AL: LA ANGELS (92-64) at TEXAS (72-84) <h3>Santana, Angels face off with lowly Rangers</h3> <div class="pre">LA Angels (91-64) at Texas (72-84) 8:05 pm EDT</div> ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) - The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheimhave clinched the American League West, but there is still workto do. Ervin Santana and the Angels continue their quest for home-fieldadvantage in the playoffs as they open a three-game series withthe lowly Texas Rangers on Monday. The Angels clinched the AL West on Sunday as John Lackey threwseven outstanding innings while Casey Kotchman and MaicerIzturis homered in a 7-4 win over the Seattle Mariners. It was the fifth win in seven games for the Angels, who areone-half game behind the Boston Red Sox (92-64) for the bestrecord in the AL. Santana (7-13, 5.63 ERA) picked up just his second win in hislast 10 starts by allowing one run and six hits in 6 1/3 inningsagainst the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday. Santana's struggles on the road are well-documented. The24-year-old righthander is 1-9 with a 8.33 ERA in 14 games - 13starts. He is 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA in three starts against theRangers this season. Meanwhile, Texas, which has lost 10 of 13 sends rookie ArmandoGalarraga (0-0, 2.25) to the mound. Galarraga has made twoappearances out of the bullpen this season. The righthander is starting in place of Vicente Padilla, who isserving a seven-game suspension for throwing at Oakland's NickSwisher on September 16.
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">LA ANGELS AT TEXAS -- LINEUPS LA ANGELS TEXAS AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Chone Figgins RF .344 3 57 Ian Kinsler 2B .264 20 61 Orlando Cabrera SS .304 8 85 Gerald Laird C .218 8 45 Casey Kotchman DH .296 10 66 Michael Young SS .312 8 86 Kendry Morales 1B .311 3 14 Marlon Byrd CF .309 9 66 Gary Matthews Jr CF .255 18 72 Hank Blalock DH .289 9 29 Juan Rivera LF .214 2 5 Jason Botts LF .234 2 13 Maicer Izturis 3B .287 6 50 Nelson Cruz RF .237 8 30 Howie Kendrick 2B .323 5 38 Jarrod Saltalamacc 1B .250 7 21 Mike Napoli C .250 9 33 Travis Metcalf 3B .233 3 16 Ervin Santana RHP (7-13, 5.63) Armando Galarraga RHP (0-0, 2.25)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS WARMUPS: LAA - ERVIN SANTANA (7-13, 5.63) TEX - ARMANDO GALARRAGA (0-0, 2.25) UMPIRES: HP - JIM JOYCE 1B - JEFF NELSON 2B - JIM WOLF 3B - TIM TSCHIDA WEATHER: 89 Degrees, clear WIND: 12 mph, in from center</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS STARTING BATS: LAA - ERVIN SANTANA AND MIKE NAPOLI TEX - ARMANDO GALARRAGA AND GERALD LAIRD DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C FIGGINS (.344, 3 HR, 57 RBI) O CABRERA (.304, 8 HR, 85 RBI) C KOTCHMAN (.296, 10 HR, 66 RBI)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - ERVIN SANTANA TEX - ARMANDO GALARRAGA DUE UP FOR TEXAS: I KINSLER (.264, 20 HR, 61 RBI) G LAIRD (.218, 8 HR, 45 RBI) M YOUNG (.312, 8 HR, 86 RBI)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Figgins rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 C Kotchman dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 K Morales 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 G Matthews Jr cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 J Rivera lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 M Izturis 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 M Young ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 M Byrd cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 H Blalock dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 J Botts lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 N Cruz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 J Saltalamacchia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 0 -- 0 TEXAS - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era E Santana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.62 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era A Galarraga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.80 Pitches-strikes: A Galarraga 10-6. Ground balls-fly balls: A Galarraga 3-0. Batters faced: A Galarraga 3. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jeff Nelson. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Tim Tschida. Weather: 89 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, in from center.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS CONFIRMED STARTERS: LAA - ERVIN SANTANA TEX - ARMANDO GALARRAGA</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY MICHAEL YOUNG SCORED GERALD LAIRD. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M YOUNG ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 0 TEXAS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.309, 9 HR, 66 RBI)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 TEXAS 1 1 2 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - ERVIN SANTANA TEX - ARMANDO GALARRAGA DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: K MORALES (.311, 3 HR, 14 RBI) G MATTHEWS JR (.255, 18 HR, 72 RBI) J RIVERA (.214, 2 HR, 5 RBI)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS TEXAS (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Figgins rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 C Kotchman dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 K Morales 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 G Matthews Jr cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 J Rivera lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 M Izturis 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 G Laird c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .220 M Young ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .313 M Byrd cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308 H Blalock dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289 J Botts lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .233 N Cruz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 J Saltalamacchia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Totals 5 1 2 1 1 0 3 BATTING: 2B - G Laird (17, E Santana). RBI - M Young (87). