AL: TEXAS at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - PITCHING CHANGE TEX: C.J. WILSON (2-1, 2.40) IN THE 9TH SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, V GUERRERO ON FIRST, O CABRERA ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 7, LA ANGELS 3 DUE UP FOR LAANGELS: G ANDERSON (.286, 0-FOR-2, RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: C Wilson relieved J Benoit. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, V GUERRERO ON FIRST, O CABRERA ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 7 LA ANGELS 3 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G Anderson (.286, 0-FOR-2, RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY GARRET ANDERSON (12) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE 9TH OFF C.J. WILSON SCORED ORLANDO CABRERA AND VLADIMIR GUERRERO. CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 7, LA ANGELS 6 DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: M IZTURIS (.279, 2-FOR-4)</div>
AL: TEXAS at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 10 1 LA ANGELS 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 6 10 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: TEX - EDINSON VOLQUEZ, JAMEY WRIGHT (6TH), JOAQUIN BENOIT (9TH), C.J. WILSON (9TH) AND JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR, DUSTIN MOSELEY (3RD), CHRIS BOOTCHECK (6TH), RICHARD THOMPSON (8TH), JASON BULGER (9TH) AND JEFF MATHIS HOME RUNS: TEX - MARLON BYRD (7) OFF DUSTIN MOSELEY IN THE 4TH, 0 ON LAA - GARRET ANDERSON (12) OFF C.J. WILSON IN THE 9TH, 2 ON</div>
AL: TEXAS at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 10 1 LA ANGELS 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 6 10 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: TEX - EDINSON VOLQUEZ, JAMEY WRIGHT (6TH), JOAQUIN BENOIT (9TH), C.J. WILSON (9TH) AND JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR, DUSTIN MOSELEY (3RD), CHRIS BOOTCHECK (6TH), RICHARD THOMPSON (8TH), JASON BULGER (9TH) AND JEFF MATHIS WP - EDINSON VOLQUEZ (1-0) LP - KELVIM ESCOBAR (15-7) SAVE - C.J. WILSON (9) HOME RUNS: TEX - MARLON BYRD (7) OFF DUSTIN MOSELEY IN THE 4TH, 0 ON LAA - GARRET ANDERSON (12) OFF C.J. WILSON IN THE 9TH, 2 ON TIME: 3:28 ATT: 38,342 PROBABLES: TEX - KASON GABBARD (6-1, 3.79) LAA - JOHN LACKEY (16-8, 3.18)</div>
AL: TEXAS at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">TEXAS (7) VS LA ANGELS (6) - FINAL TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Kinsler 2b 3 0 2 1 2 0 2 .262 R Vazquez 3b 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .238 M Young ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .304 M Byrd cf 5 3 3 1 0 1 1 .310 B Wilkerson 1b 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 .236 N Cruz rf 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .215 D Murphy lf 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 .417 J Botts dh 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .202 J Saltalamacchia c 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 .262 Totals 35 7 10 7 6 14 17 BATTING: 2B - M Byrd (15, K Escobar); D Murphy (6, K Escobar); B Wilkerson (15, K Escobar); I Kinsler (19, R Thompson). 3B - I Kinsler (1, D Moseley). HR - M Byrd (7, 4th inning off D Moseley 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Murphy 2 (7), B Wilkerson 2 (57), J Saltalamacchia (15), M Byrd (56), I Kinsler (51). 2-out RBI - J Saltalamacchia, M Byrd. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1, R Vazquez 3, I Kinsler 1. Team LOB - 8. BASERUNNING: CS - I Kinsler (1, 2nd base by K Escobar/J Mathis). Picked Off - J Botts (1st base, J Mathis). FIELDING: E - D Murphy (1, throw). LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Matthews Jr cf 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .260 O Cabrera ss 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 .310 V Guerrero rf 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .329 G Anderson lf 3 1 1 4 1 0 2 .288 M Izturis 3b 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .278 K Morales dh 5 2 1 0 0 0 3 .329 C Kotchman 1b 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 .294 H Kendrick 2b 4 0 3 2 0 1 0 .322 J Mathis c 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .216 Totals 36 6 10 6 4 7 15 BATTING: 2B - V Guerrero (45, E Volquez); H Kendrick (17, E Volquez); O Cabrera (33, J Benoit). HR - G Anderson (12, 9th inning off C Wilson 2 on, 1 Out). SF - G Anderson. RBI - H Kendrick 2 (25), G Anderson 4 (62). 