AL: LA ANGELS (62-44) at OAKLAND (51-57) <h3>Angels hopes to end struggles against Athletics</h3> <div class="pre">LA Angels (62-43) at Oakland (51-57) 10:05 pm EDT</div> OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- The Los Angeles Angels ofAnaheim hope to turn around their struggles against the OaklandAthletics when the team meet in the opener of a four-game seriesThursday. Despite leading the American League West, the Angels are just3-6 against the Athletics this season. Oakland is 12 games backof th Angels. Anaheim starts Joe Saunders (4-0, 3.16) is unbeaten in sevenstarts this season. On April 5, the lefthander gave up three runs and nine hits in 52/3 innings, but did not figure into the decision of a 4-3 lossto the Athletics. Chad Gaudin (8-6, 3.71 ERA) gets the call for Oakland, whichenters this series after taking two of three contests againstthe Detroit Tigers. The 24-year-old has been struggling, going 0-3 in his last fourstarts. Gaudin was stellar against the Angels last time here, holding themto just one run and four hits in 7 2/3 innings for a 4-1 win onApril 17. He is 2-0 lifetime against the Angels.
AL: LA ANGELS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">LA ANGELS AT OAKLAND -- LINEUPS LA ANGELS OAKLAND AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Chone Figgins 3B .333 1 37 Travis Buck RF .283 7 28 Orlando Cabrera SS .310 7 62 Shannon Stewart LF .303 8 33 Vladimir Guerrero DH .325 14 83 Nick Swisher 1B .256 14 55 Garret Anderson LF .291 6 31 Mike Piazza DH .305 3 20 Gary Matthews Jr CF .279 13 60 Mark Ellis 2B .261 13 47 Casey Kotchman 1B .297 9 48 Marco Scutaro 3B .237 4 18 Maicer Izturis 2B .266 2 24 Mark Kotsay CF .236 1 19 Jeff Mathis C .225 0 2 Kurt Suzuki C .242 2 10 Reggie Willits RF .303 0 29 Donnie Murphy SS .156 0 4 Joe Saunders LHP (4-0, 3.16) Chad Gaudin RHP (8-6, 3.71)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND WARMUPS: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS (4-0, 3.16) OAK - CHAD GAUDIN (8-6, 3.71) UMPIRES: HP - ALFONSO MARQUEZ 1B - CHRIS GUCCIONE 2B - MIKE EVERITT 3B - GERRY DAVIS WEATHER: 65 Degrees, clear WIND: 12 mph, left to right</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND STARTING BATS: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS AND JEFF MATHIS OAK - CHAD GAUDIN AND KURT SUZUKI DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C FIGGINS (.333, 1 HR, 37 RBI) O CABRERA (.310, 7 HR, 62 RBI) V GUERRERO (.325, 14 HR, 83 RBI)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 0 0 1 0 OAKLAND 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: T BUCK (.283, 7 HR, 28 RBI) S STEWART (.303, 8 HR, 33 RBI) N SWISHER (.256, 14 HR, 55 RBI)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS OAKLAND (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Figgins 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335 O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 V Guerrero dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .324 G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 G Matthews Jr cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 C Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 M Izturis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 J Mathis c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 R Willits rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Anderson 1. Team LOB - 1. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 S Stewart lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 N Swisher 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 M Piazza dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 M Kotsay cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 D Murphy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: PB - K Suzuki. ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 0 -- 0 OAKLAND - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era J Saunders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.16 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.68 Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 14-8. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 1-2. Batters faced: C Gaudin 4. UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Gerry Davis. Weather: 65 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND CONFIRMED STARTERS: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS OAK - CHAD GAUDIN</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 0 0 1 0 OAKLAND 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G MATTHEWS JR (.279, 13 HR, 60 RBI) C KOTCHMAN (.297, 9 HR, 48 RBI) M IZTURIS (.266, 2 HR, 24 RBI)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS OAKLAND (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Figgins 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335 O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 V Guerrero dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .324 G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 G Matthews Jr cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 C Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 M Izturis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 J Mathis c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 R Willits rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Anderson 1. Team LOB - 1. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 S Stewart lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305 N Swisher 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 M Kotsay cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 D Murphy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 Totals 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: PB - K Suzuki. ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 0 -- 0 OAKLAND - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era J Saunders 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.09 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.68 Pitches-strikes: J Saunders 18-12; C Gaudin 14-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J Saunders 1-1; C Gaudin 1-2. Batters faced: J Saunders 5; C Gaudin 4. UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Gerry Davis. Weather: 65 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 0 0 0 1 0 OAKLAND 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M SCUTARO (.237, 4 HR, 18 RBI) M KOTSAY (.236, 1 HR, 19 RBI) K SUZUKI (.242, 2 HR, 10 RBI)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS OAKLAND (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Figgins 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335 O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 V Guerrero dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .324 G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 M Izturis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 J Mathis c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 R Willits rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 0 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Anderson 1. Team LOB - 1. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 S Stewart lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305 N Swisher 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260 M Scutaro 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 M Kotsay cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 D Murphy ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 Totals 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: PB - K Suzuki. ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 00 -- 0 OAKLAND - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era J Saunders 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.09 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.65 Pitches-strikes: J Saunders 18-12; C Gaudin 23-14. Ground balls-fly balls: J Saunders 1-1; C Gaudin 3-3. Batters faced: J Saunders 5; C Gaudin 7. UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Gerry Davis. Weather: 65 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 0 0 0 1 0 OAKLAND 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: J MATHIS (.225, 0 HR, 2 RBI) R WILLITS (.303, 0 HR, 29 RBI) C FIGGINS (.335, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS OAKLAND (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Figgins 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .335 O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .310 V Guerrero dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .324 G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 M Izturis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 J Mathis c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 R Willits rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 0 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Anderson 1. Team LOB - 1. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 S Stewart lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305 N Swisher 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260 M Scutaro 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 K Suzuki c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 D Murphy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .152 Totals 8 0 2 0 1 1 5 BATTING: 2B - M Scutaro (6, J Saunders). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1, D Murphy 1. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: PB - K Suzuki. ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 00 -- 0 OAKLAND - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era J Saunders 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.02 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.65 Pitches-strikes: J Saunders 30-21; C Gaudin 23-14. Ground balls-fly balls: J Saunders 4-1; C Gaudin 3-3. Batters faced: J Saunders 9; C Gaudin 7. UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Gerry Davis. Weather: 65 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 1 0 OAKLAND 0 0 0 2 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: T BUCK (.282, 0-FOR-1) S STEWART (.305, 1-FOR-1) N SWISHER (.256, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS OAKLAND (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Figgins 3b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .335 O Cabrera ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309 V Guerrero dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .324 G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 M Izturis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 J Mathis c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 R Willits rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Totals 10 0 1 0 1 0 4 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Anderson 1. Team LOB - 2. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 S Stewart lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305 N Swisher 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260 M Scutaro 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 K Suzuki c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 D Murphy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .152 Totals 8 0 2 0 1 1 5 BATTING: 2B - M Scutaro (6, J Saunders). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1, D Murphy 1. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: PB - K Suzuki. ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 000 -- 0 OAKLAND - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era J Saunders 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.02 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.63 Pitches-strikes: J Saunders 30-21; C Gaudin 41-23. Ground balls-fly balls: J Saunders 4-1; C Gaudin 5-4. Batters faced: J Saunders 9; C Gaudin 11. UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Gerry Davis. Weather: 65 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 1 0 OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: V GUERRERO (.324, 0-FOR-1) G ANDERSON (.290, 0-FOR-1) G MATTHEWS JR (.278, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS OAKLAND (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Figgins 3b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .335 O Cabrera ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309 V Guerrero dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .324 G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 M Izturis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 J Mathis c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 R Willits rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Totals 10 0 1 0 1 0 4 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Anderson 1. Team LOB - 2. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 S Stewart lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 N Swisher 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260 M Scutaro 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 K Suzuki c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 D Murphy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .152 Totals 11 0 2 0 1 1 5 BATTING: 2B - M Scutaro (6, J Saunders). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1, D Murphy 1. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: PB - K Suzuki. ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 000 -- 0 OAKLAND - 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era J Saunders 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 2.96 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.63 Pitches-strikes: J Saunders 42-28; C Gaudin 41-23. Ground balls-fly balls: J Saunders 5-3; C Gaudin 5-4. Batters faced: J Saunders 12; C Gaudin 11. UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Gerry Davis. Weather: 65 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY VLADIMIR GUERRERO (15) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE 4TH OFF CHAD GAUDIN. CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 1, OAKLAND 0 DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G ANDERSON (.290, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 2 0 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JOE SAUNDERS OAK - CHAD GAUDIN DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M PIAZZA (.303, 0-FOR-1) M ELLIS (.260, 0-FOR-1) M SCUTARO (.242, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at OAKLAND <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (1) VS OAKLAND (0) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Figgins 3b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .335 O Cabrera ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .309 V Guerrero dh 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .326 G Anderson lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288 G Matthews Jr cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 C Kotchman 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298 M Izturis 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 J Mathis c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 R Willits rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Totals 15 1 3 1 1 0 5 BATTING: HR - V Guerrero (15, 4th inning off C Gaudin 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - V Guerrero (84). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Anderson 1. Team LOB - 3. OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 S Stewart lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 N Swisher 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260 M Scutaro 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 K Suzuki c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 D Murphy ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .152 Totals 11 0 2 0 1 1 5 BATTING: 2B - M Scutaro (6, J Saunders). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1, D Murphy 1. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: PB - K Suzuki. ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 000 1 -- 1 OAKLAND - 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era J Saunders 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 2.96 OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 4 3 1 1 1 0 1 3.67 Pitches-strikes: J Saunders 42-28; C Gaudin 56-32. Ground balls-fly balls: J Saunders 5-3; C Gaudin 8-4. Batters faced: J Saunders 12; C Gaudin 16. UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Gerry Davis. Weather: 65 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, left to right.</div>
