GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: LA ANGELS (50-31) at BALTIMORE (35-44)

AL: LA ANGELS (50-31) at BALTIMORE (35-44)

<h3>Lackey takes the hill for Angels in series finale</h3>

<div class="pre">LA Angels (50-31) at Baltimore (35-44) 1:35 pm EDT</div>

BALTIMORE (Ticker) - Ace John Lackey hopes to get back to hiswinning ways when the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim meet theBaltimore Orioles in the finale of a weekend series on Sunday.

Lackey (10-5, 2.99 ERA) has been dismal since earning his 10thwin, surrendering 11 runs and 15 hits in 12 2/3 innings in hislast two outings.

The 6-6 righthander 5-2 in eight career starts against theOrioles, including a 3-2 win at home, where he pitched 7 1/3effective innings on June 1.

Baltimore gives the ball to Jeremy Guthrie (4-1, 2.45), who goesfor his first win since May 8. In his last start, he allowedtwo runs with six strikeouts in 6 1/3 frames but did not get adecision in a 3-2 win against the New York Yankees on Tuesday.

Guthrie is winless in two lifetime appearances - one start -with a 3.24 ERA against the Angels.

Rookie Brian Burres tossed seven-plus solid innings and RamonHernandez belted his fourth homer of the season as Baltimoreposted a 6-3 victory on Saturday.

The Orioles are 6-4 since interim manager Dave Trembley tookover for the fired Sam Perlozzo on June 18.

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

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

LA ANGELS BALTIMORE
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Chone Figgins 3B .325 1 23 Corey Patterson CF .230 1 19
Orlando Cabrera SS .342 5 48 Brandon Fahey SS .222 0 0
Vladimir Guerrero RF .329 14 72 Nick Markakis RF .274 9 44
Gary Matthews Jr DH .285 10 42 Kevin Millar 1B .273 6 26
Casey Kotchman 1B .307 8 36 Aubrey Huff DH .269 6 38
Howie Kendrick 2B .298 4 16 Melvin Mora 3B .267 12 41
Erick Aybar LF .237 0 15 Jay Payton LF .275 1 26
Mike Napoli C .241 7 28 Paul Bako C .223 1 6
Nathan Haynes CF .300 0 0 Chris Gomez 2B .291 1 11

John Lackey RHP (10-5, 2.99) Jeremy Guthrie RHP (4-1, 2.45)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
WARMUPS: LAA - JOHN LACKEY (10-5, 2.99)
BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE (4-1, 2.45)

UMPIRES: HP - GERRY DAVIS
1B - BRIAN GORMAN
2B - MIKE EVERITT
3B - PAUL NAUERT

WEATHER: 82 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 13 mph, in from left</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
STARTING BATS: LAA - JOHN LACKEY AND MIKE NAPOLI
BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE AND PAUL BAKO

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C FIGGINS (.324, 1 HR, 23 RBI)
O CABRERA (.342, 5 HR, 48 RBI)
V GUERRERO (.329, 14 HR, 72 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOHN LACKEY
BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: C PATTERSON (.230, 1 HR, 19 RBI)
B FAHEY (.222, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
N MARKAKIS (.274, 9 HR, 44 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

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

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .341
V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
G Matthews Jr dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
C Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
E Aybar lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
N Haynes cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
B Fahey ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
N Markakis rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
P Bako c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
C Gomez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA ANGELS - 0 -- 0
BALTIMORE - -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lackey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.99

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Guthrie 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.43

Pitches-strikes: J Guthrie 6-5. Ground balls-fly balls: J Guthrie 2-0.
Batters faced: J Guthrie 3.

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

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from left.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE
CONFIRMED STARTERS: LAA - JOHN LACKEY
BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOHN LACKEY
BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G MATTHEWS JR (.285, 10 HR, 42 RBI)
C KOTCHMAN (.307, 8 HR, 36 RBI)
H KENDRICK (.298, 4 HR, 16 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

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

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .341
V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
G Matthews Jr dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
C Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
E Aybar lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
N Haynes cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
B Fahey ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
P Bako c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
C Gomez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA ANGELS - 0 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lackey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.96

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Guthrie 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.43

Pitches-strikes: J Lackey 10-6; J Guthrie 6-5. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Lackey 2-1; J Guthrie 2-0. Batters faced: J Lackey 3; J Guthrie 3.

