GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: OAKLAND (47-52) at LA ANGELS (57-41)

AL: OAKLAND (47-52) at LA ANGELS (57-41)

<h3>Escobar puts unbeaten streak on line against A's</h3>

<div class="pre">Oakland (47-52) at LA Angels (57-42) 10:05 pm EDT</div>

ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) - The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheimcould use a strong start, and Kelvim Escobar is the right manto turn to.


Escobar (11-3, 2.85 ERA) takes the mound as the Angels face theOakland Athletics in the second game of a three-game series onTuesday.


Escobar, who is unbeaten in his last eight starts, and allowedthree runs or less in seven of them, will look to pick up theslack after Bartolo Colon left in the first inning on Mondaywith irritation in his right elbow.


In his last start, Escobar allowed nine hits over 7 2/3scoreless innings against Tampa Bay on Thursday.


Anaheim has been struggling lately, having lost four of its lastfive series, and fell 12-6 in the opener.


Mike Piazza, who returned from the disabled list on Friday,homered and drove in four runs. Mark Ellis added a pair ofhomers as A's won for just the second time in 13 games.

Lenny DiNardo (4-6, 2.51), who has just two wins in his last 10starts, takes the mound for Oakland. DiNardo has pitched wellrecently allowing just two runs in his last 18 1/3 innings. OnWednesday the lefthander allowed just three hits in sevenscoreless innings in a 6-0 over Texas.

 

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

OAKLAND LA ANGELS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Travis Buck RF .274 6 23 Chone Figgins 2B .324 1 31
Nick Swisher 1B .255 11 46 Orlando Cabrera SS .312 5 55
Shannon Stewart LF .306 7 30 Vladimir Guerrero RF .322 14 79
Mike Piazza DH .287 2 13 Robb Quinlan 1B .268 3 17
Mark Ellis 2B .266 11 45 Gary Matthews Jr CF .275 10 49
Mark Kotsay CF .216 1 17 Garret Anderson DH .298 4 20
Marco Scutaro 3B .243 4 16 Mike Napoli C .259 9 30
Bobby Crosby SS .222 8 31 Brandon Wood 3B .133 0 1
Kurt Suzuki C .227 2 6 Reggie Willits LF .300 0 28

Lenny Dinardo LHP (4-6, 2.51) Kelvim Escobar RHP (11-3, 2.85)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS
WARMUPS: OAK - LENNY DINARDO (4-6, 2.51)
LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR (11-3, 2.85)

UMPIRES: HP - JEFF KELLOGG
1B - ERIC COOPER
2B - ANDY FLETCHER
3B - MIKE REILLY

WEATHER: 81 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 8 mph, out to left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS
STARTING BATS: OAK - LENNY DINARDO AND KURT SUZUKI
LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR AND MIKE NAPOLI

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: T BUCK (.274, 6 HR, 23 RBI)
N SWISHER (.255, 11 HR, 46 RBI)
S STEWART (.306, 7 HR, 30 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY MIKE PIAZZA SCORED TRAVIS BUCK.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S STEWART ON SECOND, N SWISHER ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1
LA ANGELS 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M ELLIS (.266, 11 HR, 45 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - LENNY DINARDO
LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C FIGGINS (.324, 1 HR, 31 RBI)
O CABRERA (.312, 5 HR, 55 RBI)
V GUERRERO (.322, 14 HR, 79 RBI)</div>

 

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

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Buck rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .278
N Swisher 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257
S Stewart lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308
M Piazza dh 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .287
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265
M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214
M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227

Totals 5 1 3 1 0 1 4

BATTING: SF - M Piazza. RBI - M Piazza (14). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - M Kotsay 2. Team LOB - 2.


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
O Cabrera ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
V Guerrero rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
R Quinlan 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
G Matthews Jr cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
G Anderson dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
B Wood 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133
R Willits lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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OAKLAND - 1 -- 1
LA ANGELS - -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
L DiNardo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.51

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 2.90

Pitches-strikes: K Escobar 21-13. Ground balls-fly balls: K Escobar 1-1.
Batters faced: K Escobar 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Andy Fletcher. 3B--Mike
Reilly.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: OAK - LENNY DINARDO
LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - LENNY DINARDO
LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M SCUTARO (.243, 4 HR, 16 RBI)
B CROSBY (.222, 8 HR, 31 RBI)
K SUZUKI (.227, 2 HR, 6 RBI)</div>

 

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

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Buck rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .278
N Swisher 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257
S Stewart lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308
M Piazza dh 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .287
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265
M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214
M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227

Totals 5 1 3 1 0 1 4

BATTING: SF - M Piazza. RBI - M Piazza (14). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - M Kotsay 2. Team LOB - 2.