2-out RBI - H Kendrick. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Anderson 1, G Matthews Jr 2, C Kotchman 1, J Mathis 1. Team LOB - 9. ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 023 101 000 -- 7 LA ANGELS - 010 110 003 -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era E Volquez (W, 1-0) 5 7 3 3 2 4 0 5.40 J Wright 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.94 J Benoit 1/3 1 2 2 1 1 0 2.65 C Wilson (S, 9) 2/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.52 LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era K Escobar (L, 15-7) 2 2/3 6 5 5 4 6 0 2.99 D Moseley 2 1/3 3 2 2 1 2 1 4.48 C Bootcheck 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.91 R Thompson 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 J Bulger 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 D Moseley pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. HBP - J Botts (by K Escobar); O Cabrera (by E Volquez). Pitches-strikes: E Volquez 94-60; J Wright 31-18; J Benoit 11-5; C Wilson 9-7; K Escobar 78-51; D Moseley 47-28; C Bootcheck 31-20; R Thompson 19-12; J Bulger 18-12. Ground balls-fly balls: E Volquez 2-9; J Wright 5-2; J Benoit 0-0; C Wilson 0-2; K Escobar 0-1; D Moseley 3-1; C Bootcheck 2-1; R Thompson 1-0; J Bulger 1-1. Batters faced: E Volquez 25; J Wright 11; J Benoit 3; C Wilson 3; K Escobar 18; D Moseley 10; C Bootcheck 6; R Thompson 4; J Bulger 4. UMPIRES: HP--Gary Cederstrom. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Bill Hohn. 3B--Jim Reynolds. T--3:28. Att--38,342. Weather: 101 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, out to center.</div>
AL: TEXAS at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEXAS (7) AT LA ANGELS (6) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEXAS 2ND: M Byrd hit a ground rule double to left. B Wilkerson struck out swinging. N Cruz walked. D Murphy doubled to deep center, M Byrd and N Cruz scored. J Botts hit by pitch. J Saltalamacchia struck out looking. I Kinsler walked, D Murphy to third, J Botts to second. R Vazquez struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 2, LA ANGELS 0. LA ANGELS 2ND: G Anderson popped out to third. M Izturis singled to center. K Morales grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Izturis out at second. C Kotchman walked, K Morales to second. H Kendrick singled to left, K Morales scored, C Kotchman to second, C Kotchman to third on throwing error by left fielder D Murphy. J Mathis grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) TEXAS 2, LA ANGELS 1. TEXAS 3RD: M Young singled to right. M Byrd singled to right, M Young to second. B Wilkerson doubled to deep left center, M Young and M Byrd scored. N Cruz struck out swinging. D Murphy walked. J Botts struck out looking. J Saltalamacchia singled to center, B Wilkerson scored, D Murphy to third. D Moseley relieved K Escobar. I Kinsler grounded out to third. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 5, LA ANGELS 1. TEXAS 4TH: R Vazquez bunt grounded out to catcher. M Young grounded out to shortstop. M Byrd homered to left. B Wilkerson struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 6, LA ANGELS 1. LA ANGELS 4TH: M Izturis struck out looking. K Morales singled to left. C Kotchman walked, K Morales to second. H Kendrick doubled to deep right, K Morales scored, C Kotchman to third. J Mathis popped out to third. G Matthews Jr struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 6, LA ANGELS 2. LA ANGELS 5TH: O Cabrera hit by pitch. V Guerrero singled to right, O Cabrera to third. G Anderson hit sacrifice fly to right, O Cabrera scored. M Izturis singled to right, V Guerrero to second. K Morales flied out to left. C Kotchman struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 6, LA ANGELS 3. TEXAS 6TH: J Saltalamacchia singled to left. I Kinsler tripled to deep center, J Saltalamacchia scored. C Bootcheck relieved D Moseley. R Vazquez struck out swinging. M Young struck out swinging. M Byrd struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 7, LA ANGELS 3. LA ANGELS 9TH: J Benoit relieved J Wright. G Matthews Jr struck out swinging. O Cabrera doubled to left. V Guerrero walked. C Wilson relieved J Benoit. G Anderson homered to right, O Cabrera and V Guerrero scored. M Izturis popped out to second. K Morales flied out to left. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 7, LA ANGELS 6.</div>
