Los Angeles Angels vs. Texas Rangers - Box Score - July 07, 2008 - ESPN

Scores for Jul 7, 2008

Final

Series: Game 1 of 4

LA Angels leads 1-0 (as of 7/7)

Game 1: Monday, July 7
LA Angels	9	Final
Texas	6	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, July 8
LA Angels	2	Final
Texas	3	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, July 9
LA Angels	4	Final
Texas	5	Final
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Game 4: Thursday, July 10
LA Angels	11	Final in 11
Texas	10	Final in 11
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Angels 9

(54-35, 28-15 away)

Rangers 6

(46-44, 21-19 home)

Alerts

8:05 PM ET, July 7, 2008

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
LAA	2	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	13	0
TEX	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	6	11	3

W: E. Santana (10-3)

L: L. Mendoza (1-3)

S: F. Rodriguez (35)

Los Angeles Angels
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
C Figgins 3B	4	1	0	0	1	1	2	.284
C Kotchman 1B	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	.291
M Izturis SS	5	2	2	1	0	1	2	.264
V Guerrero RF	4	1	3	2	0	0	0	.289
T Hunter CF	5	2	3	3	0	0	2	.272
G Anderson DH	4	0	0	0	1	1	2	.266
G Matthews LF	4	0	1	0	1	0	3	.239
H Kendrick 2B	5	1	1	0	0	0	3	.315
J Mathis C	3	1	2	2	1	1	0	.229
Totals	39	9	13	9	4	4	14
BATTING 2B: M Izturis (9, L Mendoza); C Kotchman (20, L Mendoza) HR: J Mathis (6, 2nd inning off L Mendoza 1 on, 0 Out); V Guerrero (15, 2nd inning off L Mendoza 1 on, 1 Out); T Hunter 2 (12, 2nd inning off L Mendoza 0 on, 1 Out; 7th inning off D Nippert 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Kotchman (41), T Hunter 3 (41), J Mathis 2 (25), M Izturis (29), V Guerrero 2 (49) GIDP: G Matthews Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: H Kendrick 1 Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: C Figgins (15, 2nd base off L Mendoza/M Ramirez); H Kendrick (5, 2nd base off L Mendoza/M Ramirez)
FIELDING DP: 1 (M Izturis-C Kotchman).

Los Angeles Angels
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
E Santana (W, 10-3)	7.0	10	6	6	2	6	2	105-73	3.53
S Shields (H, 17)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	8-7	2.57
F Rodriguez (S, 35)	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	20-13	1.88
Totals	9.0	11	6	6	3	9	2	133-93
PITCHING HBP: M Bradley (By E Santana) Batters faced: E Santana 33; S Shields 3; F Rodriguez 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Santana 9-6; S Shields 1-0; F Rodriguez 0-2 Game Scores: E Santana 37

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
I Kinsler 2B	5	1	4	0	0	0	0	.338
M Young SS	5	0	1	0	0	2	5	.291
J Hamilton RF	5	1	1	1	0	1	5	.308
M Bradley DH	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	.319
D Murphy LF	5	1	1	3	0	0	6	.269
M Byrd CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.239
C Davis 1B	4	1	1	2	0	2	0	.206
M Ramirez C	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.172
R Vazquez 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.317
Totals	37	6	11	6	3	9	19
BATTING 2B: I Kinsler 2 (30, F Rodriguez, E Santana); J Hamilton (20, E Santana) HR: D Murphy (12, 5th inning off E Santana 2 on, 2 Out); C Davis (4, 5th inning off E Santana 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Hamilton (85), D Murphy 3 (58), C Davis 2 (9) 2-out RBI: D Murphy 3, C Davis 2 GIDP: J Hamilton Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Murphy 3, M Byrd 1 Team LOB: 8
FIELDING E: M Ramirez (1, throw); C Davis (1, ground ball); D Nippert (1, throw) DP: 2 (L Mendoza-M Ramirez-C Davis, C Davis-M Ramirez-R Vazquez-M Ramirez-R Vazquez).

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
L Mendoza (L, 1-3)	1.1	9	8	8	2	0	3	51-29	7.54
D Nippert	7.0	4	1	1	1	4	1	103-67	9.77
W Madrigal	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	9-5	16.20
Totals	9.0	13	9	9	4	4	4	163-101
PITCHING HBP: V Guerrero (By D Nippert) Batters faced: L Mendoza 14; D Nippert 27; W Madrigal 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Mendoza 4-0; D Nippert 9-7; W Madrigal 0-2 Game Scores: L Mendoza 2

Scoring Summary

			LAA	TEX
	1st	C Kotchman grounded out to first, C Figgins scored.	1	0
	1st	T Hunter singled to center, M Izturis scored, V Guerrero to second.	2	0
	2nd	J Mathis homered to left, H Kendrick scored.	4	0
	2nd	M Izturis singled to center, C Kotchman scored.	5	0
	2nd	V Guerrero homered to left center, M Izturis scored.	7	0
	2nd	T Hunter homered to left.	8	0
	3rd	J Hamilton doubled to right center, I Kinsler scored.	8	1
	5th	D Murphy homered to right, J Hamilton and M Bradley scored.	8	4
	5th	C Davis homered to right, M Byrd scored.	8	6
	7th	T Hunter homered to center.	9	6
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Game Notes

FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ RECORDED HIS 35TH SAVE, THE MOST EVER FOR A PITCHER BEFORE THE ALL-STAR BREAK.
ANGELS MANAGER MIKE SCIOSCIA WAS EJECTED IN THE FIFTH INNING FOR ARGUING A HIT-BY-PITCH CALL.
WITH A THIRD-INNING DOUBLE, TEXAS' IAN KINSLER EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 19 GAMES.
VLADIMIR GUERRERO AND TORII HUNTER HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE SECOND INNING.