GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: LA ANGELS (55-37) at TAMPA BAY (36-56)

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

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LA ANGELS 2
TAMPA BAY 7 FINAL</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

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LA ANGELS (2) AT TAMPA BAY (7) - HOW THEY SCORED
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LA ANGELS 1ST: R Willits doubled to right. C Figgins sacrificed to
pitcher, R Willits to third. O Cabrera grounded out to second, R Willits
scored. V Guerrero popped out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1,
TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: B Upton walked. C Pena walked, B Upton to second. D Young
singled to right, B Upton scored, C Pena to second. B Harris singled to right,
C Pena to third, D Young to second. T Wigginton struck out swinging. J Gomes
struck out swinging. D Navarro popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, TAMPA BAY 1.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: A Iwamura singled to right. C Crawford hit a ground rule
double to deep center, A Iwamura to third. B Upton grounded out to third,
A Iwamura scored. C Pena struck out swinging. C Crawford stole third,
C Crawford scored on throwing error by catcher J Molina. D Young singled to
right. B Harris struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) LA ANGELS 1,
TAMPA BAY 3.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: D Moseley relieved B Colon. T Wigginton homered to center.
J Gomes grounded out to shortstop. D Navarro walked. A Iwamura singled to
center, D Navarro to third. C Crawford grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, D Navarro out at home, A Iwamura to second. A Iwamura to third,
C Crawford to second on wild pitch by D Moseley. B Upton intentionally walked.
D Oliver relieved D Moseley. C Pena doubled to center, A Iwamura, C Crawford and
B Upton scored. D Young grounded out to first. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 1, TAMPA BAY 7.

LA ANGELS 9TH: S Camp relieved Al Reyes. C Figgins singled to center.
O Cabrera struck out swinging. V Guerrero singled to right, C Figgins to second.
R Quinlan reached on infield single to shortstop, C Figgins to third,
V Guerrero to second. G Matthews Jr grounded out to third, C Figgins scored,
V Guerrero to third, R Quinlan to second. M Izturis grounded out to second.
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 2, TAMPA BAY 7.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

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LA ANGELS (2) AT TAMPA BAY (7) - EVENT LOG
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La Angels Starting Lineups -- R Willits LF, C Figgins 3B, O Cabrera SS,
V Guerrero RF, R Quinlan 1B, G Matthews Jr CF, M Izturis 2B, K Morales DH,
J Molina C, B Colon RHP.

Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, C Crawford LF, B Upton CF, C Pena 1B,
D Young RF, B Harris SS, T Wigginton 2B, J Gomes DH, D Navarro C, S Kazmir LHP.

Umpires -- Dan Iassogna (HP), Dale Scott (1B), Ron Kulpa (2B), Paul Emmel (3B).


Gametime Weather: INDOORS.


LA ANGELS 1ST: R Willits doubled to right. C Figgins sacrificed to
pitcher, R Willits to third. O Cabrera grounded out to second, R Willits
scored. V Guerrero popped out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1,
TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura hit by pitch. C Crawford grounded into double
play, first to shortstop to first, A Iwamura out at second. B Upton walked.
C Pena struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, TAMPA BAY 0.

LA ANGELS 2ND: R Quinlan struck out swinging. G Matthews Jr struck out
looking. M Izturis flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1,
TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: D Young popped out to first. B Harris walked. T Wigginton
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Harris out at second. J Gomes
grounded into fielder's choice to third, T Wigginton out at second. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, TAMPA BAY 0.

LA ANGELS 3RD: K Morales popped out to third. J Molina grounded out to
third. R Willits bunt popped out foul to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 1, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: D Navarro struck out looking. A Iwamura flied out to left.
C Crawford struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1,
TAMPA BAY 0.

LA ANGELS 4TH: C Figgins struck out swinging. O Cabrera popped out to
second. V Guerrero singled to left. R Quinlan walked, V Guerrero to second.
G Matthews Jr struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1,
TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: B Upton walked. C Pena walked, B Upton to second. D Young
singled to right, B Upton scored, C Pena to second. B Harris singled to right,
C Pena to third, D Young to second. T Wigginton struck out swinging. J Gomes
struck out swinging. D Navarro popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, TAMPA BAY 1.

