AL: DETROIT at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY ORLANDO CABRERA (6) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE 8TH OFF JOSE CAPELLAN SCORED CHONE FIGGINS. CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3, LA ANGELS 10 DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: V GUERRERO (.326, 1-FOR-3, BB)</div>
AL: DETROIT at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 9 1 LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 10 13 0 (TOP 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - JOSE CAPELLAN LAA - SCOT SHIELDS DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B INGE (.248, 1-FOR-3) M RABELO (.299, 2-FOR-3) C GRANDERSON (.301, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: DETROIT at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">DETROIT (3) VS LA ANGELS (10) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Raburn cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .370 C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .301 P Polanco 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .339 G Sheffield dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .297 M Ordonez rf 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .354 C Guillen ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .316 M Hessman 1b 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 .286 a-S Casey ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 C Monroe lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .216 B Inge 3b 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .248 M Rabelo c 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .299 Totals 32 3 9 3 2 6 17 a-grounded to first for M Hessman in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - M Rabelo (8, J Saunders). HR - M Ordonez (16, 6th inning off J Saunders 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Guillen (71), M Ordonez 2 (86). 2-out RBI - C Guillen. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Monroe 1, M Hessman 2, G Sheffield 1, P Polanco 2, B Inge 1. GIDP - C Monroe. Team LOB - 7. BASERUNNING: SB - C Guillen 2 (9, 2nd base off J Saunders/J Mathis, 3rd base off J Saunders/J Mathis), C Granderson (13, 2nd base off J Speier/J Mathis). FIELDING: E - M Rabelo (4, catch). DP: 3 (P Polanco-M Hessman, P Polanco-C Guillen-M Hessman, C Guillen-P Polanco-M Hessman). LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Willits dh 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .306 C Figgins 2b 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .332 O Cabrera ss 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .309 V Guerrero rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .325 R Quinlan 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .262 a-C Kotchman ph-1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300 G Matthews Jr cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .271 G Anderson lf 2 2 1 3 2 0 0 .303 J Mathis c 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .200 B Wood 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .143 Totals 32 10 13 9 7 6 13 a-doubled to deep center for R Quinlan in the 6th. BATTING: 2B - C Kotchman (21, J Grilli); J Mathis (2, T Byrdak). HR - G Anderson (5, 8th inning off T Byrdak 2 on, 1 Out), O Cabrera (6, 8th inning off J Capellan 1 on, 2 Out). S - C Kotchman. RBI - R Willits (29), C Kotchman (46), J Mathis (2), G Anderson 3 (26), C Figgins (36), O Cabrera 2 (58). 2-out RBI - R Willits, J Mathis, C Figgins, O Cabrera 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Figgins 1, B Wood 1. GIDP - V Guerrero, G Matthews Jr, R Willits. Team LOB - 6. BASERUNNING: SB - R Willits (20, 2nd base off T Byrdak/M Rabelo). CS - C Figgins (7, 2nd base by J Grilli/M Rabelo). FIELDING: DP: 1 (O Cabrera-C Figgins-R Quinlan). ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 100 002 00 -- 3 LA ANGELS - 000 012 07 -- 10 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era A Miller 5 5 2 2 4 4 0 3.76 J Grilli 2 3 2 2 2 1 0 5.58 T Byrdak 2/3 4 5 3 1 1 1 4.43 J Capellan 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.86 LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era J Saunders 5 1/3 8 3 3 1 4 1 3.16 C Bootcheck 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.98 J Speier 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.85 S Shields 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.32 A Miller pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. J Grilli pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. IBB - G Anderson (by J Grilli), G Matthews Jr (by T Byrdak). Pitches-strikes: A Miller 100-63; J Grilli 46-29; T Byrdak 29-14; J Capellan 2-2; J Saunders 101-61; C Bootcheck 22-15; J Speier 5-2; S Shields 19-10. Ground balls-fly balls: A Miller 8-3; J Grilli 2-2; T Byrdak 1-0; J Capellan 1-0; J Saunders 5-7; C Bootcheck 1-2; J Speier 0-1; S Shields 1-1. Batters faced: A Miller 21; J Grilli 10; T Byrdak 7; J Capellan 2; J Saunders 24; C Bootcheck 5; J Speier 1; S Shields 4. UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Bill Miller. Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, out to center.</div>
