GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: MINNESOTA (28-27) at LA ANGELS (36-22)

AL: MINNESOTA at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (1) VS LA ANGELS (16) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .337
N Punto ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226
M Cuddyer rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .291
J Morneau 1b 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .284
T Hunter cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .306
M Redmond c 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .302
J Kubel lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248
L Rodriguez 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .197
J Tyner dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258

Totals 28 1 5 1 1 4 8

BATTING: HR - T Hunter (12, 2nd inning off J Weaver 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - T
Hunter (46). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hunter 1, J Tyner 1.
Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Cuddyer 2 (V Guerrero at 3rd base, V Guerrero
at Home).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits dh 6 2 3 2 0 1 1 .324
O Cabrera ss 5 4 4 2 0 0 0 .329
a-E Aybar ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
V Guerrero rf 3 0 3 2 2 0 0 .357
N Haynes pr 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333
G Matthews Jr cf 5 1 4 5 0 0 2 .296
G Anderson lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .252
C Kotchman 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .309
b-R Quinlan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
H Kendrick 2b 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .237
M Napoli c 5 2 3 2 0 1 0 .256
C Figgins 3b 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .209

Totals 45 16 23 16 3 2 13

a-flied out to right for O Cabrera in the 8th; b-lined out to second for C
Kotchman in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Willits 2 (6, B Bonser, J Miller); V Guerrero (17, B Bonser); O
Cabrera (19, J Miller); C Figgins (6, J Miller). HR - C Kotchman (6, 6th inning
off B Bonser 0 on, 1 Out), M Napoli (7, 6th inning off B Bonser 1 on, 1 Out), G
Matthews Jr (8, 8th inning off J Miller 3 on, 0 Out), G Anderson (2, 8th inning
off J Miller 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - V Guerrero 2 (50), O Cabrera 2 (29), C
Kotchman (27), M Napoli 2 (19), G Matthews Jr 5 (38), G Anderson (11), C
Figgins (9), R Willits 2 (12). 2-out RBI - O Cabrera 2, V Guerrero, G Matthews
Jr. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Haynes 1, G Anderson 1, G
Matthews Jr 1, H Kendrick 2. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Figgins (7, 2nd base off R Ortiz/M Redmond).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - G Matthews Jr (L Rodriguez at 2nd base).


----------------------------------------------------
MINNESOTA - 010 000 00 -- 1
LA ANGELS - 100 025 08 -- 16
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bonser 5 1/3 12 6 6 0 1 2 4.12
R Ortiz 1 2/3 4 2 2 1 1 0 5.80
J Miller 1/3 7 8 8 2 0 2 18.00
P Neshek 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.30

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 7 5 1 1 1 4 1 3.88
C Bootcheck 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.18

WP - B Bonser. IBB - V Guerrero 2 (by R Ortiz, J Miller). Pitches-strikes: B
Bonser 79-51; R Ortiz 38-21; J Miller 43-24; P Neshek 7-4; J Weaver 91-65; C
Bootcheck 13-11. Ground balls-fly balls: B Bonser 6-7; R Ortiz 4-0; J Miller
0-1; P Neshek 0-2; J Weaver 10-6; C Bootcheck 2-1. Batters faced: B Bonser 26;
R Ortiz 10; J Miller 10; P Neshek 2; J Weaver 26; C Bootcheck 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Paul
Nauert.

Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Willits in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1
LA ANGELS 16 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M Cuddyer (.291, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: E Aybar at shortstop.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1
LA ANGELS 16 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M Cuddyer (.291, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: N Haynes in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1
LA ANGELS 16 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M Cuddyer (.291, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Quinlan at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1
LA ANGELS 16 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M Cuddyer (.291, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: L Ford hit for T Hunter.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, M CUDDYER ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1
LA ANGELS 16 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: L Ford (.186, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Heintz hit for M Redmond.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, L FORD ON FIRST, M CUDDYER ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 1
LA ANGELS 16 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: C Heintz (.211, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CHRIS HEINTZ SCORED MICHAEL CUDDYER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C HEINTZ ON FIRST, L FORD ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2
LA ANGELS 16 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J KUBEL (.248, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY LUIS RODRIGUEZ SCORED LEW FORD.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, L RODRIGUEZ ON FIRST, J KUBEL ON SECOND, C
HEINTZ ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 3
LA ANGELS 16 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: J TYNER (.258, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 0
LA ANGELS 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 8 x 16 23 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: MIN - BOOF BONSER, RAMON ORTIZ (6TH), JASON MILLER (8TH), PAT NESHEK
(8TH) AND MIKE REDMOND

