GAME THREAD: AL: LA ANGELS (56-38) at MINNESOTA (49-46)

AL: LA ANGELS (56-38) at MINNESOTA (49-46)

<h3>Lackey chases win No. 13 in series opener vs. Twins</h3>



LA Angels (56-38) at Minnesota (49-46) 8:10 pm EDT

MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) -- John Lackey and the Los Angeles Angels ofAnaheim look to continue their stellar season on Friday whenthey begin a three-game series with the Minnesota Twins.

The Angels hope to get things started right in this series withtheir ace, Lackey (12-5, 2.98 ERA), who will be looking tobecome the second pitcher in the major leagues to notch 13 wins.The Cleveland Indians' C.C. Sabathia become the first onThursday.


Lackey has never won more than 14 games in any of his previousfive seasons, reaching that mark in each of the last twoseasons.


The righthander is 4-4 with a 4.01 ERA in 10 lifetime starts vs.Minnesota, and experienced a poor showing against the Twinslast month, when he surrendered six runs over seven frames in an8-5 loss on June 6.


Lackey is 2-0 with a 2.95 ERA in three starts in July, includinga solid six-inning performance in a 9-5 win over the TexasRangers in which he allowed three earned runs and seven hits.

Carlos Silva (7-10, 4.55) will oppose Lackey and will put hissolid resume against the Angels on the line. He is 4-1 with a3.86 ERA in seven games - including six starts - against them.

The righthander will be chasing a win in his second consecutivestart after limiting the Oakland Athletics to three runs and twohits in 6 2/3 innings on Saturday in a 4-3 win.

 

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

LA ANGELS MINNESOTA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Chone Figgins 3B .317 1 28 Luis Castillo 2B .309 0 18
Orlando Cabrera SS .314 5 53 Jason Bartlett SS .258 2 24
Vladimir Guerrero DH .324 14 78 Joe Mauer C .307 4 40
Garret Anderson LF .292 3 17 Justin Morneau 1B .289 25 78
Gary Matthews Jr CF .281 10 47 Torii Hunter CF .295 19 71
Casey Kotchman 1B .291 9 40 Jason Kubel LF .248 8 38
Maicer Izturis 2B .238 1 17 Darnell Mcdonald RF .000 0 0
Mike Napoli C .243 8 29 Garrett Jones DH .158 0 0
Reggie Willits RF .307 0 27 Nick Punto 3B .211 1 18

John Lackey RHP (12-5, 2.98) Carlos Silva RHP (7-10, 4.55)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA
WARMUPS: LAA - JOHN LACKEY (12-5, 2.98)
MIN - CARLOS SILVA (7-10, 4.55)

UMPIRES: HP - TONY RANDAZZO
1B - CHARLIE RELIFORD
2B - GREG GIBSON
3B - LARRY VANOVER

WEATHER: INDOORS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA
STARTING BATS: LAA - JOHN LACKEY AND MIKE NAPOLI
MIN - CARLOS SILVA AND JOE MAUER

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C FIGGINS (.317, 1 HR, 28 RBI)
O CABRERA (.314, 5 HR, 53 RBI)
V GUERRERO (.324, 14 HR, 78 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY NICK PUNTO ALLOWED CHONE FIGGINS TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, O CABRERA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 1
MINNESOTA 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G ANDERSON (.292, 3 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY GARY MATTHEWS JR SCORED ORLANDO CABRERA.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, G MATTHEWS JR ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 2
MINNESOTA 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C KOTCHMAN (.291, 9 HR, 40 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOHN LACKEY
MIN - CARLOS SILVA

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L CASTILLO (.309, 0 HR, 18 RBI)
J BARTLETT (.258, 2 HR, 24 RBI)
J MAUER (.307, 4 HR, 40 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (2) VS MINNESOTA (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .319
O Cabrera ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .315
V Guerrero dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291
G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283
C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
M Izturis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
R Willits rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307

Totals 6 2 3 1 0 0 2

BATTING: 2B - C Figgins (13, C Silva). RBI - G Matthews Jr (48). 2-out RBI - G
Matthews Jr. Team LOB - 1.


MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
J Bartlett ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
J Mauer c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
J Morneau 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
T Hunter cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
J Kubel lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
D McDonald rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G Jones dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158
N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - N Punto (6, throw).


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LA ANGELS - 2 -- 2
MINNESOTA - -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lackey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.98

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Silva 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 4.67

Pitches-strikes: C Silva 21-15. Ground balls-fly balls: C Silva 1-2. Batters
faced: C Silva 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Larry
Vanover.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: LAA - JOHN LACKEY
MIN - CARLOS SILVA</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JUSTIN MORNEAU SCORED JASON BARTLETT.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J MORNEAU ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 2
MINNESOTA 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: T HUNTER (.295, 19 HR, 71 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY JASON KUBEL SCORED JUSTIN MORNEAU AND TORII
HUNTER.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J KUBEL ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 2
MINNESOTA 3 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: D MCDONALD (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOHN LACKEY
MIN - CARLOS SILVA

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: M IZTURIS (.238, 1 HR, 17 RBI)
M NAPOLI (.243, 8 HR, 29 RBI)
R WILLITS (.307, 0 HR, 27 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (2) VS MINNESOTA (3) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .319
O Cabrera ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .315
V Guerrero dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291
G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283
C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
M Izturis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
R Willits rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307

Totals 6 2 3 1 0 0 2

BATTING: 2B - C Figgins (13, C Silva). RBI - G Matthews Jr (48). 2-out RBI - G
Matthews Jr. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - O Cabrera (6, ground ball).


MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
J Bartlett ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261
J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306
J Morneau 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .291
T Hunter cf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294
J Kubel lf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .251
D McDonald rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
G Jones dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158
N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211

Totals 7 3 3 3 0 2 2

BATTING: 3B - J Bartlett (1, J Lackey); J Kubel (1, J Lackey). RBI - J Morneau
(79), J Kubel 2 (40). 2-out RBI - J Morneau, J Kubel 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - D McDonald 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - N Punto (6, throw).


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LA ANGELS - 2 -- 2
MINNESOTA - 3 -- 3
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lackey 1 3 3 1 0 2 0 3.03

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Silva 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 4.59

Pitches-strikes: J Lackey 25-16; C Silva 21-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Lackey 2-0; C Silva 1-2. Batters faced: J Lackey 7; C Silva 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Larry
Vanover.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOHN LACKEY
MIN - CARLOS SILVA

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: G JONES (.158, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
N PUNTO (.211, 1 HR, 18 RBI)
L CASTILLO (.308, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (2) VS MINNESOTA (3) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .319
O Cabrera ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .315
V Guerrero dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291
G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283
C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
M Izturis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
M Napoli c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
R Willits rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306

Totals 9 2 4 1 0 0 3

BATTING: 2B - C Figgins (13, C Silva). RBI - G Matthews Jr (48). 2-out RBI - G
Matthews Jr. GIDP - R Willits. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - O Cabrera (6, ground ball).


MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
J Bartlett ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261
J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306
J Morneau 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .291
T Hunter cf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294
J Kubel lf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .251
D McDonald rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
G Jones dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158
N Punto 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211

Totals 7 3 3 3 0 2 2

BATTING: 3B - J Bartlett (1, J Lackey); J Kubel (1, J Lackey). RBI - J Morneau
(79), J Kubel 2 (40). 2-out RBI - J Morneau, J Kubel 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - D McDonald 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - N Punto (6, throw). DP: 1 (C Silva-J Bartlett-J Morneau).


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LA ANGELS - 20 -- 2
MINNESOTA - 3 -- 3
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lackey 1 3 3 1 0 2 0 3.03

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Silva 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 4.55

Pitches-strikes: J Lackey 25-16; C Silva 32-22. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Lackey 2-0; C Silva 3-3. Batters faced: J Lackey 7; C Silva 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Larry
Vanover.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOHN LACKEY
MIN - CARLOS SILVA

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C FIGGINS (.319, 1-FOR-1)
O CABRERA (.315, 1-FOR-1)
V GUERRERO (.323, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (2) VS MINNESOTA (3) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .319
O Cabrera ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .315
V Guerrero dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291
G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283
C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
M Izturis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
M Napoli c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
R Willits rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306

Totals 9 2 4 1 0 0 3

BATTING: 2B - C Figgins (13, C Silva). RBI - G Matthews Jr (48). 2-out RBI - G
Matthews Jr. GIDP - R Willits. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - O Cabrera (6, ground ball).


MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
J Bartlett ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261
J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306
J Morneau 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .291
T Hunter cf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294
J Kubel lf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .251
D McDonald rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
G Jones dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150
N Punto 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211

Totals 10 3 3 3 0 2 2

BATTING: 3B - J Bartlett (1, J Lackey); J Kubel (1, J Lackey). RBI - J Morneau
(79), J Kubel 2 (40). 2-out RBI - J Morneau, J Kubel 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - D McDonald 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - N Punto (6, throw). DP: 1 (C Silva-J Bartlett-J Morneau).


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LA ANGELS - 20 -- 2
MINNESOTA - 30 -- 3
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lackey 2 3 3 1 0 2 0 3.01

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Silva 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 4.55

Pitches-strikes: J Lackey 36-21; C Silva 32-22. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Lackey 4-1; C Silva 3-3. Batters faced: J Lackey 10; C Silva 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Larry
Vanover.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT MINNESOTA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY GARRET ANDERSON SCORED CHONE FIGGINS AND VLADIMIR
GUERRERO.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, G ANDERSON ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 4
MINNESOTA 3 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G MATTHEWS JR (.283, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOHN LACKEY
MIN - CARLOS SILVA

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J BARTLETT (.261, 1-FOR-1)
J MAUER (.306, 0-FOR-1)
J MORNEAU (.291, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (4) VS MINNESOTA (3) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 3b 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .319
O Cabrera ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .315
V Guerrero dh 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .325
G Anderson lf 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .295
G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .283
C Kotchman 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .288
M Izturis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
M Napoli c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
R Willits rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306

Totals 13 4 6 3 2 0 6

BATTING: 2B - C Figgins (13, C Silva); G Anderson (15, C Silva). RBI - G
Matthews Jr (48), G Anderson 2 (19). 2-out RBI - G Matthews Jr. GIDP - R
Willits, C Kotchman. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - O Cabrera (6, ground ball).


MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
J Bartlett ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261
J Mauer c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306
J Morneau 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .291
T Hunter cf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .294
J Kubel lf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .251
D McDonald rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
G Jones dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150
N Punto 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211

Totals 10 3 3 3 0 2 2

BATTING: 3B - J Bartlett (1, J Lackey); J Kubel (1, J Lackey). RBI - J Morneau
(79), J Kubel 2 (40). 2-out RBI - J Morneau, J Kubel 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - D McDonald 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - N Punto (6, throw); D McDonald (1, throw). DP: 2 (C Silva-J
Bartlett-J Morneau, L Castillo-J Bartlett-J Morneau).


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LA ANGELS - 202 -- 4
MINNESOTA - 30 -- 3
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lackey 2 3 3 1 0 2 0 3.01

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C Silva 3 6 4 3 2 0 0 4.66

Pitches-strikes: J Lackey 36-21; C Silva 53-33. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Lackey 4-1; C Silva 5-4. Batters faced: J Lackey 10; C Silva 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Larry
Vanover.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>