AL: DETROIT at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - PITCHING CHANGE LAA: DARREN OLIVER (0-0, 4.63) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3, LA ANGELS 10 DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B INGE (.248, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: DETROIT at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: D Oliver relieved S Shields. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 3 LA ANGELS 10 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B Inge (.248, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: DETROIT at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 11 1 LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 x 10 13 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: DET - ANDREW MILLER, JASON GRILLI (6TH), TIM BYRDAK (8TH), JOSE CAPELLAN (8TH) AND MIKE RABELO LAA - JOE SAUNDERS, CHRIS BOOTCHECK (6TH), JUSTIN SPEIER (7TH), SCOT SHIELDS (8TH), DARREN OLIVER (9TH) AND JEFF MATHIS HOME RUNS: DET - MAGGLIO ORDONEZ (16) OFF JOE SAUNDERS IN THE 6TH, 1 ON LAA - GARRET ANDERSON (5) OFF TIM BYRDAK IN THE 8TH, 2 ON ORLANDO CABRERA (6) OFF JOSE CAPELLAN IN THE 8TH, 1 ON</div>
AL: DETROIT at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - DETROIT 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 11 1 LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 x 10 13 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: DET - ANDREW MILLER, JASON GRILLI (6TH), TIM BYRDAK (8TH), JOSE CAPELLAN (8TH) AND MIKE RABELO LAA - JOE SAUNDERS, CHRIS BOOTCHECK (6TH), JUSTIN SPEIER (7TH), SCOT SHIELDS (8TH), DARREN OLIVER (9TH) AND JEFF MATHIS WP - SCOT SHIELDS (3-3) LP - JASON GRILLI (5-3) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: DET - MAGGLIO ORDONEZ (16) OFF JOE SAUNDERS IN THE 6TH, 1 ON LAA - GARRET ANDERSON (5) OFF TIM BYRDAK IN THE 8TH, 2 ON ORLANDO CABRERA (6) OFF JOSE CAPELLAN IN THE 8TH, 1 ON TIME: 3:30 ATT: 43,122 PROBABLES: DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN (10-2, 3.69) LAA - DUSTIN MOSELEY (4-1, 4.06)</div>
AL: DETROIT at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">DETROIT (3) VS LA ANGELS (10) - FINAL DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Raburn cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .370 C Granderson cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .303 P Polanco 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .341 G Sheffield dh 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .296 M Ordonez rf 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .354 C Guillen ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .316 M Hessman 1b 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 .286 a-S Casey ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 C Monroe lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .216 B Inge 3b 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .248 M Rabelo c 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .296 Totals 37 3 11 3 2 7 19 a-grounded to first for M Hessman in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - M Rabelo (8, J Saunders). HR - M Ordonez (16, 6th inning off J Saunders 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Guillen (71), M Ordonez 2 (86). 2-out RBI - C Guillen. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Monroe 1, M Hessman 2, G Sheffield 2, P Polanco 2, B Inge 1. GIDP - C Monroe. Team LOB - 9. BASERUNNING: SB - C Guillen 2 (9, 2nd base off J Saunders/J Mathis, 3rd base off J Saunders/J Mathis), C Granderson (13, 2nd base off J Speier/J Mathis). FIELDING: E - M Rabelo (4, catch). DP: 3 (P Polanco-M Hessman, P Polanco-C Guillen-M Hessman, C Guillen-P Polanco-M Hessman). LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Willits dh 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .306 C Figgins 2b 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .332 O Cabrera ss 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .309 V Guerrero rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .325 R Quinlan 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .262 a-C Kotchman ph-1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300 G Matthews Jr cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .271 G Anderson lf 2 2 1 3 2 0 0 .303 J Mathis c 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .200 B Wood 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .143 Totals 32 10 13 9 7 6 13 a-doubled to deep center for R Quinlan in the 6th. BATTING: 2B - C Kotchman (21, J Grilli); J Mathis (2, T Byrdak). HR - G Anderson (5, 8th inning off T Byrdak 2 on, 1 Out), O Cabrera (6, 8th inning off J Capellan 1 on, 2 Out). S - C Kotchman. RBI - R Willits (29), C Kotchman (46), J Mathis (2), G Anderson 3 (26), C Figgins (36), O Cabrera 2 (58). 