LAA - JERED WEAVER, CHRIS BOOTCHECK (8TH) AND MIKE
NAPOLI

HOME RUNS: MIN - TORII HUNTER (12) OFF JERED WEAVER IN THE 2ND, 0 ON

LAA - CASEY KOTCHMAN (6) OFF BOOF BONSER IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
MIKE NAPOLI (7) OFF BOOF BONSER IN THE 6TH, 1 ON
GARY MATTHEWS JR (8) OFF JASON MILLER IN THE 8TH, 3 ON
GARRET ANDERSON (2) OFF JASON MILLER IN THE 8TH, 0 ON</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
MINNESOTA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 0
LA ANGELS 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 8 x 16 23 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: MIN - BOOF BONSER, RAMON ORTIZ (6TH), JASON MILLER (8TH), PAT NESHEK
(8TH) AND MIKE REDMOND

LAA - JERED WEAVER, CHRIS BOOTCHECK (8TH) AND MIKE
NAPOLI


WP - JERED WEAVER (5-3)
LP - BOOF BONSER (4-2)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: MIN - TORII HUNTER (12) OFF JERED WEAVER IN THE 2ND, 0 ON

LAA - CASEY KOTCHMAN (6) OFF BOOF BONSER IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
MIKE NAPOLI (7) OFF BOOF BONSER IN THE 6TH, 1 ON
GARY MATTHEWS JR (8) OFF JASON MILLER IN THE 8TH, 3 ON
GARRET ANDERSON (2) OFF JASON MILLER IN THE 8TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:42 ATT: 37,380

PROBABLES: MIN - SCOTT BAKER (1-0, 5.94)
LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR (6-3, 3.00)</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">MINNESOTA (3) VS LA ANGELS (16) - FINAL

MINNESOTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
L Castillo 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .337
N Punto ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226
M Cuddyer rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .294
J Morneau 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .282
T Hunter cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .306
a-L Ford ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .205
M Redmond c 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .302
b-C Heintz ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250
J Kubel lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
L Rodriguez 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .209
J Tyner dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .255

Totals 35 3 9 3 1 4 12

a-singled to shallow center for T Hunter in the 9th; b-singled to right for M
Redmond in the 9th.

BATTING: HR - T Hunter (12, 2nd inning off J Weaver 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - T
Hunter (46), C Heintz (4), L Rodriguez (5). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - T Hunter 1, J Tyner 1. GIDP - J Tyner. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Cuddyer 2 (V Guerrero at 3rd base, V Guerrero
at Home).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits dh-lf 6 2 3 2 0 1 1 .324
O Cabrera ss 5 4 4 2 0 0 0 .329
a-E Aybar ph-ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
V Guerrero rf 3 0 3 2 2 0 0 .357
N Haynes pr-rf 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333
G Matthews Jr cf 5 1 4 5 0 0 2 .296
G Anderson lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 5 .252
C Kotchman 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .309
b-R Quinlan ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
H Kendrick 2b 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .237
M Napoli c 5 2 3 2 0 1 0 .256
C Figgins 3b 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .209

Totals 45 16 23 16 3 2 13

a-flied out to right for O Cabrera in the 8th; b-lined out to second for C
Kotchman in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Willits 2 (6, B Bonser, J Miller); V Guerrero (17, B Bonser); O
Cabrera (19, J Miller); C Figgins (6, J Miller). HR - C Kotchman (6, 6th inning
off B Bonser 0 on, 1 Out), M Napoli (7, 6th inning off B Bonser 1 on, 1 Out), G
Matthews Jr (8, 8th inning off J Miller 3 on, 0 Out), G Anderson (2, 8th inning
off J Miller 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - V Guerrero 2 (50), O Cabrera 2 (29), C
Kotchman (27), M Napoli 2 (19), G Matthews Jr 5 (38), G Anderson (11), C
Figgins (9), R Willits 2 (12). 2-out RBI - O Cabrera 2, V Guerrero, G Matthews
Jr. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - N Haynes 1, G Anderson 1, G
Matthews Jr 1, H Kendrick 2. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Figgins (7, 2nd base off R Ortiz/M Redmond).

