP, 7TH
DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: T HUNTER (.271, 0-FOR-2, BB)
Angels 5, Athletics 0 Top 7, 0 OutsJun 7 10:50 PM - AL
AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY MAICER IZTURIS SCORED BRANDON WOOD.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M IZTURIS ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 4
OAKLAND 0 TOP, 7TH
DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: H KENDRICK (.338, 0-FOR-3)
Angels 4, Athletics 0 Top 7, 0 OutsJun 7 10:45 PM - AL
AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY ROBB QUINLAN SCORED TORII HUNTER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 3
OAKLAND 0 TOP, 6TH
DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: J RIVERA (.180, 1-FOR-2)
Angels 3, Athletics 0 Top 6, 0 OutsJun 7 10:30 PM - AL
AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
WILD PITCH BY GREG SMITH ALLOWED MAICER IZTURIS TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 2
OAKLAND 0 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: T HUNTER (.272, 0-FOR-1)
Angels 2, Athletics 0 Top 3, 0 OutsJun 7 9:47 PM - AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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LA ANGELS 1 1 1 0
OAKLAND 0 0 0 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JON GARLAND
OAK - GREG SMITH
DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J HANNAHAN (.248, 3 HR, 22 RBI)
B CROSBY (.264, 3 HR, 32 RBI)
J CUST (.249, 10 HR, 25 RBI)
Angels 1, Athletics 0 Bot 1, 0 OutsJun 7 9:15 PM
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