AL: TEXAS at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEXAS (7) AT LA ANGELS (6) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Texas Starting Lineups -- I Kinsler 2B, R Vazquez 3B, M Young SS, M Byrd CF, B Wilkerson 1B, N Cruz RF, D Murphy LF, J Botts DH, J Saltalamacchia C, E Volquez RHP. La Angels Starting Lineups -- G Matthews Jr CF, O Cabrera SS, V Guerrero RF, G Anderson LF, M Izturis 3B, K Morales DH, C Kotchman 1B, H Kendrick 2B, J Mathis C, K Escobar RHP. Umpires -- Gary Cederstrom (HP), Lance Barksdale (1B), Bill Hohn (2B), Jim Reynolds (3B). Gametime Weather: 101 degrees, Sunny, wind out to center at 5 mph. TEXAS 1ST: I Kinsler walked. I Kinsler caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. R Vazquez struck out swinging. M Young flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, LA ANGELS 0. LA ANGELS 1ST: G Matthews Jr flied out to left. O Cabrera flied out to left. V Guerrero flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, LA ANGELS 0. TEXAS 2ND: M Byrd hit a ground rule double to left. B Wilkerson struck out swinging. N Cruz walked. D Murphy doubled to deep center, M Byrd and N Cruz scored. J Botts hit by pitch. J Saltalamacchia struck out looking. I Kinsler walked, D Murphy to third, J Botts to second. R Vazquez struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 2, LA ANGELS 0. LA ANGELS 2ND: G Anderson popped out to third. M Izturis singled to center. K Morales grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Izturis out at second. C Kotchman walked, K Morales to second. H Kendrick singled to left, K Morales scored, C Kotchman to second, C Kotchman to third on throwing error by left fielder D Murphy. J Mathis grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) TEXAS 2, LA ANGELS 1. TEXAS 3RD: M Young singled to right. M Byrd singled to right, M Young to second. B Wilkerson doubled to deep left center, M Young and M Byrd scored. N Cruz struck out swinging. D Murphy walked. J Botts struck out looking. J Saltalamacchia singled to center, B Wilkerson scored, D Murphy to third. D Moseley relieved K Escobar. I Kinsler grounded out to third. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 5, LA ANGELS 1. LA ANGELS 3RD: G Matthews Jr struck out swinging. O Cabrera popped out to second. V Guerrero doubled to center. G Anderson lined out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 5, LA ANGELS 1. TEXAS 4TH: R Vazquez bunt grounded out to catcher. M Young grounded out to shortstop. M Byrd homered to left. B Wilkerson struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 6, LA ANGELS 1. LA ANGELS 4TH: M Izturis struck out looking. K Morales singled to left. C Kotchman walked, K Morales to second. H Kendrick doubled to deep right, K Morales scored, C Kotchman to third. J Mathis popped out to third. G Matthews Jr struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 6, LA ANGELS 2. TEXAS 5TH: N Cruz popped out to first. D Murphy struck out swinging. J Botts walked. J Botts picked off first.