FIELDING: E - H Kendrick (5, ground ball). Outfield assists - G Matthews Jr
(L Rodriguez at 2nd base). DP: 1 (H Kendrick-R Quinlan).


----------------------------------------------------
MINNESOTA - 010 000 002 -- 3
LA ANGELS - 100 025 08x -- 16
----------------------------------------------------

MINNESOTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bonser (L, 4-2) 5 1/3 12 6 6 0 1 2 4.12
R Ortiz 1 2/3 4 2 2 1 1 0 5.80
J Miller 1/3 7 8 8 2 0 2 18.00
P Neshek 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.30

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver (W, 5-3) 7 5 1 1 1 4 1 3.88
C Bootcheck 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 3.80

WP - B Bonser. IBB - V Guerrero 2 (by R Ortiz, J Miller). Pitches-strikes: B
Bonser 79-51; R Ortiz 38-21; J Miller 43-24; P Neshek 7-4; J Weaver 91-65; C
Bootcheck 34-26. Ground balls-fly balls: B Bonser 6-7; R Ortiz 4-0; J Miller
0-1; P Neshek 0-2; J Weaver 10-6; C Bootcheck 4-2. Batters faced: B Bonser 26;
R Ortiz 10; J Miller 10; P Neshek 2; J Weaver 26; C Bootcheck 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Paul
Nauert.

T--2:42. Att--37,380.
Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to
right.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
MINNESOTA 3
LA ANGELS 16 FINAL</div>

 

Angels pound Twins to get Weaver back on track

<h3>LA ANGELS 16, MINNESOTA 3</h3>ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- Jered Weaver threw seven solidinnings and the Anaheim Angels flexed their offensive muscleswith a 16-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Monday.

Weaver bounced back from a poor start against Seattle onWednesday by limiting the Twins to just one run and five hits inseven innings. He struck out four en route to his fourth winin his last five starts.

The 23-year-old righthander threw 59 of 83 pitches for strikesand allowed just one runner to reach scoring position afteryielding a solo homer to Torii Hunter in the second, retiringthe last 12 hitters he faced.

It was a good rebound for Weaver (5-3), who allowed aseason-high five runs and nine hits in 4 2/3 innings in hisshortest outing of the season against the Mariners.

Chris Bootchek allowed two runs over the final two innings asthe Angels won for the ninth time in the last 11 games.

The Angels' bats provided more than enough cushion for Weaver asthey broke open a 3-1 game with five runs in the sixth.

Casey Kotchman and Mike Napoli homered in the frame, while GaryMatthews Jr. and Orlando Cabrera each drove in runs to helpbreak open a 3-1 game with a five-run frame. For Cabrera, it washis first four-hit game since May 7, 2003.

The uprising started when Kotchman hit a one-out solo homer toright field on a 3-0 pitch from Twins starter Boof Bonser - hissixth of the season - for a 4-1 lead as the Angeles pounded outa season-high 23 hits.

After Howie Kendrick broke a 1-for-26 slide with a single toright, Napoli blasted a two-run homer off Bonser - his seventh<div class="pre">of the season- sending Bonser to the showers.</div>

Bonser (4-2) who had won his last four starts, was pounded forseason-highs of six runs and 12 hits in 5 1/3 innings and lostfor the first time since April 10.

Ramon Ortiz relieved him and fared no better, allowing RBIsingles to Cabrera and Figgins to make the score 8-1.

Matthews and the Angels continued to pound Twins pitching as thecenter fielder blasted his third-career grand slam in theeighth for a 12-1 lead.

