GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: LA ANGELS (85-59) at BALTIMORE (61-82)

AL: LA ANGELS (85-59) at BALTIMORE (61-82)

<h3>Angels look to continue winning ways against Orioles</h3>

LA Angels (85-59) at Baltimore (61-82) 7:05 pm EDT

BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- Two teams headed in opposite directionsface off on Wednesday when the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheimtake on the Baltimore Orioles.


Anaheim has won five straight road games and six of its lastseven away from Angels Stadium. The Angels remain atop of theAmerican League West Division by 9 1/2 games over the SeattleMariners (75-68).


While the Angels are cruising toward the playoffs, the Oriolesare stumbling into the offseason. Baltimore has lost five ofits last six games and 17 of its last 20.


Vladimir Guerrero, who returned to the lineup after missing fourgames with an inflamed right triceps, had his fourth multi-homerun game of the season in Tuesday's 10-5 win.


Kelvim Escobar (16-7, 3.04 ERA) will look to keep the Angels'winning streak intact when he takes the mound on Wednesday.

Escobar has won five of his last six starts and pitched well inhis last outing, allowing three runs while striking out eightover 5 2/3 innings en route to a 10-3 victory over the ClevelandIndians on Thursday.


The Orioles counter with Jon Leicester (1-1, 9.90), who spentthe season in the bullpen before making a spot start against theBoston Red Sox on Saturday. The 28-year-old righthanderallowed four runs and seven hits over five innings, earning hisfirst win in three years.

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

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

LA ANGELS BALTIMORE
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Chone Figgins RF .345 3 52 Brian Roberts 2B .294 10 49
Orlando Cabrera SS .304 8 80 Tike Redman CF .333 1 7
Vladimir Guerrero DH .327 24 114 Nick Markakis RF .293 18 96
Garret Anderson LF .294 15 72 Miguel Tejada SS .308 17 74
Maicer Izturis 3B .282 5 44 Kevin Millar 1B .262 16 62
Casey Kotchman 1B .294 9 62 Aubrey Huff DH .274 15 65
Howie Kendrick 2B .320 5 29 Ramon Hernandez C .238 8 55
Jeff Mathis C .243 4 20 Scott Moore 3B .167 1 4
Reggie Willits CF .290 0 33 Jay Payton LF .253 5 47

Kelvim Escobar RHP (16-7, 3.04) Daniel Cabrera RHP (9-15, 5.11)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
WARMUPS: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR (16-7, 3.04)
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA (9-15, 5.11)

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

WEATHER: 77 Degrees, clear
WIND: 12 mph, out to left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
STARTING BATS: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR AND JEFF MATHIS
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA AND RAMON HERNANDEZ

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C FIGGINS (.345, 3 HR, 52 RBI)
O CABRERA (.304, 8 HR, 80 RBI)
V GUERRERO (.327, 24 HR, 114 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY GARRET ANDERSON SCORED CHONE FIGGINS AND ORLANDO
CABRERA.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, G ANDERSON ON SECOND, V GUERRERO ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 2
BALTIMORE 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: M IZTURIS (.282, 5 HR, 44 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MAICER IZTURIS SCORED VLADIMIR GUERRERO.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M IZTURIS ON SECOND, G ANDERSON ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 3
BALTIMORE 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C KOTCHMAN (.294, 9 HR, 62 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY CASEY KOTCHMAN SCORED GARRET ANDERSON.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, M IZTURIS ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 4
BALTIMORE 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: H KENDRICK (.320, 5 HR, 29 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY MIGUEL TEJADA ALLOWED MAICER IZTURIS TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, H KENDRICK ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 5
BALTIMORE 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: J MATHIS (.243, 4 HR, 20 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.294, 10 HR, 49 RBI)
T REDMAN (.333, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
N MARKAKIS (.293, 18 HR, 96 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (5) VS BALTIMORE (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .347
O Cabrera ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .304
V Guerrero dh 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .326
G Anderson lf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .296
M Izturis 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .285
C Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .294
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .319
J Mathis c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241
R Willits cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290

Totals 7 5 3 5 1 2 2

BATTING: 2B - G Anderson (27, D Cabrera). SF - C Kotchman. RBI - G Anderson 2
(74), M Izturis (45), C Kotchman (63), H Kendrick (30). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Willits 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Figgins (37, 2nd base off D Cabrera/R Hernandez), H
Kendrick (4, 2nd base off D Cabrera/R Hernandez).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
T Redman cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
N Markakis rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
S Moore 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - B Roberts (7, catch); M Tejada (14, ground ball).


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LA ANGELS - 5 -- 5
BALTIMORE - -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.04

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 1 3 5 5 1 2 0 5.32

Pitches-strikes: D Cabrera 29-18. Ground balls-fly balls: D Cabrera 1-1.
Batters faced: D Cabrera 9.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
CONFIRMED STARTERS: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C FIGGINS (.347, 1-FOR-1)
O CABRERA (.304, 0-FOR-0, BB)
V GUERRERO (.326, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (5) VS BALTIMORE (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .347
O Cabrera ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .304
V Guerrero dh 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .326
G Anderson lf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .296
M Izturis 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .285
C Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .294
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .319
J Mathis c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241
R Willits cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290

Totals 7 5 3 5 1 2 2

BATTING: 2B - G Anderson (27, D Cabrera). SF - C Kotchman. RBI - G Anderson 2
(74), M Izturis (45), C Kotchman (63), H Kendrick (30). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Willits 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Figgins (37, 2nd base off D Cabrera/R Hernandez), H
Kendrick (4, 2nd base off D Cabrera/R Hernandez).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293
T Redman cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
S Moore 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - B Roberts (7, catch); M Tejada (14, ground ball).