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Botts 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 0 -- 0 TEXAS - 1 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era E Santana 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 5.65 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era A Galarraga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.80 Pitches-strikes: E Santana 30-15; A Galarraga 10-6. Ground balls-fly balls: E Santana 1-2; A Galarraga 3-0. Batters faced: E Santana 6; A Galarraga 3. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jeff Nelson. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Tim Tschida. Weather: 89 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, in from center.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 0 TEXAS 1 1 2 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - ERVIN SANTANA TEX - ARMANDO GALARRAGA DUE UP FOR TEXAS: N CRUZ (.237, 8 HR, 30 RBI) J SALTALAMACCHIA (.250, 7 HR, 21 RBI) T METCALF (.233, 3 HR, 16 RBI)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS TEXAS (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Figgins rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 C Kotchman dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 K Morales 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 G Matthews Jr cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255 J Rivera lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207 M Izturis 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287 H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .322 M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 6 0 0 0 2 1 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Kendrick 2. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - G Matthews Jr (18, 3rd base off A Galarraga/G Laird), M Izturis (7, 2nd base off A Galarraga/G Laird). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 G Laird c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .220 M Young ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .313 M Byrd cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308 H Blalock dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289 J Botts lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .233 N Cruz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 J Saltalamacchia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Totals 5 1 2 1 1 0 3 BATTING: 2B - G Laird (17, E Santana). RBI - M Young (87). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Botts 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 00 -- 0 TEXAS - 1 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era E Santana 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 5.65 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era A Galarraga 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1.50 Pitches-strikes: E Santana 30-15; A Galarraga 30-15. Ground balls-fly balls: E Santana 1-2; A Galarraga 4-1. Batters faced: E Santana 6; A Galarraga 8. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jeff Nelson. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Tim Tschida. Weather: 89 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, in from center.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 0 TEXAS 1 0 1 2 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - ERVIN SANTANA TEX - ARMANDO GALARRAGA DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: M NAPOLI (.250, 9 HR, 33 RBI) C FIGGINS (.344, 0-FOR-1) O CABRERA (.303, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS TEXAS (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Figgins rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 C Kotchman dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 K Morales 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 G Matthews Jr cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255 J Rivera lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207 M Izturis 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287 H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .322 M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 6 0 0 0 2 1 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Kendrick 2. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - G Matthews Jr (18, 3rd base off A Galarraga/G Laird), M Izturis (7, 2nd base off A Galarraga/G Laird). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 G Laird c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .220 M Young ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .313 M Byrd cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308 H Blalock dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289 J Botts lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .233 N Cruz rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 J Saltalamacchia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 T Metcalf 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Totals 8 1 2 1 1 1 3 BATTING: 2B - G Laird (17, E Santana). RBI - M Young (87). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Botts 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 00 -- 0 TEXAS - 10 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era E Santana 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 5.61 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era A Galarraga 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1.50 Pitches-strikes: E Santana 43-24; A Galarraga 30-15. Ground balls-fly balls: E Santana 2-3; A Galarraga 4-1. Batters faced: E Santana 9; A Galarraga 8. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jeff Nelson. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Tim Tschida. Weather: 89 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, in from center.