LA ANGELS 5TH: M Izturis grounded out to second. K Morales grounded out to
shortstop. J Molina struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1,
TAMPA BAY 1.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: A Iwamura singled to right. C Crawford hit a ground rule
double to deep center, A Iwamura to third. B Upton grounded out to third,
A Iwamura scored. C Pena struck out swinging. C Crawford stole third,
C Crawford scored on throwing error by catcher J Molina. D Young singled to
right. B Harris struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) LA ANGELS 1,
TAMPA BAY 3.

LA ANGELS 6TH: R Willits singled to center. C Figgins struck out swinging.
O Cabrera popped out to second. V Guerrero flied out to right. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, TAMPA BAY 3.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: D Moseley relieved B Colon. T Wigginton homered to center.
J Gomes grounded out to shortstop. D Navarro walked. A Iwamura singled to
center, D Navarro to third. C Crawford grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, D Navarro out at home, A Iwamura to second. A Iwamura to third,
C Crawford to second on wild pitch by D Moseley. B Upton intentionally walked.
D Oliver relieved D Moseley. C Pena doubled to center, A Iwamura, C Crawford and
B Upton scored. D Young grounded out to first. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 1, TAMPA BAY 7.

LA ANGELS 7TH: R Quinlan flied out to center. G Matthews Jr flied out to
left. M Izturis flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1,
TAMPA BAY 7.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: B Harris struck out swinging. T Wigginton grounded out to
pitcher. J Gomes flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1,
TAMPA BAY 7.

LA ANGELS 8TH: J Wilson at second base. Al Reyes relieved S Kazmir.
K Morales popped out to shortstop. J Molina grounded out to shortstop.
R Willits grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1,
TAMPA BAY 7.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: C Bootcheck relieved D Oliver. D Navarro grounded out to
second. A Iwamura singled to left. C Crawford singled to left, A Iwamura to
second. B Upton struck out swinging. C Pena struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, TAMPA BAY 7.

LA ANGELS 9TH: S Camp relieved Al Reyes. C Figgins singled to center.
O Cabrera struck out swinging. V Guerrero singled to right, C Figgins to second.
R Quinlan reached on infield single to shortstop, C Figgins to third,
V Guerrero to second. G Matthews Jr grounded out to third, C Figgins scored,
V Guerrero to third, R Quinlan to second. M Izturis grounded out to second.
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 2, TAMPA BAY 7.</div>

 

Kazmir, Devil Rays add to Angels' slide

<h3>TAMPA BAY 7, LA ANGELS 2</h3>ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- After dropping three offour to the New York Yankees to open the second half of theseason, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays are starting to turn it around.

Scott Kazmir pitched a gem as the Devil Rays posted a 7-2victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Wednesday atTropicana Field.


Mired in last place in the American League East Division(37-56), the Devil Rays have won two straight against the ALWest leaders.


The Angels (55-38) entered Wednesday's game struggling, andKazmir would not let them off the hook. They now have lostthree straight and are 4-7 in their last 11 games.

Kazmir (7-6), whose problems with high pitch counts have forcedhim out of games early, was sharp on Wednesday. He turned inseven strong innings, throwing just 94-pitches - 65 for strikes- while allowing a run and three hits with one walk and sixstrikeouts.


Anaheim opened the game with a run in the first, when ReggieWillits scored on Orlando Cabrera's groundout. However, Kazmiryielded just two hits over the next six innings.


In the fourth, the Devil Rays tied it on an RBI single by DelmonYoung. But Angels starter Bartolo Colon prevented furtherdamage, wiggling out of a bases loaded, none-out jam withback-to-back strikeouts and a popout.


Tampa Bay took the lead an inning later on a run-scoringgroundout by B.J. Upton and tacked on another run when Anaheimcatcher Jose Molina threw the ball into left field on CarlCrawford's 28th stolen base, allowing the speedster to scorefrom third.