 

AL: MINNESOTA at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MINNESOTA (3) AT LA ANGELS (16) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

LA ANGELS 1ST: R Willits grounded out to second. O Cabrera singled to
center. O Cabrera to second on wild pitch by B Bonser. V Guerrero singled to
center, O Cabrera scored. G Matthews Jr singled to right, V Guerrero thrown
out at third. G Anderson flied out to left. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 0, LA ANGELS 1.

MINNESOTA 2ND: J Morneau struck out swinging. T Hunter homered to center.
M Redmond walked. J Kubel singled to right, M Redmond to second. L Rodriguez
flied out to center. J Tyner flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 1, LA ANGELS 1.

LA ANGELS 5TH: M Napoli flied out to center. C Figgins grounded out to
second. R Willits doubled to deep left. O Cabrera singled to left, R Willits
scored. V Guerrero doubled to deep left center, O Cabrera scored, V Guerrero
to third advancing on throw. G Matthews Jr fouled out to left. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, LA ANGELS 3.

LA ANGELS 6TH: G Anderson flied out to center. C Kotchman homered to right
center. H Kendrick singled to center. M Napoli homered to left, H Kendrick
scored. R Ortiz relieved B Bonser. C Figgins singled to right. C Figgins
stole second. R Willits struck out swinging. O Cabrera singled to left,
C Figgins scored, O Cabrera to second advancing on throw. V Guerrero
intentionally walked. G Matthews Jr singled to center, O Cabrera scored,
V Guerrero to third. G Anderson grounded out to first. (5 Runs, 6 Hits,
0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, LA ANGELS 8.

LA ANGELS 8TH: J Miller relieved R Ortiz. R Willits singled to center.
O Cabrera doubled to deep right center, R Willits to third. V Guerrero
intentionally walked. N Haynes ran for V Guerrero. G Matthews Jr homered to
right, R Willits, O Cabrera and N Haynes scored. G Anderson homered to right
center. R Quinlan hit for C Kotchman. R Quinlan lined out to second.
H Kendrick walked. M Napoli singled to left, H Kendrick to second. C Figgins
doubled to deep right center, H Kendrick scored, M Napoli to third. R Willits
doubled to right, M Napoli and C Figgins scored. P Neshek relieved J Miller.
E Aybar hit for O Cabrera. E Aybar flied out to right. N Haynes fouled out to
left. (8 Runs, 7 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, LA ANGELS 16.

MINNESOTA 9TH: R Willits in left field. E Aybar at shortstop. N Haynes in
right field. R Quinlan at first base. M Cuddyer reached on infield single to
pitcher. J Morneau flied out to center. L Ford hit for T Hunter. L Ford
singled to shallow center, M Cuddyer to second. C Heintz hit for M Redmond.
C Heintz singled to right, M Cuddyer scored, L Ford to second. J Kubel safe at
first on error by second baseman H Kendrick, L Ford to third, C Heintz to
second. L Rodriguez singled to center, L Ford scored, C Heintz to third,
J Kubel to second. J Tyner grounded into double play, second to first,
L Rodriguez out at second.(2 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 3, LA ANGELS 16.</div>

 

AL: MINNESOTA at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MINNESOTA (3) AT LA ANGELS (16) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Minnesota Starting Lineups -- L Castillo 2B, N Punto SS, M Cuddyer RF,
J Morneau 1B, T Hunter CF, M Redmond C, J Kubel LF, L Rodriguez 3B, J Tyner DH,
B Bonser RHP.

La Angels Starting Lineups -- R Willits DH, O Cabrera SS, V Guerrero RF,
G Matthews Jr CF, G Anderson LF, C Kotchman 1B, H Kendrick 2B, M Napoli C,
C Figgins 3B, J Weaver RHP.

Umpires -- Brian Gorman (HP), Gerry Davis (1B), Mike Everitt (2B), Paul Nauert (3B).

Gametime Weather: 75 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to right at 9 mph.


MINNESOTA 1ST: L Castillo grounded out to shortstop. N Punto flied out to
center. M Cuddyer struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 0,
LA ANGELS 0.

