GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: LA ANGELS (55-36) at TAMPA BAY (35-56)

AL: LA ANGELS (55-36) at TAMPA BAY (35-56)

<h3>Colon takes mound against Devil Rays</h3>

LA Angels (55-36) at Tampa Bay (35-56) 7:10 pm EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- A pair of struggling pitcherstake the mound as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim square offagainst the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the opener of a three-gameseries on Tuesday.


Bartolo Colon (6-4, 6.44 ERA) was 5-0 in his first six starts ofthe season but is 1-4 with a 9.07 ERA in his past eight outingsfor the Angels.


The 34-year-old righthander has yielded 41 earned runs and 68hits in his last 40 2/3 innings, serving up 11 homers in thatspan.


The good news is that Colon is 9-1 in 16 career starts againstthe Devil Rays with a 3.31 ERA.


Colon will be opposed by James Shields (7-5, 3.98), who has lostfive of his last six starts after starting the season 6-0. Therighthander has yielded 10 home runs during the stretch.

The 25-year-old Shields pitched six innings, surrendering sixruns - five earned - and nine hits with two strikeouts in a 7-3loss to the Yankees on Thursday.


Tampa Bay, which is hoping to avoid a three-game losing skid,has lost 16 of its last 18 contests.


The Angels swept the Devil Rays in a two-game series earlierthis season, the clubs' only two meetings this year.

 

AL: LA ANGELS (55-36) at TAMPA BAY (35-56)

<h3>Santana takes mound against Devil Rays</h3>

LA Angels (55-36) at Tampa Bay (35-56) 7:10 pm EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- A pair of struggling pitcherstake the mound as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim square offagainst the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the opener of a three-gameseries on Tuesday.


Ervin Santana (5-10, 5.97 ERA) is 1-4 with a 7.36 ERA over hislast six starts. In his last outing, he lasted just threeinnings in a loss to the New York Yankees, allowing seven hitsand nine runs.


Santana will be opposed by James Shields (7-5, 3.98), who haslost five of his last six starts after starting the season 6-0.The righthander has yielded 10 home runs during the stretch.

The 25-year-old Shields pitched six innings, surrendering sixruns - five earned - and nine hits with two strikeouts in a 7-3loss to the Yankees on Thursday.


Tampa Bay, which is hoping to avoid a three-game losing skid,has lost 16 of its last 18 contests.


The Angels swept the Devil Rays in a two-game series earlierthis season, the clubs' only two meetings this year.

 

AL: LA ANGELS (55-36) at TAMPA BAY (35-56)

<h3>Santana takes mound against Devil Rays</h3>

LA Angels (55-36) at Tampa Bay (35-56) 7:10 pm EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- A pair of struggling pitcherstake the mound as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim square offagainst the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the opener of a three-gameseries on Tuesday.


Ervin Santana (5-10, 5.97 ERA) is 1-4 with a 7.36 ERA over hislast six starts. In his last outing, he lasted just threeinnings in a loss to the New York Yankees, allowing seven hitsand nine runs.


Santana will be opposed by James Shields (7-5, 3.98), who haslost five of his last six starts after starting the season 6-0.The righthander has yielded 10 home runs during the stretch.

The 25-year-old Shields pitched six innings, surrendering sixruns - five earned - and nine hits with two strikeouts in a 7-3loss to the Yankees on Thursday.


Tampa Bay, which is hoping to avoid a three-game losing skid,has lost 16 of its last 18 contests.


The Angels swept the Devil Rays in a two-game series earlierthis season, the clubs' only two meetings this year.

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

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

LA ANGELS TAMPA BAY
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Reggie Willits LF .311 0 27 Akinori Iwamura 3B .285 3 12
Chone Figgins 3B .307 1 28 Carl Crawford LF .281 6 52
Orlando Cabrera SS .320 5 52 B.J. Upton CF .329 9 33
Vladimir Guerrero RF .326 14 78 Carlos Pena 1B .294 22 58
Gary Matthews Jr CF .282 10 46 Delmon Young RF .289 9 50
Garret Anderson DH .288 3 15 Brendan Harris SS .306 8 39
Casey Kotchman 1B .290 9 40 Ty Wigginton DH .273 13 44
Maicer Izturis 2B .252 1 17 Dioner Navarro C .179 1 15
Jose Molina C .224 0 8 Josh Wilson 2B .265 0 6

Ervin Santana RHP (5-10, 5.97) James Shields RHP (7-5, 3.98)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY
WARMUPS: LAA - ERVIN SANTANA (5-10, 5.97)
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS (7-5, 3.98)

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

WEATHER: INDOORS</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY
STARTING BATS: LAA - ERVIN SANTANA AND JOSE MOLINA
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS AND DIONER NAVARRO

