AL: LA ANGELS (51-32) at TEXAS (35-48) <h3>Wright, Rangers look to take series from Angels</h3> La Angels (51-32) at Texas (35-48), 8:35 pm EDT ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- The Texas Rangers turn to JameyWright to continue their impressive play at home. Wright and the Rangers aim for their fourth straight home serieswin when they face the Los Angeles Angles of Anaheim onWednesday. Brad Wilkerson homered three times and Kevin Millwood pitched aseason-high eight innings for Texas which defeated Anaheim, 8-3,on Tuesday. The Rangers, who took three straight home seriesfrom National League opponents during interleague play, give theball to Wright (1-2, 6.38 ERA). The righthander, who is making his fifth start, allowed two runsand six hits in a 2-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox last Friday.Wright, who is 0-1 lifetime vs. the Angels, hasn't pitched pastthe sixth inning in 11 consecutive starts. The angels counter with Jered Weaver (6-4, 3.55), who looks torebound from his first loss in two months. The righthanderallowed a run and four hits in seven innings in a 1-0 loss tothe Kansas City Royals on June 27. However, Weaver won his only decision vs. the Rangers on May 14,when he allowed one run and seven hits in a 7-2 at Texas.
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">LA ANGELS AT TEXAS -- LINEUPS LA ANGELS TEXAS AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Reggie Willits LF .330 0 24 Kenny Lofton CF .298 5 19 Chone Figgins 3B .318 1 23 Jerry Hairston Jr 2B .239 3 10 Orlando Cabrera SS .333 5 48 Michael Young SS .292 4 48 Vladimir Guerrero RF .328 14 73 Sammy Sosa DH .251 14 63 Gary Matthews Jr CF .277 10 42 Frank Catalanotto LF .208 6 22 Casey Kotchman 1B .306 9 38 Marlon Byrd RF .369 3 22 Garret Anderson DH .265 3 15 Brad Wilkerson 1B .235 13 39 Howie Kendrick 2B .299 4 18 Gerald Laird C .232 5 25 Jeff Mathis C .000 0 0 Ramon Vazquez 3B .248 4 12 Jered Weaver RHP (6-4, 3.55) Jamey Wright RHP (1-2, 6.38)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS WARMUPS: LAA - JERED WEAVER (6-4, 3.55) TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT (1-2, 6.38) UMPIRES: HP - BILL WELKE 1B - ANGEL CAMPOS 2B - LAZ DIAZ 3B - JOHN HIRSCHBECK WEATHER: 81 Degrees, cloudy WIND: 10 mph, in from left</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS STARTING BATS: LAA - JERED WEAVER AND JEFF MATHIS TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT AND GERALD LAIRD DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: R WILLITS (.330, 0 HR, 24 RBI) C FIGGINS (.318, 1 HR, 23 RBI) O CABRERA (.333, 5 HR, 48 RBI)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JERED WEAVER TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT DUE UP FOR TEXAS: K LOFTON (.298, 5 HR, 19 RBI) J HAIRSTON JR (.239, 3 HR, 10 RBI) M YOUNG (.292, 4 HR, 48 RBI)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Willits lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .330 C Figgins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317 O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .332 V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .326 G Matthews Jr cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 C Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 G Anderson dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 J Mathis c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 J Hairston Jr 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 M Young ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 S Sosa dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 F Catalanotto lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 M Byrd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .369 B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 0 -- 0 TEXAS - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era J Weaver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.55 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era J Wright 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 6.05 Pitches-strikes: J Wright 14-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J Wright 1-1. Batters faced: J Wright 4. UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--Angel Campos. 2B--Laz Diaz. 3B--John Hirschbeck. Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS CONFIRMED STARTERS: LAA - JERED WEAVER TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JERED WEAVER TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G MATTHEWS JR (.277, 10 HR, 42 RBI) C KOTCHMAN (.306, 9 HR, 38 RBI) G ANDERSON (.265, 3 HR, 15 RBI)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS TEXAS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Willits lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .330 C Figgins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317 O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .332 V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .326 G Matthews Jr cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 C Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 G Anderson dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 J Mathis c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 J Hairston Jr 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 M Young ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 F Catalanotto lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 M Byrd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .369 B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 0 -- 0 TEXAS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era J Weaver 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.50 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era J Wright 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 6.05 Pitches-strikes: J Weaver 18-8; J Wright 14-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J Weaver 0-2; J Wright 1-1. Batters faced: J Weaver 4; J Wright 4. UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--Angel Campos. 2B--Laz Diaz. 3B--John Hirschbeck. Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JERED WEAVER TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT DUE UP FOR TEXAS: F CATALANOTTO (.208, 6 HR, 22 RBI) M BYRD (.369, 3 HR, 22 RBI) B WILKERSON (.235, 13 HR, 39 RBI)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Willits lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .330 C Figgins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317 O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .332 V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .326 G Matthews Jr cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277 C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .305 G Anderson dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 J Mathis c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 5 0 0 0 2 2 5 BATTING: GIDP - G Anderson. Team LOB - 1. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 J Hairston Jr 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 M Young ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 F Catalanotto lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 M Byrd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .369 B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Hairston Jr-M Young-B Wilkerson). ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 00 -- 0 TEXAS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era J Weaver 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.50 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era J Wright 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 5.75 Pitches-strikes: J Weaver 18-8; J Wright 28-16. Ground balls-fly balls: J Weaver 0-2; J Wright 3-1. Batters faced: J Weaver 4; J Wright 7. UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--Angel Campos. 2B--Laz Diaz. 3B--John Hirschbeck. Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY BRAD WILKERSON SCORED MARLON BYRD. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B WILKERSON ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 0 TEXAS 1 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR TEXAS: G LAIRD (.232, 5 HR, 25 RBI)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 0 TEXAS 0 1 1 2 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JERED WEAVER TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: H KENDRICK (.299, 4 HR, 18 RBI) J MATHIS (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI) R WILLITS (.330, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS TEXAS (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Willits lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .330 C Figgins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317 O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .332 V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .326 G Matthews Jr cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277 C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .305 G Anderson dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 J Mathis c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 5 0 0 0 2 2 5 BATTING: GIDP - G Anderson. Team LOB - 1. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 J Hairston Jr 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 M Young ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 F Catalanotto lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 M Byrd rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .374 B Wilkerson 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .240 G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 Totals 8 1 2 1 1 2 3 BATTING: 2B - M Byrd (8, J Weaver); B Wilkerson (10, J Weaver). RBI - B Wilkerson (40). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Vazquez 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Hairston Jr-M Young-B Wilkerson). ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 00 -- 0 TEXAS - 01 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era J Weaver 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 3.58 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era J Wright 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 5.75 Pitches-strikes: J Weaver 46-25; J Wright 28-16. Ground balls-fly balls: J Weaver 0-4; J Wright 3-1. Batters faced: J Weaver 9; J Wright 7. UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--Angel Campos. 2B--Laz Diaz. 3B--John Hirschbeck. Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEXAS 0 1 1 2 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JERED WEAVER TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT DUE UP FOR TEXAS: K LOFTON (.297, 0-FOR-1) J HAIRSTON JR (.237, 0-FOR-1) M YOUNG (.292, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS TEXAS (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Willits lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .329 C Figgins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317 O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .332 V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .326 G Matthews Jr cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277 C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .305 G Anderson dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 J Mathis c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 8 0 0 0 2 2 5 BATTING: GIDP - G Anderson. Team LOB - 1. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 J Hairston Jr 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 M Young ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 F Catalanotto lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 M Byrd rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .374 B Wilkerson 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .240 G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 Totals 8 1 2 1 1 2 3 BATTING: 2B - M Byrd (8, J Weaver); B Wilkerson (10, J Weaver). RBI - B Wilkerson (40). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Vazquez 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Hairston Jr-M Young-B Wilkerson). ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 000 -- 0 TEXAS - 01 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era J Weaver 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 3.58 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era J Wright 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 5.48 Pitches-strikes: J Weaver 46-25; J Wright 41-24. Ground balls-fly balls: J Weaver 0-4; J Wright 5-2. Batters faced: J Weaver 9; J Wright 10. UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--Angel Campos. 2B--Laz Diaz. 3B--John Hirschbeck. Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - LA ANGELS 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEXAS 0 1 0 1 3 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - JERED WEAVER TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C FIGGINS (.317, 0-FOR-1) O CABRERA (.332, 0-FOR-1) V GUERRERO (.326, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS TEXAS (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Willits lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .329 C Figgins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .317 O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .332 V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .326 G Matthews Jr cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277 C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .305 G Anderson dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 J Mathis c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 8 0 0 0 2 2 5 BATTING: GIDP - G Anderson. Team LOB - 1. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 J Hairston Jr 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 M Young ss 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .294 S Sosa dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .249 F Catalanotto lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 M Byrd rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .374 B Wilkerson 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .240 G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 Totals 12 1 3 1 1 2 4 BATTING: 2B - M Byrd (8, J Weaver); B Wilkerson (10, J Weaver). RBI - B Wilkerson (40). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Vazquez 1. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Hairston Jr-M Young-B Wilkerson). ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS - 000 -- 0 TEXAS - 010 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era J Weaver 3 3 1 1 1 2 0 3.53 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era J Wright 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 5.48 Pitches-strikes: J Weaver 61-36; J Wright 41-24. Ground balls-fly balls: J Weaver 1-6; J Wright 5-2. Batters faced: J Weaver 13; J Wright 10. UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--Angel Campos. 2B--Laz Diaz. 3B--John Hirschbeck. Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, in from left.</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY VLADIMIR GUERRERO SCORED CHONE FIGGINS. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, V GUERRERO ON FIRST, O CABRERA ON SECOND, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 1 TEXAS 1 TOP, 4TH DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G MATTHEWS JR (.277, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
AL: LA ANGELS at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE CASEY KOTCHMAN HIT INTO DOUBLE PLAY SCORING ORLANDO CABRERA. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, V GUERRERO ON THIRD, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 2 TEXAS 1 TOP, 4TH DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G ANDERSON (.263, 0-FOR-1)</div>
