GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: LA ANGELS (84-59) at BALTIMORE (61-81)

AL: LA ANGELS (84-59) at BALTIMORE (61-81)

<h3>Saunders, Angels look to snap skid vs. Orioles</h3>

LA Angels (84-59) at Baltimore (61-81) 7:05 pm EDT

BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- A trip to Baltimore should help the LosAngeles Angels of Anaheim avoid their longest losing streak innearly two months.


Anaheim looks to snap a two-game skid in the opener of athree-game series with the lowly Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday.

The Angels, who lost the final two games to the American LeagueCentral Division-leading Cleveland Indians over the weekend,have not lost three straight since July 15-18.


Having Joe Saunders (7-3, 3.78 ERA) on the hill doesn't providemuch hope. However, the fact that the Orioles have lost 16 oftheir last 19 games does.


Saunders, who is winless in his last three starts, gets the ballTuesday for Anaheim, which leads the Seattle Mariners (75-67)by 8 1/2 games in the AL West.


Saunders allowed four runs and seven hits in six innings of a6-2 loss to Oakland on Wednesday.


Baltimore counters with Victor Santos (1-4, 5.14), who hasworked in the bullpen for the whole season and will make hisfirst start.

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS AT BALTIMORE -- LINEUPS

LA ANGELS BALTIMORE
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Chone Figgins 3B .341 3 49 Brian Roberts 2B .296 10 49
Orlando Cabrera SS .307 8 79 Melvin Mora 3B .265 14 51
Vladimir Guerrero DH .326 22 110 Nick Markakis RF .296 18 95
Garret Anderson LF .295 15 72 Miguel Tejada SS .307 17 73
Casey Kotchman 1B .293 9 62 Kevin Millar 1B .257 15 60
Gary Matthews Jr CF .258 18 72 Aubrey Huff DH .272 15 65
Howie Kendrick 2B .319 5 28 Ramon Hernandez C .241 8 55
Jeff Mathis C .243 4 20 Jay Payton LF .253 5 47
Reggie Willits RF .286 0 32 Tike Redman CF .321 1 7

Joe Saunders LHP (7-3, 3.78) Victor Santos RHP (0-0, 0.00)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
WARMUPS: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS (7-3, 3.78)
BAL - VICTOR SANTOS (NO RECORD)

UMPIRES: HP - DAN IASSOGNA
1B - DALE SCOTT
2B - RON KULPA
3B - PAUL EMMEL

WEATHER: 77 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 6 mph, right to left</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
STARTING BATS: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS AND JEFF MATHIS
BAL - VICTOR SANTOS AND RAMON HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C FIGGINS (.341, 3 HR, 49 RBI)
O CABRERA (.307, 8 HR, 79 RBI)
V GUERRERO (.326, 22 HR, 110 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0
BALTIMORE 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS
BAL - VICTOR SANTOS

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.296, 10 HR, 49 RBI)
M MORA (.265, 14 HR, 51 RBI)
N MARKAKIS (.296, 18 HR, 95 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS BALTIMORE (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .340
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
V Guerrero dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
G Anderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
C Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
G Matthews Jr cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
J Mathis c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
R Willits rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
N Markakis rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
T Redman cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA ANGELS - 0 -- 0
BALTIMORE - -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Saunders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.78

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
V Santos 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

Pitches-strikes: V Santos 16-10. Ground balls-fly balls: V Santos 0-2.
Batters faced: V Santos 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Ron Kulpa. 3B--Paul Emmel.

Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
CONFIRMED STARTERS: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS
BAL - VICTOR SANTOS</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0
BALTIMORE 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS
BAL - VICTOR SANTOS

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G ANDERSON (.295, 15 HR, 72 RBI)
C KOTCHMAN (.293, 9 HR, 62 RBI)
G MATTHEWS JR (.258, 18 HR, 72 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS BALTIMORE (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .340
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
V Guerrero dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
G Anderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
C Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
G Matthews Jr cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
J Mathis c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
R Willits rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
M Mora 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
T Redman cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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LA ANGELS - 0 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Saunders 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.74

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
V Santos 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

Pitches-strikes: J Saunders 14-10; V Santos 16-10. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Saunders 2-0; V Santos 0-2. Batters faced: J Saunders 4; V Santos 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Ron Kulpa. 3B--Paul Emmel.

Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA ANGELS 0 0 0 1 0
BALTIMORE 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS
BAL - VICTOR SANTOS

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K MILLAR (.257, 15 HR, 60 RBI)
A HUFF (.272, 15 HR, 65 RBI)
R HERNANDEZ (.241, 8 HR, 55 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS BALTIMORE (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .340
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
V Guerrero dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
G Anderson lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
J Mathis c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
R Willits rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: GIDP - C Kotchman. Team LOB - 0.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
M Mora 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
T Redman cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Tejada-K Millar).


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LA ANGELS - 00 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Saunders 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.74

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
V Santos 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

Pitches-strikes: J Saunders 14-10; V Santos 31-21. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Saunders 2-0; V Santos 2-3. Batters faced: J Saunders 4; V Santos 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Ron Kulpa. 3B--Paul Emmel.

Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
RAMON HERNANDEZ HIT INTO DOUBLE PLAY SCORING KEVIN MILLAR.

SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 0
BALTIMORE 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J PAYTON (.253, 5 HR, 47 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA ANGELS 0 0 0 1 0
BALTIMORE 0 1 1 4 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS
BAL - VICTOR SANTOS

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: H KENDRICK (.319, 5 HR, 28 RBI)
J MATHIS (.243, 4 HR, 20 RBI)
R WILLITS (.286, 0 HR, 32 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS BALTIMORE (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .340
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
V Guerrero dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
G Anderson lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
J Mathis c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
R Willits rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: GIDP - C Kotchman. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - G Anderson (J Payton at 2nd base). DP: 1 (O
Cabrera-H Kendrick-C Kotchman).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
M Mora 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306
K Millar 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259
A Huff dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240
J Payton lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255
T Redman cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321

Totals 8 1 4 0 0 1 3

BATTING: 2B - K Millar (23, J Saunders). GIDP - R Hernandez. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Tejada-K Millar).


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LA ANGELS - 00 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 01 -- 1
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Saunders 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 3.80

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
V Santos 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

Pitches-strikes: J Saunders 28-18; V Santos 31-21. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Saunders 4-0; V Santos 2-3. Batters faced: J Saunders 8; V Santos 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Ron Kulpa. 3B--Paul Emmel.

Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY REGGIE WILLITS SCORED HOWIE KENDRICK.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R WILLITS ON FIRST, J MATHIS ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 1
BALTIMORE 1 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C FIGGINS (.340, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY CHONE FIGGINS SCORED JEFF MATHIS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C FIGGINS ON SECOND, R WILLITS ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 2
BALTIMORE 1 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: O CABRERA (.306, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY ORLANDO CABRERA SCORED REGGIE WILLITS.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C FIGGINS ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 3
BALTIMORE 1 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: V GUERRERO (.325, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY VLADIMIR GUERRERO (23) TO CENTER WITH 1
OUT IN THE 3RD OFF VICTOR SANTOS SCORED CHONE FIGGINS.
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 5, BALTIMORE 1

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G ANDERSON (.297, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - PITCHING CHANGE
BAL: ROB BELL (3-3, 7.75) IN THE 3RD
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, C KOTCHMAN ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 5, BALTIMORE 1

DUE UP FOR LAANGELS: G MATTHEWS JR (.257, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Bell relieved V Santos.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, C KOTCHMAN ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 5
BALTIMORE 1 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G Matthews Jr (.257, 0-FOR-1)</div>