In the sixth, Ty Wigginton greeted Angels reliever DustinMoseley with a homer to center, his 14th of the year, to make it4-1. Wigginton, who entered the game with a club record-tyingeight straight hits, grounded into a forceout in his firstat-bat, ending the streak.


Moseley then loaded the bases and was lifted in favor oflefthander Darren Oliver. The lefthanded-hitting Carlos Penapromptly plated three runs with a double off the "B" ring, thesecond-highest at Tropicana Field, stretching the bulge to 7-1.

The double extended Pena's hitting streak to 14 games, thelongest run of the season by a Devil Ray.


Colon (6-5) allowed three runs and five hits in five innings. Hestruck out seven but issued four walks.

 

Kazmir, Devil Rays add to Angels' slide

<h3>TAMPA BAY 7, LA ANGELS 2</h3>ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- After dropping three offour to the New York Yankees to open the second half of theseason, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays are starting to turn it around.

Scott Kazmir pitched a gem as the Devil Rays posted a 7-2victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Wednesday atTropicana Field.


"That was the best outing of the year for him," Devil Raysmanager Joe Maddon said. "It's what we've been looking for. Hehad great rhythm and tempo and I don't know if you noticed, itwas an easy delivery and the ball just jumped out of his hand.That's what we saw a lot last year."


Mired in last place in the American League East Division(37-56), the Devil Rays have won two straight against the ALWest leaders.


The Angels (55-38) entered Wednesday's game struggling, andKazmir would not let them off the hook. They now have lostthree straight and are 4-7 in their last 11 games.

"Records don't mean anything," Angels manager Mike Scoscia said."The Rays are playing aggressive baseball and they got goodpitching the last couple of nights. We're better than we'veshown the last couple of weeks."


Kazmir (7-6), whose problems with high pitch counts have forcedhim out of games early, was sharp on Wednesday. He turned inseven strong innings, throwing just 94-pitches - 65 for strikes- while allowing a run and three hits with one walk and sixstrikeouts.


"It's all starting to come together now," Kazmir said. "I feltreally comfortable out there, not having to worry aboutmechanics, just put the ball where I wanted. I told you that inthe second half I just wanted to go back to what I did the lastcouple of years."


Anaheim opened the game with a run in the first, when ReggieWillits scored on Orlando Cabrera's groundout. However, Kazmiryielded just two hits over the next six innings.


In the fourth, the Devil Rays tied it on an RBI single by DelmonYoung. But Angels starter Bartolo Colon prevented furtherdamage, wiggling out of a bases loaded, none-out jam withback-to-back strikeouts and a popout.


"My location was much better," Colon said. "I feel very goodand I'm happy where I am right now. It's more frustrating thegame I pitch and the team doesn't win."


Tampa Bay took the lead an inning later on a run-scoringgroundout by B.J. Upton and tacked on another run when Anaheimcatcher Jose Molina threw the ball into left field on CarlCrawford's 28th stolen base, allowing the speedster to scorefrom third.


"He picked a perfect spot to run," said Maddon. "He was reallypaying attention to what they were doing right there. That was abig run for us right there as it brought the momentum back toour side because they got out of so many jams. They got out ofthe bases loaded jam and that added it to their side but Kazgoes out there and does his job. Carl is getting a little toastyright now, He's getting hot."


In the sixth, Ty Wigginton greeted Angels reliever DustinMoseley with a homer to center, his 14th of the year, to make it4-1. Wigginton, who entered the game with a club record-tyingeight straight hits, grounded into a forceout in his firstat-bat, ending the streak.


Moseley then loaded the bases and was lifted in favor oflefthander Darren Oliver. The lefthanded-hitting Carlos Penapromptly plated three runs with a double off the "B" ring, thesecond-highest at Tropicana Field, stretching the bulge to 7-1.

The double extended Pena's hitting streak to 14 games, thelongest run of the season by a Devil Ray.


"That's cool, isn't it?" Pena asked rhetorically his shot offthe ring. "I thought I had enough of it (for a homer) but someguys said it might have been too high and it would be caught onthe track. I don't want to find out. We'll take the double andthree runs, that's fine."


Colon (6-5) allowed three runs and five hits in five innings. Hestruck out seven but issued four walks.