LA ANGELS 1ST: R Willits grounded out to second. O Cabrera singled to
center. O Cabrera to second on wild pitch by B Bonser. V Guerrero singled to
center, O Cabrera scored. G Matthews Jr singled to right, V Guerrero thrown
out at third. G Anderson flied out to left. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 0, LA ANGELS 1.

MINNESOTA 2ND: J Morneau struck out swinging. T Hunter homered to center.
M Redmond walked. J Kubel singled to right, M Redmond to second. L Rodriguez
flied out to center. J Tyner flied out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 1, LA ANGELS 1.

LA ANGELS 2ND: C Kotchman grounded out to first. H Kendrick grounded out
to shortstop. M Napoli struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 1, LA ANGELS 1.

MINNESOTA 3RD: L Castillo singled to left. N Punto struck out swinging.
M Cuddyer flied out to left. J Morneau singled to center, L Castillo to second.
T Hunter grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1,
LA ANGELS 1.

LA ANGELS 3RD: C Figgins grounded out to shortstop. R Willits flied out to
left. O Cabrera flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1,
LA ANGELS 1.

MINNESOTA 4TH: M Redmond flied out to center. J Kubel grounded out to
second. L Rodriguez singled to center, L Rodriguez out stretching at second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, LA ANGELS 1.

LA ANGELS 4TH: V Guerrero singled to center. G Matthews Jr singled to
right, V Guerrero to second. G Anderson flied out to center. C Kotchman
singled to right, V Guerrero thrown out at home, G Matthews Jr to second,
C Kotchman to second, G Matthews Jr to third advancing on throw. H Kendrick
grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, LA ANGELS 1.

MINNESOTA 5TH: J Tyner grounded out to second. L Castillo grounded out to
pitcher. N Punto grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1,
LA ANGELS 1.

LA ANGELS 5TH: M Napoli flied out to center. C Figgins grounded out to
second. R Willits doubled to deep left. O Cabrera singled to left, R Willits
scored. V Guerrero doubled to deep left center, O Cabrera scored, V Guerrero
to third advancing on throw. G Matthews Jr fouled out to left. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, LA ANGELS 3.

MINNESOTA 6TH: M Cuddyer grounded out to first. J Morneau struck out
swinging. T Hunter grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
MINNESOTA 1, LA ANGELS 3.

LA ANGELS 6TH: G Anderson flied out to center. C Kotchman homered to right
center. H Kendrick singled to center. M Napoli homered to left, H Kendrick
scored. R Ortiz relieved B Bonser. C Figgins singled to right. C Figgins
stole second. R Willits struck out swinging. O Cabrera singled to left,
C Figgins scored, O Cabrera to second advancing on throw. V Guerrero
intentionally walked. G Matthews Jr singled to center, O Cabrera scored,
V Guerrero to third. G Anderson grounded out to first. (5 Runs, 6 Hits,
0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, LA ANGELS 8.

MINNESOTA 7TH: M Redmond grounded out to first. J Kubel flied out to left.
L Rodriguez grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1,
LA ANGELS 8.

LA ANGELS 7TH: C Kotchman grounded out to second. H Kendrick grounded out
to shortstop. M Napoli singled to left. C Figgins grounded out to second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, LA ANGELS 8.

MINNESOTA 8TH: C Bootcheck relieved J Weaver. J Tyner flied out to center.
L Castillo grounded out to shortstop. N Punto grounded out to second. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, LA ANGELS 8.

LA ANGELS 8TH: J Miller relieved R Ortiz. R Willits singled to center.
O Cabrera doubled to deep right center, R Willits to third. V Guerrero
intentionally walked. N Haynes ran for V Guerrero. G Matthews Jr homered to
right, R Willits, O Cabrera and N Haynes scored. G Anderson homered to right
center. R Quinlan hit for C Kotchman. R Quinlan lined out to second.
H Kendrick walked. M Napoli singled to left, H Kendrick to second. C Figgins
doubled to deep right center, H Kendrick scored, M Napoli to third. R Willits
doubled to right, M Napoli and C Figgins scored. P Neshek relieved J Miller.
E Aybar hit for O Cabrera. E Aybar flied out to right. N Haynes fouled out to
left. (8 Runs, 7 Hits, 0 Errors) MINNESOTA 1, LA ANGELS 16.