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 6, LA ANGELS 2. LA ANGELS 5TH: O Cabrera hit by pitch. V Guerrero singled to right, O Cabrera to third. G Anderson hit sacrifice fly to right, O Cabrera scored. M Izturis singled to right, V Guerrero to second. K Morales flied out to left. C Kotchman struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 6, LA ANGELS 3. TEXAS 6TH: J Saltalamacchia singled to left. I Kinsler tripled to deep center, J Saltalamacchia scored. C Bootcheck relieved D Moseley. R Vazquez struck out swinging. M Young struck out swinging. M Byrd struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 7, LA ANGELS 3. LA ANGELS 6TH: J Wright relieved E Volquez. H Kendrick struck out swinging. J Mathis popped out to second. G Matthews Jr grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 7, LA ANGELS 3. TEXAS 7TH: B Wilkerson grounded out to second. N Cruz flied out to right. D Murphy grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 7, LA ANGELS 3. LA ANGELS 7TH: O Cabrera flied out to left. V Guerrero grounded out to second. G Anderson walked. M Izturis grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 7, LA ANGELS 3. TEXAS 8TH: R Thompson relieved C Bootcheck. J Botts struck out swinging. J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. I Kinsler doubled to right. R Vazquez grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 7, LA ANGELS 3. LA ANGELS 8TH: K Morales grounded out to second. C Kotchman struck out swinging. H Kendrick singled to center. J Mathis grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, H Kendrick out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 7, LA ANGELS 3. TEXAS 9TH: J Bulger relieved R Thompson. M Young grounded out to shortstop. M Byrd flied out to right. B Wilkerson walked. N Cruz struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 7, LA ANGELS 3. LA ANGELS 9TH: J Benoit relieved J Wright. G Matthews Jr struck out swinging. O Cabrera doubled to left. V Guerrero walked. C Wilson relieved J Benoit. G Anderson homered to right, O Cabrera and V Guerrero scored. M Izturis popped out to second. K Morales flied out to left. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 7, LA ANGELS 6.</div>
Rangers blast Escobar, Angels <h3>LA ANGELS 7, TEXAS 6</h3>By Chris Padula PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- Brad Wilkerson, David Murphy andthe Texas Rangers had their way with Cy Young-candidate KelvimEscobar. Wilkerson and Murphy drove in two runs apiece and the Rangersheld on for a 7-6 victory over Escobar and the Los AngelesAngels of Anaheim in the middle contest of a three-game set onSaturday afternoon. Marlon Byrd had three hits for the Rangers, who have won six oftheir last seven games. Escobar (15-7) was looking for his fifth consecutive win andtrying to become the fifth pitcher in the major leagues to reach16 wins, a list that includes teammate John Lackey. But Texas roughed up Escobar early when it put two runs acrossin the second inning. Byrd doubled and, one batter later,Nelson Cruz walked with one out and was plated when Murphydoubled to give the Rangers a 2-0 lead. Escobar lasted just 2 2/3 innings, allowing five runs and sixhits while striking out six and walking four. The outing washis shortest since going 2 1/3 frames against the SeattleMariners on May 15. The Rangers added to their lead in the third when Wilkersondoubled to plate Michael Young and Byrd to make it 4-1.Wilkerson then came around to score when Jarrod Saltalamacchiaripped an RBI single to give his club a four-run advantage. Byrd made it 6-1 with a solo homer in the fifth. The Angels pushed across a run in the fourth on a RBI double byHowie Kendrick, plating Kendry Morales. They cut the deficit inhalf in the fifth when Garret Anderson plated Orlando Cabrerawith a sacrifice fly to make it 6-3. Anderson belted athree-run homer in the ninth off C.J. Wilson before thelefthander notched his ninth save. Rangers starter Edison Volquez (1-0) was recalled prior to thegame to make his first appearance this season. Volquez managedto climb all three levels in the Rangers' farm system thiscampaign, posting a 14-6 record with a 3.67 ERA in 26 starts inthe minor leagues. The righthander had posted a 1-10 mark with a 9.20 ERA in just46 innings in the majors prior to the contest. On Saturday, hehurled five effective innings, allowing three runs and sevenhits while walking two and striking out four. Jamey Wright tossed three innings before Joaquin Benoit andWilson struggled in the ninth. Kendrick had three hits and two RBI for the Angels (80-55), whohad a five-game winning streak snapped and are 6 1/2 games aheadof the Seattle Mariners (73-61) in the American League West.
