GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: DETROIT (60-41) at LA ANGELS (58-42)

AL: DETROIT (60-41) at LA ANGELS (58-42)

<h3>Division leaders Tigers, Angels square off in Anaheim</h3>

Detroit (60-41) at LA Angels (58-42), 10:05 pm EDT

ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) - Two of the top three hittingteams in the majors will vie for supremacy when the Los AngelesAngels of Anaheim host the Detroit Tigers in a three-gameweekend series.


The Tigers are the best hitting team in the majors - hitting.290 - and a big reason why they lead the American LeagueCentral. Likewise, the Angels lead the AL West in large partdue their .283 team average, good for third in the majors.

Jered Weaver (6-5, 3.30 ERA), who has not allowed more thanthree runs in an outing since May 30, has not benefited from thestrong hitting. He has not won since June 16. Included in hisfour-game winless skid - during which Weaver has gone 0-2despite a 2.08 ERA - was a no-decision in Saturday's 5-2 lossagainst the Twins. He allowed two runs and five hits over sevenframes.


Weaver was roughed up in his only lifetime start against theTigers, surrendering seven runs - five earned - and seven hitsover just 1 2/3 innings in his second start of the season onApril 23.


The Tigers will answer with Nate Robertson (6-7, 4.63), whoallowed four earned runs and 11 hits in a 5-2 loss againstKansas City on Sunday. It was his worst start since coming offthe disabled list on June 26 with a tired arm.


He will need to reverse his fortunes against the Angels, though,if he wants to pick up the win in this contest. The lefthanderis 0-3 with an 8.13 ERA in six career starts against theAnaheim.

 

AL: DETROIT at LA ANGELS

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

DETROIT LA ANGELS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Curtis Granderson CF .300 15 51 Reggie Willits LF .305 0 28
Placido Polanco 2B .332 4 44 Chone Figgins 3B .325 1 34
Gary Sheffield DH .298 23 67 Orlando Cabrera SS .310 5 56
Magglio Ordonez RF .355 15 84 Vladimir Guerrero RF .327 14 79
Carlos Guillen SS .309 14 69 Robb Quinlan 1B .263 3 18
Ivan Rodriguez C .286 9 48 Gary Matthews Jr CF .268 10 49
Sean Casey 1B .294 2 37 Garret Anderson DH .301 4 22
Craig Monroe LF .222 11 49 Mike Napoli C .254 9 30
Brandon Inge 3B .248 12 47 Maicer Izturis 2B .257 1 19

Nate Robertson LHP (6-7, 4.63) Jered Weaver RHP (6-5, 3.30)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS
WARMUPS: DET - NATE ROBERTSON (6-7, 4.63)
LAA - JERED WEAVER (6-5, 3.30)

UMPIRES: HP - BILL MILLER
1B - MARVIN HUDSON
2B - ED MONTAGUE
3B - BRIAN GORMAN

WEATHER: 80 Degrees, clear
WIND: 10 mph, out to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS
STARTING BATS: DET - NATE ROBERTSON AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ
LAA - JERED WEAVER AND MIKE NAPOLI

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSO (.300, 15 HR, 51 RBI)
P POLANCO (.332, 4 HR, 44 RBI)
G SHEFFIELD (.298, 23 HR, 67 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
CATCHER'S INTERFERENCE BY MAGGLIO ORDONEZ SCORED CURTIS
GRANDERSON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M ORDONEZ ON FIRST, G SHEFFIELD ON SECOND, P
POLANCO ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 1
LA ANGELS 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.309, 14 HR, 69 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CARLOS GUILLEN SCORED PLACIDO POLANCO.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C GUILLEN ON FIRST, M ORDONEZ ON SECOND, G
SHEFFIELD ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
LA ANGELS 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.286, 9 HR, 48 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - NATE ROBERTSON
LAA - JERED WEAVER

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: R WILLITS (.305, 0 HR, 28 RBI)
C FIGGINS (.325, 1 HR, 34 RBI)
O CABRERA (.310, 5 HR, 56 RBI)</div>

 

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

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .302
P Polanco 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
G Sheffield dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .355
C Guillen ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .311
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .293
C Monroe lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .221
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248

Totals 6 2 3 1 1 0 7

BATTING: RBI - C Guillen (70). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Monroe 2. Reached via catcher's interference - M Ordonez 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Granderson (12, 2nd base off J Weaver/M Napoli).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
C Figgins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
O Cabrera ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
V Guerrero rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
R Quinlan 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
G Matthews Jr cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
G Anderson dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
M Izturis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - M Napoli (7, catchers interference).