2-out RBI - R Willits, J Mathis, C Figgins, O Cabrera 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Figgins 1, B Wood 1. GIDP - V Guerrero, G Matthews Jr, R Willits. Team LOB - 6. BASERUNNING: SB - R Willits (20, 2nd base off T Byrdak/M Rabelo). CS - C Figgins (7, 2nd base by J Grilli/M Rabelo). FIELDING: DP: 1 (O Cabrera-C Figgins-R Quinlan). ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 100 002 000 -- 3 LA ANGELS - 000 012 07x -- 10 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era A Miller 5 5 2 2 4 4 0 3.76 J Grilli (L, 5-3; B, 2) 2 3 2 2 2 1 0 5.58 T Byrdak 2/3 4 5 2 1 1 1 4.03 J Capellan 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.86 LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era J Saunders 5 1/3 8 3 3 1 4 1 3.16 C Bootcheck 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.98 J Speier 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.85 S Shields (W, 3-3) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.32 D Oliver 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.50 A Miller pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. J Grilli pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. IBB - G Anderson (by J Grilli), G Matthews Jr (by T Byrdak). Pitches-strikes: A Miller 100-63; J Grilli 46-29; T Byrdak 29-14; J Capellan 2-2; J Saunders 101-61; C Bootcheck 22-15; J Speier 5-2; S Shields 19-10; D Oliver 21-13. Ground balls-fly balls: A Miller 8-3; J Grilli 2-2; T Byrdak 1-0; J Capellan 1-0; J Saunders 5-7; C Bootcheck 1-2; J Speier 0-1; S Shields 1-1; D Oliver 2-0. Batters faced: A Miller 21; J Grilli 10; T Byrdak 7; J Capellan 2; J Saunders 24; C Bootcheck 5; J Speier 1; S Shields 4; D Oliver 5. UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Bill Miller. T--3:30. Att--43,122. Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, out to center.</div>
AL: DETROIT at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DETROIT (3) AT LA ANGELS (10) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DETROIT 1ST: R Raburn flied out to right. P Polanco singled to center. G Sheffield singled to left, P Polanco to second. M Ordonez flied out to right. C Guillen singled to left, P Polanco scored, G Sheffield to third, C Guillen to second advancing on throw. M Hessman struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, LA ANGELS 0. LA ANGELS 5TH: G Matthews Jr struck out looking. G Anderson walked. J Mathis singled to right, G Anderson to second. B Wood flied out to center, G Anderson to third. R Willits singled to right, G Anderson scored, J Mathis to second. C Figgins struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, LA ANGELS 1. DETROIT 6TH: G Sheffield singled to center. M Ordonez homered to center, G Sheffield scored. C Guillen singled to center. C Guillen stole second. M Hessman struck out swinging, C Guillen stole third. C Bootcheck relieved J Saunders. C Monroe popped out to first. B Inge struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, LA ANGELS 1. LA ANGELS 6TH: C Granderson in center field. O Cabrera walked. J Grilli relieved A Miller. V Guerrero grounded out to shortstop, O Cabrera to second. C Kotchman hit for R Quinlan. C Kotchman doubled to deep center, O Cabrera scored. G Matthews Jr flied out to center. G Anderson intentionally walked. J Mathis singled to left, C Kotchman scored, G Anderson to second. B Wood grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, LA ANGELS 3. LA ANGELS 8TH: S Casey at first base. V Guerrero reached on infield single to third. T Byrdak relieved J Grilli. C Kotchman sacrificed to first, V Guerrero to second. G Matthews Jr intentionally walked. G Anderson homered to right, V Guerrero and G Matthews Jr scored. J Mathis doubled to deep right center. B Wood struck out swinging. R Willits reached on infield single to second, J Mathis to third, J Mathis scored on error by catcher M Rabelo. R Willits stole second. C Figgins singled to center, R Willits scored, C Figgins to second advancing on throw. J Capellan relieved T Byrdak. O Cabrera homered to left, C Figgins scored. V Guerrero grounded out to third. (7 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Error) DETROIT 3, LA ANGELS 10.</div>