MINNESOTA 9TH: R Willits in left field. E Aybar at shortstop. N Haynes in
right field. R Quinlan at first base. M Cuddyer reached on infield single to
pitcher. J Morneau flied out to center. L Ford hit for T Hunter. L Ford
singled to shallow center, M Cuddyer to second. C Heintz hit for M Redmond.
C Heintz singled to right, M Cuddyer scored, L Ford to second. J Kubel safe at
first on error by second baseman H Kendrick, L Ford to third, C Heintz to
second. L Rodriguez singled to center, L Ford scored, C Heintz to third,
J Kubel to second. J Tyner grounded into double play, second to first,
L Rodriguez out at second.(2 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) MINNESOTA 3, LA ANGELS 16.</div>

 

Angels pound Twins to get Weaver back on track

<h3>LA ANGELS 16, MINNESOTA 3</h3>ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- Jered Weaver threw seven solidinnings and the Anaheim Angels flexed their offensive muscleswith a 16-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Monday.

Weaver bounced back from a poor start against Seattle onWednesday by limiting the Twins to just one run and five hits inseven innings. He struck out four en route to his fourth winin his last five starts.

The 23-year-old righthander threw 59 of 83 pitches for strikesand allowed just one runner to reach scoring position afteryielding a solo homer to Torii Hunter in the second, retiringthe last 12 hitters he faced.

"I felt good and the big thing for me was to concentrate ongetting ahead in the count," Weaver said. "It's definitely niceto go out there after the sixth with runs to work with."

Weaver dueled with Boof Bonser to a 1-1 tie for five inningsbefore the Angles exploded for 15 runs in the final fourinnings, and tallied a season highs in hits (23) and runs.

"I thought the way this game was going in the first five inningsit was going to be a pitchers duel and a battle," Weaver said.

It was a good rebound for Weaver (5-3), who allowed aseason-high five runs and nine hits in 4 2/3 innings in hisshortest outing of the season against the Mariners.

Chris Bootcheck allowed two runs over the final two innings asthe Angels won for the ninth time in the last 11 games and boasta major league-best 23-8 home record.

"We have been playing the same type of baseball on the road andat home, it just works out that we have more wins at home,"Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. The Angels won their fourthstraight as the offense provided more than enough cushion forWeaver, breaking open a 3-1 game in the sixth.

Casey Kotchman and Mike Napoli homered in the frame, while GaryMatthews Jr. and Orlando Cabrera each drove in runs to helpbreak open a 3-1 game with a five-run frame. For Cabrera, it washis first four-hit game since May 7, 2003.

The uprising started when Kotchman hit a one-out solo homer toright field on a 3-0 pitch from Twins starter Boof Bonser - hissixth of the season - for a 4-1 lead.

"(We) broke out tonight with the bats after being consistent forthe last month," Angels catcher Mike Napoli said. "It was justone of those offensive games when everything seems to go yourway." The onslaught continued as Los Angeles sent 10 men to theplate in the frame. After Howie Kendrick broke a 1-for-26 slidewith a single to right, Napoli blasted a two-run homer off<div class="pre">Bonser - his seventh of the season- sending Bonser to the</div>showers.

Bonser (4-2) who had won his last four starts, was pounded forseason-highs of six runs and 12 hits in 5 1/3 innings and lostfor the first time since April 10.

"He just didn't have it later in the game," Minnesota managerRon Gardenhire said. "These kind of games happen every once ina while and they are not fun when you are on the losing end."

"I just didn't have my best stuff today," Bonser said. "A lot ofmy pitches missed up in the zone and they hit them. I felt goodearly on buy the sixth inning was when the command of mypitches were up."

Ramon Ortiz relieved him and fared no better, allowing RBIsingles to Cabrera and Figgins to make the score 8-1.

Matthews and the Angels continued to pound Twins pitching as thecenter fielder blasted his third-career grand slam in theeighth for a 12-1 lead.