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

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from left.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOHN LACKEY
BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K MILLAR (.273, 6 HR, 26 RBI)
A HUFF (.269, 6 HR, 38 RBI)
M MORA (.267, 12 HR, 41 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

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

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .341
V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
G Matthews Jr dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297
E Aybar lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
N Haynes cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
B Fahey ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
A Huff dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Payton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
P Bako c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
C Gomez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA ANGELS - 00 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lackey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.96

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Guthrie 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.40

Pitches-strikes: J Lackey 10-6; J Guthrie 19-14. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Lackey 2-1; J Guthrie 2-2. Batters faced: J Lackey 3; J Guthrie 6.

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

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from left.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JAY PAYTON (2) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 2
OUT IN THE 2ND OFF JOHN LACKEY SCORED KEVIN MILLAR.
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 0, BALTIMORE 2

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: P BAKO (.223, 1 HR, 6 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOHN LACKEY
BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: E AYBAR (.237, 0 HR, 15 RBI)
M NAPOLI (.241, 7 HR, 28 RBI)
N HAYNES (.300, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

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

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .341
V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
G Matthews Jr dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297
E Aybar lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
N Haynes cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
B Fahey ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
K Millar 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .277
A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266
J Payton lf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .279
P Bako c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .221
C Gomez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291

Totals 8 2 2 2 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - K Millar (11, J Lackey). HR - J Payton (2, 2nd inning off J
Lackey 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Payton 2 (28). 2-out RBI - J Payton 2. Team LOB -
0.


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LA ANGELS - 00 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 02 -- 2
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lackey 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 3.10

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Guthrie 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.40

Pitches-strikes: J Lackey 28-19; J Guthrie 19-14. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Lackey 4-1; J Guthrie 2-2. Batters faced: J Lackey 8; J Guthrie 6.

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

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from left.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOHN LACKEY
BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: C GOMEZ (.291, 1 HR, 11 RBI)
C PATTERSON (.229, 0-FOR-1)
B FAHEY (.200, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

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

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .341
V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
G Matthews Jr dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297
E Aybar lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
M Napoli c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240
N Haynes cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286

Totals 9 0 0 0 0 4 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
B Fahey ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
K Millar 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .277
A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266
J Payton lf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .279
P Bako c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .221
C Gomez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291

Totals 8 2 2 2 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - K Millar (11, J Lackey). HR - J Payton (2, 2nd inning off J
Lackey 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Payton 2 (28). 2-out RBI - J Payton 2. Team LOB -
0.


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LA ANGELS - 000 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 02 -- 2
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lackey 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 3.10

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Guthrie 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 2.37

Pitches-strikes: J Lackey 28-19; J Guthrie 33-22. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Lackey 4-1; J Guthrie 3-2. Batters faced: J Lackey 8; J Guthrie 9.

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

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from left.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: N Gorneault in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 0
BALTIMORE 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: C Gomez (.291, 1 HR, 11 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOHN LACKEY
BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C FIGGINS (.324, 0-FOR-1)
O CABRERA (.341, 0-FOR-1)
V GUERRERO (.327, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

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

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .341
V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
G Matthews Jr dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297
E Aybar lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
N Gorneault lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Napoli c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240
N Haynes cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286

Totals 9 0 0 0 0 4 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Patterson cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
B Fahey ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200
N Markakis rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
K Millar 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .277
A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266
J Payton lf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .279
P Bako c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .221
C Gomez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288

Totals 11 2 2 2 1 2 2

BATTING: 2B - K Millar (11, J Lackey). HR - J Payton (2, 2nd inning off J
Lackey 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Payton 2 (28). 2-out RBI - J Payton 2. Team LOB -
1.


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LA ANGELS - 000 -- 0
BALTIMORE - 020 -- 2
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lackey 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 3.07

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Guthrie 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 2.37

Pitches-strikes: J Lackey 44-27; J Guthrie 33-22. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Lackey 5-2; J Guthrie 3-2. Batters faced: J Lackey 12; J Guthrie 9.

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

Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in from left.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY VLADIMIR GUERRERO SCORED CHONE FIGGINS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, V GUERRERO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 1
BALTIMORE 2 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G MATTHEWS JR (.284, 0-FOR-1)</div>