AL: DETROIT at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DETROIT (3) AT LA ANGELS (10) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Detroit Starting Lineups -- R Raburn CF, P Polanco 2B, G Sheffield DH, M Ordonez RF, C Guillen SS, M Hessman 1B, C Monroe LF, B Inge 3B, M Rabelo C, A Miller LHP. La Angels Starting Lineups -- R Willits DH, C Figgins 2B, O Cabrera SS, V Guerrero RF, R Quinlan 1B, G Matthews Jr CF, G Anderson LF, J Mathis C, B Wood 3B, J Saunders LHP. Umpires -- Marvin Hudson (HP), Ed Montague (1B), Brian Gorman (2B), Bill Miller (3B). Gametime Weather: 85 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to center at 10 mph. DETROIT 1ST: R Raburn flied out to right. P Polanco singled to center. G Sheffield singled to left, P Polanco to second. M Ordonez flied out to right. C Guillen singled to left, P Polanco scored, G Sheffield to third, C Guillen to second advancing on throw. M Hessman struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, LA ANGELS 0. LA ANGELS 1ST: R Willits singled to left center. C Figgins struck out looking. O Cabrera singled to center, R Willits to second. V Guerrero grounded into double play, second to first, O Cabrera out at second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, LA ANGELS 0. DETROIT 2ND: C Monroe flied out to right. B Inge singled to left. M Rabelo doubled to right, B Inge to third. R Raburn struck out swinging. P Polanco lined out to right. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, LA ANGELS 0. LA ANGELS 2ND: R Quinlan walked. G Matthews Jr grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, R Quinlan out at second. G Anderson grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, LA ANGELS 0. DETROIT 3RD: G Sheffield grounded out to shortstop. M Ordonez popped out to second. C Guillen popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, LA ANGELS 0. LA ANGELS 3RD: J Mathis struck out swinging. B Wood singled to left. R Willits grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, B Wood out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, LA ANGELS 0. DETROIT 4TH: M Hessman walked. C Monroe grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Hessman out at second. B Inge struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, LA ANGELS 0. LA ANGELS 4TH: C Figgins flied out to right. O Cabrera grounded out to second. V Guerrero walked. R Quinlan flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, LA ANGELS 0. DETROIT 5TH: M Rabelo grounded out to third. R Raburn flied out to left. P Polanco grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, LA ANGELS 0. LA ANGELS 5TH: G Matthews Jr struck out looking. G Anderson walked. J Mathis singled to right, G Anderson to second. B Wood flied out to center, G Anderson to third. R Willits singled to right, G Anderson scored, J Mathis to second. C Figgins struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, LA ANGELS 1. DETROIT 6TH: G Sheffield singled to center. M Ordonez homered to center, G Sheffield scored. C Guillen singled to center. C Guillen stole second. M Hessman struck out swinging, C Guillen stole third. C Bootcheck relieved J Saunders. C Monroe popped out to first. B Inge struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, LA ANGELS 1. LA ANGELS 6TH: C Granderson in center field. O Cabrera walked. J Grilli relieved A Miller. V Guerrero grounded out to shortstop, O Cabrera to second. C Kotchman hit for R Quinlan. C Kotchman doubled to deep center, O Cabrera scored. G Matthews Jr flied out to center. G Anderson intentionally walked. J Mathis singled to left, C Kotchman scored, G Anderson to second. B Wood grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, LA ANGELS 3. DETROIT 7TH: C Kotchman at first base. M Rabelo singled to center. C Granderson grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Rabelo out at second. P Polanco lined out to center. J Speier relieved C Bootcheck. C Granderson stole second. G Sheffield popped out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, LA ANGELS 3. LA ANGELS 7TH: R Willits struck out looking. C Figgins walked. C Figgins caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. O Cabrera flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, LA ANGELS 3. DETROIT 8TH: S Shields relieved J Speier. M Ordonez walked. C Guillen popped out to first. S Casey hit for M Hessman. S Casey grounded out to first, M Ordonez to second. C Monroe struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, LA ANGELS 3. LA ANGELS 8TH: S Casey at first base. V Guerrero reached on infield single to third. T Byrdak relieved J Grilli. C Kotchman sacrificed to first, V Guerrero to second. G Matthews Jr intentionally walked. G Anderson homered to right, V Guerrero and G Matthews Jr scored. J Mathis doubled to deep right center. B Wood struck out swinging. R Willits reached on infield single to second, J Mathis to third, J Mathis scored on error by catcher M Rabelo. R Willits stole second. C Figgins singled to center, R Willits scored, C Figgins to second advancing on throw. J Capellan relieved T Byrdak. O Cabrera homered to left, C Figgins scored. V Guerrero grounded out to third. (7 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Error) DETROIT 3, LA ANGELS 10. DETROIT 9TH: D Oliver relieved S Shields. B Inge struck out swinging. M Rabelo grounded out to second. C Granderson singled to center. P Polanco reached on infield single to pitcher, C Granderson to second. G Sheffield grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, P Polanco out at second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, LA ANGELS 10.</div>