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DETROIT - 2 -- 2
LA ANGELS - -- 0
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.63

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 3.46

Pitches-strikes: J Weaver 27-17. Ground balls-fly balls: J Weaver 1-2.
Batters faced: J Weaver 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Miller. 1B--Marvin Hudson. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Brian
Gorman.

Weather: 84 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: DET - NATE ROBERTSON
LAA - JERED WEAVER</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY CHONE FIGGINS SCORED REGGIE WILLITS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C FIGGINS ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
LA ANGELS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: O CABRERA (.310, 5 HR, 56 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ROBB QUINLAN SCORED CHONE FIGGINS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R QUINLAN ON FIRST, V GUERRERO ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
LA ANGELS 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G MATTHEWS JR (.268, 10 HR, 49 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY GARY MATTHEWS JR SCORED VLADIMIR GUERRERO.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, G MATTHEWS JR ON SECOND, R QUINLAN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
LA ANGELS 3 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G ANDERSON (.301, 4 HR, 22 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY GARRET ANDERSON SCORED ROBB QUINLAN.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, G ANDERSON ON FIRST, G MATTHEWS JR ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
LA ANGELS 4 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: M NAPOLI (.254, 9 HR, 30 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY BRANDON INGE ALLOWED GARY MATTHEWS JR TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, M NAPOLI ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
LA ANGELS 5 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: M IZTURIS (.257, 1 HR, 19 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Mathis ran for M Napoli.
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, J MATHIS ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
LA ANGELS 5 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: M Izturis (.257, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL DETROIT AT LA ANGELS
NOTE: LOS ANGELES CATCHER MIKE NAPOLI HAS LEFT THE GAME IN
THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING WITH AN APPARENT RIGHT HAMSTRING
INJURY AFTER SLIDING INTO SECOND BASE.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MAICER IZTURIS SCORED JEFF MATHIS.
SITUATION: 6 RUNS IN, M IZTURIS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
LA ANGELS 6 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: R WILLITS (.305, 0-FOR-0, HBP)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - NATE ROBERTSON
LAA - JERED WEAVER

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B INGE (.248, 12 HR, 47 RBI)
C GRANDERSON (.302, 1-FOR-1)
P POLANCO (.333, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">DETROIT (2) VS LA ANGELS (6) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .302
P Polanco 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
G Sheffield dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .355
C Guillen ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .311
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285
S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .293
C Monroe lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .221
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248

Totals 6 2 3 1 1 0 7

BATTING: RBI - C Guillen (70). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C
Monroe 2. Reached via catcher's interference - M Ordonez 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Granderson (12, 2nd base off J Weaver/M Napoli).

FIELDING: E - B Inge (13, throw).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .304
C Figgins 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .327
O Cabrera ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
V Guerrero rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .327
R Quinlan 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .269
G Matthews Jr cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .270
G Anderson dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .305
M Napoli c 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .253
J Mathis pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111
M Izturis 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262

Totals 7 6 5 6 1 0 1

BATTING: 2B - C Figgins (15, N Robertson); G Matthews Jr (19, N Robertson); M
Izturis (10, N Robertson). S - O Cabrera. RBI - C Figgins (35), R Quinlan (19),
G Matthews Jr (50), G Anderson (23), M Napoli (31), M Izturis (20). 2-out RBI -
M Izturis. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Willits 1. Team LOB - 1.


BASERUNNING: SB - M Napoli (5, 2nd base off N Robertson/I Rodriguez).

FIELDING: E - M Napoli (7, catchers interference).


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DETROIT - 2 -- 2
LA ANGELS - 6 -- 6
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DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
N Robertson 1 5 6 6 1 0 0 5.14

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 3.46

HBP - R Willits (by N Robertson). Pitches-strikes: N Robertson 35-21; J
Weaver 27-17. Ground balls-fly balls: N Robertson 1-1; J Weaver 1-2. Batters
faced: N Robertson 10; J Weaver 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Miller. 1B--Marvin Hudson. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Brian
Gorman.

Weather: 84 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Mathis catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
LA ANGELS 6 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B Inge (.248, 12 HR, 47 RBI)</div>