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEXAS 1 0 1 2 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - ERVIN SANTANA TEX - ARMANDO GALARRAGA DUE UP FOR TEXAS: I KINSLER (.263, 0-FOR-1) G LAIRD (.220, 1-FOR-1) M YOUNG (.313, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS TEXAS (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Figgins rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343 O Cabrera ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303 C Kotchman dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 K Morales 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 G Matthews Jr cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255 J Rivera lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207 M Izturis 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287 H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .322 M Napoli c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Totals 9 0 0 0 2 2 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Kendrick 2. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - G Matthews Jr (18, 3rd base off A Galarraga/G Laird), M Izturis (7, 2nd base off A Galarraga/G Laird). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 G Laird c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .220 M Young ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .313 M Byrd cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308 H Blalock dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289 J Botts lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .233 N Cruz rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 J Saltalamacchia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 T Metcalf 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Totals 8 1 2 1 1 1 3 BATTING: 2B - G Laird (17, E Santana). RBI - M Young (87). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Botts 1. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 000 -- 0 TEXAS - 10 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era E Santana 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 5.61 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era A Galarraga 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 1.29 Pitches-strikes: E Santana 43-24; A Galarraga 39-21. Ground balls-fly balls: E Santana 2-3; A Galarraga 4-3. Batters faced: E Santana 9; A Galarraga 11. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jeff Nelson. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Tim Tschida. Weather: 89 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, in from center.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY MICHAEL YOUNG (9) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN THE 3RD OFF ERVIN SANTANA SCORED IAN KINSLER AND GERALD LAIRD. CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 0, TEXAS 4 DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.308, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEXAS 1 0 3 4 6 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - ERVIN SANTANA TEX - ARMANDO GALARRAGA DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C KOTCHMAN (.296, 0-FOR-1) K MORALES (.308, 0-FOR-1) G MATTHEWS JR (.255, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS TEXAS (4) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Figgins rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343 O Cabrera ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303 C Kotchman dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 K Morales 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 G Matthews Jr cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255 J Rivera lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207 M Izturis 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287 H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .322 M Napoli c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Totals 9 0 0 0 2 2 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Kendrick 2. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - G Matthews Jr (18, 3rd base off A Galarraga/G Laird), M Izturis (7, 2nd base off A Galarraga/G Laird). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Kinsler 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .265 G Laird c 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .222 M Young ss 2 1 2 4 0 0 0 .314 M Byrd cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .308 H Blalock dh 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .293 J Botts lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .231 N Cruz rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 J Saltalamacchia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 T Metcalf 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Totals 15 4 6 4 1 3 5 BATTING: 2B - G Laird (17, E Santana); H Blalock (16, E Santana). HR - M Young (9, 3rd inning off E Santana 2 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Young 4 (90). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Botts 1, N Cruz 1. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 000 -- 0 TEXAS - 103 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era E Santana 3 6 4 4 1 3 1 5.76 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era A Galarraga 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 1.29 Pitches-strikes: E Santana 72-42; A Galarraga 39-21. Ground balls-fly balls: E Santana 2-4; A Galarraga 4-3. Batters faced: E Santana 16; A Galarraga 11. UMPIRES: HP--Jim Joyce. 1B--Jeff Nelson. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Tim Tschida. Weather: 89 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, in from center.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEXAS 1 0 3 4 6 0 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - ERVIN SANTANA TEX - ARMANDO GALARRAGA DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J SALTALAMACCHIA (.248, 0-FOR-1) T METCALF (.231, 0-FOR-1) I KINSLER (.265, 1-FOR-2)</div>