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: R WILLITS (.311, 0 HR, 27 RBI)
C FIGGINS (.307, 1 HR, 28 RBI)
O CABRERA (.320, 5 HR, 52 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - ERVIN SANTANA
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.285, 3 HR, 12 RBI)
C CRAWFORD (.281, 6 HR, 52 RBI)
B UPTON (.329, 9 HR, 33 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

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

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
C Figgins 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .325
G Matthews Jr cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
G Anderson dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
C Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Izturis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
J Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - C Figgins (12, J Shields). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - V Guerrero 1. Team LOB - 1.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
C Crawford lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Upton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
D Young rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
B Harris ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
T Wigginton dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179
J Wilson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA ANGELS - 0 -- 0
TAMPA BAY - -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Santana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.97

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.95

Pitches-strikes: J Shields 19-11. Ground balls-fly balls: J Shields 3-0.
Batters faced: J Shields 4.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY
CONFIRMED STARTERS: LAA - ERVIN SANTANA
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - ERVIN SANTANA
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G MATTHEWS JR (.282, 10 HR, 46 RBI)
G ANDERSON (.288, 3 HR, 15 RBI)
C KOTCHMAN (.290, 9 HR, 40 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

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

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
C Figgins 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .325
G Matthews Jr cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
G Anderson dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
C Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Izturis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
J Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: 2B - C Figgins (12, J Shields). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - V Guerrero 1. Team LOB - 1.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Upton cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .332
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
D Young rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
B Harris ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
T Wigginton dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179
J Wilson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265

Totals 3 0 1 0 1 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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LA ANGELS - 0 -- 0
TAMPA BAY - 0 -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Santana 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.91

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.95

Pitches-strikes: E Santana 17-10; J Shields 19-11. Ground balls-fly balls: E
Santana 0-1; J Shields 3-0. Batters faced: E Santana 4; J Shields 4.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - ERVIN SANTANA
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D YOUNG (.289, 0-FOR-0)
B HARRIS (.306, 8 HR, 39 RBI)
T WIGGINTON (.273, 13 HR, 44 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

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

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
C Figgins 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .325
G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
G Anderson dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
C Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290
M Izturis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
J Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - C Figgins (12, J Shields). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - V Guerrero 1. Team LOB - 2.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Upton cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .332
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
D Young rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
B Harris ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
T Wigginton dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179
J Wilson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265

Totals 3 0 1 0 1 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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LA ANGELS - 00 -- 0
TAMPA BAY - 0 -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Santana 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.91

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.92

Pitches-strikes: E Santana 17-10; J Shields 33-19. Ground balls-fly balls: E
Santana 0-1; J Shields 5-1. Batters faced: E Santana 4; J Shields 8.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - ERVIN SANTANA
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: J MOLINA (.224, 0 HR, 8 RBI)
R WILLITS (.310, 0-FOR-1)
C FIGGINS (.310, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

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

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
C Figgins 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .325
G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
G Anderson dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
C Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290
M Izturis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
J Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - C Figgins (12, J Shields). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - V Guerrero 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - C Figgins (12, catch).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Upton cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .332
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
D Young rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
B Harris ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
T Wigginton dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
D Navarro c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .183
J Wilson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261

Totals 8 0 3 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Wilson 2. Team LOB - 3.


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LA ANGELS - 00 -- 0
TAMPA BAY - 00 -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Santana 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 5.86

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.92

Pitches-strikes: E Santana 32-20; J Shields 33-19. Ground balls-fly balls: E
Santana 1-3; J Shields 5-1. Batters faced: E Santana 9; J Shields 8.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - ERVIN SANTANA
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.284, 0-FOR-1)
C CRAWFORD (.281, 0-FOR-1)
B UPTON (.332, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

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

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
C Figgins 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .325
G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
G Anderson dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
C Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290
M Izturis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
J Molina c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 10 0 2 0 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - C Figgins (12, J Shields); J Molina (8, J Shields). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - V Guerrero 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - C Figgins (12, catch).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
B Upton cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .332
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
D Young rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
B Harris ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
T Wigginton dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
D Navarro c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .183
J Wilson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261

Totals 8 0 3 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Wilson 2. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - B Upton (J Molina at 3rd base).


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LA ANGELS - 000 -- 0
TAMPA BAY - 00 -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Santana 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 5.86

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 3.89

Pitches-strikes: E Santana 32-20; J Shields 41-24. Ground balls-fly balls: E
Santana 1-3; J Shields 5-3. Batters faced: E Santana 9; J Shields 11.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY B.J. UPTON SCORED CARL CRAWFORD.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B UPTON ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 0
TAMPA BAY 1 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.294, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DELMON YOUNG SCORED B.J. UPTON.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D YOUNG ON FIRST, C PENA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 0
TAMPA BAY 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B HARRIS (.305, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - ERVIN SANTANA
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: O CABRERA (.320, 0-FOR-1)
V GUERRERO (.325, 0-FOR-1)
G MATTHEWS JR (.281, 0-FOR-1)</div>