Angels pound Tigers as offense continues to produce <h3>LA ANGELS 10, DETROIT 3</h3>ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- Garret Anderson hit a three-runhome run in the eighth inning to lift the Los Angeles Angels ofAnaheim to a 10-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. Anderson connected for his fifth homer of the season offreliever Tim Byrdak with one out after Gary Matthews Jr. hadbeen intentionally walked. The shot by Anderson snapped a 3-3 tie and then the floodgatesopened. Reggie Willits and Chone Figgins each added RBI singleslater in the frame and Orlando Cabrera hit a two-run homer tocap the seven-run uprising. The win was the third straight for the Angels, who have scored37 runs in their last five games. The Tigers have lost three ina row and five of seven Carlos Guillen put the Tigers in front, 1-0, with an RBI singlein the first. Magglio Ordonez put Detroit up, 3-1, in the sixthwith a two-run home run, his 16th of the season, off Angelsstarter Joe Saunders. The Angels tied the game, 1-1, in the fifth on an RBI single byWillits. After the home run by Ordonez, the Angels answeredback with a pair of runs in the home half of the frame. Casey Kotchman doubled to deep center to score Cabrera.Kotchman later scored on a single by catcher Jeff Mathis to makeit 3-3. Mathis has taken over as the Angels' starting catcher with MikeNapoli out with a strained right hamstring and Jose Molinahaving been traded to the New York Yankees last week. Willits and Mathis each had three hits as the Angels continuedtheir recent offensive explosion. Scot Shields (3-3) allowed a walk and struck out one in theeighth to pick up the win. Jason Grilli (5-3) yielded two runs and three hits in twoinnings to take the loss.
AL: DETROIT at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">DETROIT (3) VS LA ANGELS (10) - FINAL DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Raburn cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .370 C Granderson cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .303 P Polanco 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .341 G Sheffield dh 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .296 M Ordonez rf 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .354 C Guillen ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .316 M Hessman 1b 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 .286 a-S Casey ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 C Monroe lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .216 B Inge 3b 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .248 M Rabelo c 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .296 Totals 37 3 11 3 2 7 19 a-grounded to first for M Hessman in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - M Rabelo (8, J Saunders). HR - M Ordonez (16, 6th inning off J Saunders 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Guillen (71), M Ordonez 2 (87). 2-out RBI - C Guillen. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Monroe 1, M Hessman 2, G Sheffield 2, P Polanco 2, B Inge 1. GIDP - C Monroe. Team LOB - 9. BASERUNNING: SB - C Guillen 2 (9, 2nd base off J Saunders/J Mathis, 3rd base off J Saunders/J Mathis), C Granderson (13, 2nd base off J Speier/J Mathis). FIELDING: E - M Rabelo (4, catch). DP: 3 (P Polanco-M Hessman, P Polanco-C Guillen-M Hessman, C Guillen-P Polanco-M Hessman). LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Willits dh 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .306 C Figgins 2b 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .332 O Cabrera ss 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .309 V Guerrero rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .325 R Quinlan 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .262 a-C Kotchman ph-1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300 G Matthews Jr cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .271 G Anderson lf 2 2 1 3 2 0 0 .303 J Mathis c 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .200 B Wood 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .143 Totals 32 10 13 9 7 6 13 a-doubled to deep center for R Quinlan in the 6th. BATTING: 2B - C Kotchman (21, J Grilli); J Mathis (2, T Byrdak). HR - G Anderson (5, 8th inning off T Byrdak 2 on, 1 Out), O Cabrera (6, 8th inning off J Capellan 1 on, 2 Out). S - C Kotchman. RBI - R Willits (29), C Kotchman (46), J Mathis (2), G Anderson 3 (26), C Figgins (36), O Cabrera 2 (58). 