Rangers blast Escobar, Angels <h3>LA ANGELS 7, TEXAS 6</h3>By Chris Padula PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- Brad Wilkerson, David Murphy andthe Texas Rangers had their way with Cy Young-candidate KelvimEscobar. Wilkerson and Murphy drove in two runs apiece and the Rangersheld on for a 7-6 victory over Escobar and the Los AngelesAngels of Anaheim in the middle contest of a three-game set onSaturday afternoon. Marlon Byrd had three hits for the Rangers, who have won six oftheir last seven games. "We have been playing good baseball lately, and we just want togo out and make teams earn wins against us," Rangers manager RonWashington said. Escobar (15-7) was looking for his fifth consecutive win andtrying to become the fifth pitcher in the major leagues to reach16 wins, a list that includes teammate John Lackey. "I just didn't have my best stuff today," Escobar said. "Justcouldn't find the zone and missed with my pitches." But Texas roughed up Escobar early when it put two runs acrossin the second inning. Byrd doubled and, one batter later,Nelson Cruz walked with one out and was plated when Murphydoubled to give the Rangers a 2-0 lead. "We know that against a guy like him (Escobar) that we have toget to him early before he finds he groove and we did thattoday," Murphy said. Escobar lasted just 2 2/3 innings, allowing five runs and sixhits while striking out six and walking four. The outing washis shortest since going 2 1/3 frames against the SeattleMariners on May 15. "Just have to bounce back and get ready for my next start,"Escobar said. "This is one of those starts where you just wantto forget about it." The Rangers added to their lead in the third when Wilkersondoubled to plate Michael Young and Byrd to make it 4-1.Wilkerson then came around to score when Jarrod Saltalamacchiaripped an RBI single to give his club a four-run advantage. "Felt good to come out here and win the game for him (Volquez)and help contribute," Saltalmacchia said. Byrd made it 6-1 with a solo homer in the fifth. The Angels pushed across a run in the fourth on a RBI double byHowie Kendrick, plating Kendry Morales. They cut the deficit inhalf in the fifth when Garret Anderson plated Orlando Cabrerawith a sacrifice fly to make it 6-3. Anderson belted athree-run homer in the ninth off C.J. Wilson before thelefthander notched his ninth save. "We didn't play our best game, but we still didn't quit and wegave ourselves a chance to win the game at the end," Angelsmanager Mike Scioscia said. Rangers starter Edison Volquez (1-0) was recalled prior to thegame to make his first appearance this season. Volquez managedto climb all three levels in the Rangers' farm system thiscampaign, posting a 14-6 record with a 3.67 ERA in 26 starts inthe minor leagues. "I just wanted to throw the ball well," Volquez said. "I feelhappy because I won the game and I'm back in the big leagues. Ijust tried to make good pitches when I got into trouble, and Idid that." The righthander had posted a 1-10 mark with a 9.20 ERA in just46 innings in the majors prior to the contest. On Saturday, hehurled five effective innings, allowing three runs and sevenhits while walking two and striking out four. "He (Volquez) had good tempo, his pitches were around the zone,showed maturity and he was just good," Washington said. "Youcan't pay attention to his numbers because he couldn't find thestrike zone when he first pitched in the big leagues." Jamey Wright tossed three innings before Joaquin Benoit andWilson struggled in the ninth. Kendrick had three hits and two RBI for the Angels (80-55), whohad a five-game winning streak snapped and are 6 1/2 games aheadof the Seattle Mariners (73-61) in the American League West. "I have been facing Howie since 2002, and he's the one guy thatalways gives me trouble," Volquez said.