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LA ANGELS - 5 -- 5
BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.03

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 1 3 5 3 1 2 0 5.23

Pitches-strikes: K Escobar 9-6; D Cabrera 29-18. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Escobar 1-1; D Cabrera 1-1. Batters faced: K Escobar 3; D Cabrera 9.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY VLADIMIR GUERRERO SCORED CHONE FIGGINS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, V GUERRERO ON FIRST, O CABRERA ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 6
BALTIMORE 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G ANDERSON (.296, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M TEJADA (.308, 17 HR, 74 RBI)
K MILLAR (.262, 16 HR, 62 RBI)
A HUFF (.274, 15 HR, 65 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (6) VS BALTIMORE (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins rf 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .349
O Cabrera ss 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .306
V Guerrero dh 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .328
G Anderson lf 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 .295
M Izturis 3b 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .285
C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 .294
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .319
J Mathis c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241
R Willits cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290

Totals 12 6 6 6 2 2 7

BATTING: 2B - G Anderson (27, D Cabrera). SF - C Kotchman. RBI - G Anderson 2
(74), M Izturis (45), C Kotchman (63), H Kendrick (30), V Guerrero (115).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Willits 1. GIDP - C Kotchman. Team
LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Figgins 2 (38, 2nd base off D Cabrera/R Hernandez 2), H
Kendrick (4, 2nd base off D Cabrera/R Hernandez).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293
T Redman cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
M Tejada ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
S Moore 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - B Roberts (7, catch); M Tejada (14, ground ball). DP: 1 (B
Roberts-M Tejada-K Millar).


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LA ANGELS - 51 -- 6
BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.03

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 2 6 6 4 2 2 0 5.25

Pitches-strikes: K Escobar 9-6; D Cabrera 52-31. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Escobar 1-1; D Cabrera 3-2. Batters faced: K Escobar 3; D Cabrera 15.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out 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 5 1 6 6 1
BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 2 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: H KENDRICK (.319, 0-FOR-1, RBI)
J MATHIS (.241, 0-FOR-1)
R WILLITS (.290, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (6) VS BALTIMORE (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins rf 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .349
O Cabrera ss 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .306
V Guerrero dh 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .328
G Anderson lf 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 .295
M Izturis 3b 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .285
C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 .294
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .319
J Mathis c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241
R Willits cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290

Totals 12 6 6 6 2 2 7

BATTING: 2B - G Anderson (27, D Cabrera). SF - C Kotchman. RBI - G Anderson 2
(74), M Izturis (45), C Kotchman (63), H Kendrick (30), V Guerrero (115).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Willits 1. GIDP - C Kotchman. Team
LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Figgins 2 (38, 2nd base off D Cabrera/R Hernandez 2), H
Kendrick (4, 2nd base off D Cabrera/R Hernandez).

FIELDING: E - O Cabrera (11, ground ball). 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 1 0 .293
T Redman cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274
R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .237
S Moore 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 1 3

BATTING: GIDP - R Hernandez. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - B Roberts (7, catch); M Tejada (14, ground ball). DP: 1 (B
Roberts-M Tejada-K Millar).


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LA ANGELS - 51 -- 6
BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.01

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 2 6 6 4 2 2 0 5.25

Pitches-strikes: K Escobar 21-13; D Cabrera 52-31. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Escobar 3-2; D Cabrera 3-2. Batters faced: K Escobar 7; D Cabrera 15.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out 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 5 1 0 6 7 1
BALTIMORE 0 0 0 0 2 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR
BAL - DANIEL CABRERA

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: S MOORE (.167, 1 HR, 4 RBI)
J PAYTON (.253, 5 HR, 47 RBI)
B ROBERTS (.293, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (6) VS BALTIMORE (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins rf 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 .348
O Cabrera ss 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .306
V Guerrero dh 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .328
G Anderson lf 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 .295
M Izturis 3b 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .285
C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 .294
H Kendrick 2b 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .318
J Mathis c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239
R Willits cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .292

Totals 16 6 7 6 2 3 8

BATTING: 2B - G Anderson (27, D Cabrera). SF - C Kotchman. RBI - G Anderson 2
(74), M Izturis (45), C Kotchman (63), H Kendrick (30), V Guerrero (115).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Willits 1. GIDP - C Kotchman. Team
LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Figgins 2 (38, 2nd base off D Cabrera/R Hernandez 2), H
Kendrick (4, 2nd base off D Cabrera/R Hernandez).

FIELDING: E - O Cabrera (11, ground ball). 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 1 0 .293
T Redman cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274
R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .237
S Moore 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 1 3

BATTING: GIDP - R Hernandez. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - B Roberts (7, catch); M Tejada (14, ground ball). DP: 1 (B
Roberts-M Tejada-K Millar).


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LA ANGELS - 510 -- 6
BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.01

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 3 7 6 4 2 3 0 5.22

Pitches-strikes: K Escobar 21-13; D Cabrera 70-43. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Escobar 3-2; D Cabrera 4-3. Batters faced: K Escobar 7; D Cabrera 19.

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

Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out to left.</div>