2-out RBI - R Willits, J Mathis, C Figgins, O Cabrera 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Figgins 1, B Wood 1. GIDP - V Guerrero, G Matthews Jr, R Willits. Team LOB - 6. BASERUNNING: SB - R Willits (20, 2nd base off T Byrdak/M Rabelo). CS - C Figgins (7, 2nd base by J Grilli/M Rabelo). FIELDING: DP: 1 (O Cabrera-C Figgins-R Quinlan). ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT - 100 002 000 -- 3 LA ANGELS - 000 012 07x -- 10 ---------------------------------------------------- DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era A Miller 5 5 2 2 4 4 0 3.76 J Grilli (L, 5-3; B, 2) 2 3 2 2 2 1 0 5.58 T Byrdak 2/3 4 5 2 1 1 1 4.03 J Capellan 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.86 LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era J Saunders 5 1/3 8 3 3 1 4 1 3.16 C Bootcheck 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.98 J Speier 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.85 S Shields (W, 3-3) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.32 D Oliver 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.50 A Miller pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. J Grilli pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. IBB - G Anderson (by J Grilli), G Matthews Jr (by T Byrdak). Pitches-strikes: A Miller 100-63; J Grilli 46-29; T Byrdak 29-14; J Capellan 2-2; J Saunders 101-61; C Bootcheck 22-15; J Speier 5-2; S Shields 19-10; D Oliver 21-13. Ground balls-fly balls: A Miller 8-3; J Grilli 2-2; T Byrdak 1-0; J Capellan 1-0; J Saunders 5-7; C Bootcheck 1-2; J Speier 0-1; S Shields 1-1; D Oliver 2-0. Batters faced: A Miller 21; J Grilli 10; T Byrdak 7; J Capellan 2; J Saunders 24; C Bootcheck 5; J Speier 1; S Shields 4; D Oliver 5. UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Ed Montague. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Bill Miller. T--3:30. Att--43,122. Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, out to center.</div>
Angels pound Tigers as offense continues to produce <h3>LA ANGELS 10, DETROIT 3</h3>ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- Garret Anderson hit a three-runhome run in the eighth inning to lift the Los Angeles Angels ofAnaheim to a 10-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. Anderson connected for his fifth homer of the season offreliever Tim Byrdak with one out after Gary Matthews Jr. hadbeen intentionally walked. The shot by Anderson snapped a 3-3 tie and then the floodgatesopened. Reggie Willits and Chone Figgins each added RBI singleslater in the frame and Orlando Cabrera hit a two-run homer tocap the seven-run uprising. "We had a great game from a lot of guys," Angels manager MikeScioscia said. "Jeff Mathis, Reggie Willits and obviously thebig hit by Garret driving the ball was huge for us." There was a bit of controversy surrounding Anderson's blast asDetroit manager Jim Leyland argued that a fan interfered withthe ball. "I don't talk about the umpires, I don't get into that," Leylandsaid. "I don't want to discuss the umpires. I mean, you guyssaw the play and you can form your own opinion." The win was the third straight for the Angels, who have scored37 runs in their last five games. The Tigers have lost three ina row and five of seven. "I think some guys are re-emerging," Scioscia said. "You seeGarret is getting into his game and he's driving the ball verywell." Carlos Guillen put the Tigers in front, 1-0, with an RBI singlein the first. Magglio Ordonez put Detroit up, 3-1, in the sixthwith a two-run home run, his 16th of the season, off Angelsstarter Joe Saunders. The Angels tied the game, 1-1, in the fifth on an RBI single byWillits. After the home run by Ordonez, the Angels answeredback with a pair of runs in the home half of the frame. Casey Kotchman doubled to deep center to score Cabrera. Kotchmanlater scored on a single by catcher Mathis to make it 3-3. "It feels great to produce for the team and get some confidencefrom these guys," Mathis said. "To know that I can produce uphere and produce for these guys and get a win, feels good." Mathis has taken over as the Angels' starting catcher with MikeNapoli out with a strained right hamstring and Jose Molinahaving been traded to the New York Yankees last week. Willits and Mathis each had three hits as the Angels continuedtheir recent offensive explosion. "I'm happy the offense is going," Scioscia said. "I'm happierthat we're controlling one of the best offenses in baseball.Detroit has an incredible lineup and we've been able to at leastcontrol them and give our offense a chance." Scot Shields (3-3) allowed a walk and struck out one in theeighth to pick up the win. Jason Grilli (5-3) yielded two runs and three hits in twoinnings to take the loss. "That's a tough club over there," Scioscia said. "From theoffensive side, you have to really pitch well. Joe Saundersdid, Chris Bootcheck did a great job, Justin Speier had a bigout, along with Shields and Darren Oliver finishing it out."