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
R Quinlan 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
G Matthews Jr cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
G Anderson dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
B Wood 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133
R Willits lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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OAKLAND - 1 -- 1
LA ANGELS - 0 -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
L DiNardo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.48

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 2.90

Pitches-strikes: L DiNardo 15-9; K Escobar 21-13. Ground balls-fly balls: L
DiNardo 3-0; K Escobar 1-1. Batters faced: L DiNardo 3; K Escobar 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Andy Fletcher. 3B--Mike
Reilly.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY TRAVIS BUCK SCORED BOBBY CROSBY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T BUCK ON SECOND, K SUZUKI ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 2
LA ANGELS 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: N SWISHER (.257, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - LENNY DINARDO
LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: R QUINLAN (.268, 3 HR, 17 RBI)
G MATTHEWS JR (.275, 10 HR, 49 RBI)
G ANDERSON (.298, 4 HR, 20 RBI)</div>

 

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

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Buck rf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .281
N Swisher 1b 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .256
S Stewart lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .307
M Piazza dh 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .287
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265
M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214
M Scutaro 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
B Crosby ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .222
K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .227

Totals 9 2 4 2 2 2 8

BATTING: 2B - T Buck (14, K Escobar). SF - M Piazza. RBI - M Piazza (14), T
Buck (24). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Stewart 2, M Kotsay 2.
Team LOB - 4.


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
R Quinlan 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
G Matthews Jr cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
G Anderson dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
B Wood 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133
R Willits lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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OAKLAND - 11 -- 2
LA ANGELS - 0 -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
L DiNardo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.48

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar 2 4 2 2 2 2 0 2.95

Pitches-strikes: L DiNardo 15-9; K Escobar 45-27. Ground balls-fly balls: L
DiNardo 3-0; K Escobar 1-3. Batters faced: L DiNardo 3; K Escobar 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Andy Fletcher. 3B--Mike
Reilly.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 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
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 1 1 2 4 0
LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - LENNY DINARDO
LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M PIAZZA (.287, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)
M ELLIS (.265, 0-FOR-1)
M KOTSAY (.214, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Buck rf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .281
N Swisher 1b 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .256
S Stewart lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .307
M Piazza dh 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .287
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265
M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214
M Scutaro 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
B Crosby ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .222
K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .227

Totals 9 2 4 2 2 2 8

BATTING: 2B - T Buck (14, K Escobar). SF - M Piazza. RBI - M Piazza (14), T
Buck (24). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Stewart 2, M Kotsay 2.
Team LOB - 4.


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
R Quinlan 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
G Anderson dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
B Wood 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133
R Willits lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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OAKLAND - 11 -- 2
LA ANGELS - 00 -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
L DiNardo 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.44

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar 2 4 2 2 2 2 0 2.95

Pitches-strikes: L DiNardo 27-15; K Escobar 45-27. Ground balls-fly balls: L
DiNardo 4-1; K Escobar 1-3. Batters faced: L DiNardo 6; K Escobar 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Andy Fletcher. 3B--Mike
Reilly.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 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
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 1 1 0 2 4 0
LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - LENNY DINARDO
LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: M NAPOLI (.259, 9 HR, 30 RBI)
B WOOD (.133, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
R WILLITS (.300, 0 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">OAKLAND (2) VS LA ANGELS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Buck rf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .281
N Swisher 1b 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .256
S Stewart lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .307
M Piazza dh 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .284
M Ellis 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265
M Kotsay cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .213
M Scutaro 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
B Crosby ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .222
K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .227

Totals 12 2 4 2 2 2 8

BATTING: 2B - T Buck (14, K Escobar). SF - M Piazza. RBI - M Piazza (14), T
Buck (24). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Stewart 2, M Kotsay 2.
Team LOB - 4.


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
R Quinlan 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
G Anderson dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
B Wood 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133
R Willits lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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OAKLAND - 110 -- 2
LA ANGELS - 00 -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
L DiNardo 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.44

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar 3 4 2 2 2 2 0 2.93

Pitches-strikes: L DiNardo 27-15; K Escobar 55-35. Ground balls-fly balls: L
DiNardo 4-1; K Escobar 3-4. Batters faced: L DiNardo 6; K Escobar 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Andy Fletcher. 3B--Mike
Reilly.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 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
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 1 1 0 2 4 0
LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 0 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - LENNY DINARDO
LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M SCUTARO (.241, 0-FOR-1)
B CROSBY (.222, 0-FOR-0, BB)
K SUZUKI (.227, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">OAKLAND (2) VS LA ANGELS (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Buck rf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .281
N Swisher 1b 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .256
S Stewart lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .307
M Piazza dh 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .284
M Ellis 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .265
M Kotsay cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .213
M Scutaro 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
B Crosby ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .222
K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .227

Totals 12 2 4 2 2 2 8

BATTING: 2B - T Buck (14, K Escobar). SF - M Piazza. RBI - M Piazza (14), T
Buck (24). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Stewart 2, M Kotsay 2.
Team LOB - 4.


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .321
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
R Quinlan 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
G Anderson dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
M Napoli c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
B Wood 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
R Willits lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300

Totals 9 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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OAKLAND - 110 -- 2
LA ANGELS - 000 -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
L DiNardo 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.41

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar 3 4 2 2 2 2 0 2.93

Pitches-strikes: L DiNardo 41-25; K Escobar 55-35. Ground balls-fly balls: L
DiNardo 5-3; K Escobar 3-4. Batters faced: L DiNardo 10; K Escobar 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Andy Fletcher. 3B--Mike
Reilly.

Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 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
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 1 1 0 0 2 5 0
LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 0 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - LENNY DINARDO
LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: O CABRERA (.311, 0-FOR-1)
V GUERRERO (.321, 0-FOR-1)
R QUINLAN (.265, 0-FOR-1)</div>