GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: LA ANGELS (29-20) at NY YANKEES (21-25)

AL: LA ANGELS (29-20) at NY YANKEES (21-25)

<h3>Angels aim for continued success vs. Yankees</h3>



LA Angels (29-20) at NY Yankees (21-25) 1:05 pm EDT

BRONX, New York (Ticker) -- The New York Yankees have had successagainst most teams since manager Joe Torre has been on thebench, except for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Vladimir Guerrero and Casey Kotchman each had three hits and twoRBI as the Angels rolled to a 10-6 victory over the Yankees onFriday in the opener of a three-game series.

The victory continued the success against New York for Anaheim,which is the only team with a winning record against the 26-timeWorld Series champions since Torre took over in 1996.

The Angels have won 16 of their last 24 regular-season matchupswith the Yankees and also have eliminated them in twofirst-round series since 2002.

Anaheim will look to continue that success behind Kelvim Escobar(5-2, 2.82 ERA), who is coming off one of his best outings ofthe season. The righthander allowed just three hits in eightscoreless innings in a 4-1 win vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers lastSunday.

Escobar is 3-4 with a 6.19 ERA in a 17 career appearances atYankee Stadium, including nine starts.

He will be opposed by New York's ace Chien-Ming Wang (3-3, 4.28ERA), who is looking for his third straight win. He allowed tworuns and seven hits in 6 1/3 innings in a 6-2 win over Bostonon Monday.

The righthander will be making his second career regular-seasonstart against the Angels. He allowed five runs and 13 hits in 51/3 frames in a 5-3 loss on August 13 in his lone outing.

Wang also lost Game Two the 2005 Division Series to Anaheim.

 

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

LA ANGELS NY YANKEES
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Reggie Willits LF .342 0 7 Bobby Abreu RF .236 2 22
Orlando Cabrera SS .312 3 26 Derek Jeter SS .364 3 28
Vladimir Guerrero DH .344 10 40 Hideki Matsui LF .287 4 23
Gary Matthews Jr CF .289 6 24 Alex Rodriguez 3B .305 19 44
Casey Kotchman 1B .286 4 23 Jorge Posada C .371 6 28
Howie Kendrick 2B .316 2 4 Jason Giambi DH .269 6 19
Chone Figgins 3B .138 1 5 Robinson Cano 2B .260 2 22
Jose Molina C .222 0 1 Doug Mientkiewicz 1B .231 4 14
Tommy Murphy RF .200 0 2 Melky Cabrera CF .215 2 13

Kelvim Escobar RHP (5-2, 2.82) Chien-Ming Wang RHP (3-3, 4.28)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
WARMUPS: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR (5-2, 2.82)
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG (3-3, 4.28)

UMPIRES: HP - JEFF NELSON
1B - JIM WOLF
2B - TIM TSCHIDA
3B - JIM JOYCE

WEATHER: 83 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 10 mph, right to left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
STARTING BATS: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR AND JOSE MOLINA
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG AND JORGE POSADA

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: R WILLITS (.342, 0 HR, 7 RBI)
O CABRERA (.312, 3 HR, 26 RBI)
V GUERRERO (.344, 10 HR, 40 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY GARY MATTHEWS JR SCORED REGGIE WILLITS AND
VLADIMIR GUERRERO.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, G MATTHEWS JR ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 2
NY YANKEES 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C KOTCHMAN (.286, 4 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CASEY KOTCHMAN SCORED GARY MATTHEWS JR.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C KOTCHMAN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 3
NY YANKEES 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: H KENDRICK (.316, 2 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: B ABREU (.236, 2 HR, 22 RBI)
D JETER (.364, 3 HR, 28 RBI)
H MATSUI (.287, 4 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (3) VS NY YANKEES (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .342
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
V Guerrero dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .348
G Matthews Jr cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .293
C Kotchman 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .291
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .310
C Figgins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .136
J Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
T Murphy rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 6 3 3 3 1 1 2

BATTING: 3B - G Matthews Jr (2, C Wang). RBI - G Matthews Jr 2 (26), C Kotchman
(24). Team LOB - 1.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Abreu rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
D Jeter ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364
H Matsui lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
A Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .371
J Giambi dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
D Mientkiewicz 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA ANGELS - 3 -- 3
NY YANKEES - -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.82

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 1 3 3 3 1 1 0 4.83

Pitches-strikes: C Wang 19-12. Ground balls-fly balls: C Wang 2-0. Batters
faced: C Wang 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Nelson. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT NY YANKEES
CONFIRMED STARTERS: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: J MOLINA (.222, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
T MURPHY (.200, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
R WILLITS (.342, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (3) VS NY YANKEES (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .342
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
V Guerrero dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .348
G Matthews Jr cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .293
C Kotchman 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .291
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .310
C Figgins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .136
J Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
T Murphy rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 6 3 3 3 1 1 2

BATTING: 3B - G Matthews Jr (2, C Wang). RBI - G Matthews Jr 2 (26), C Kotchman
(24). Team LOB - 1.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .362
H Matsui lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .371
J Giambi dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
D Mientkiewicz 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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LA ANGELS - 3 -- 3
NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.77

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 1 3 3 3 1 1 0 4.83

Pitches-strikes: K Escobar 21-14; C Wang 19-12. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Escobar 1-0; C Wang 2-0. Batters faced: K Escobar 4; C Wang 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Nelson. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J POSADA (.371, 6 HR, 28 RBI)
J GIAMBI (.269, 6 HR, 19 RBI)
R CANO (.260, 2 HR, 22 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (3) VS NY YANKEES (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits lf 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .342
O Cabrera ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
V Guerrero dh 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .348
G Matthews Jr cf 2 1 1 2 0 0 3 .291
C Kotchman 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .291
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .310
C Figgins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .136
J Molina c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234
T Murphy rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .194

Totals 10 3 4 3 3 2 6

BATTING: 2B - J Molina (3, C Wang). 3B - G Matthews Jr (2, C Wang). RBI - G
Matthews Jr 2 (26), C Kotchman (24). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
G Matthews Jr 2. Team LOB - 4.


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .362
H Matsui lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303
J Posada c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .371
J Giambi dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
R Cano 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
D Mientkiewicz 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
M Cabrera cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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LA ANGELS - 30 -- 3
NY YANKEES - 0 -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.77

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 2 4 3 3 3 2 0 4.71

IBB - V Guerrero (by C Wang). Pitches-strikes: K Escobar 21-14; C Wang 35-20.
Ground balls-fly balls: K Escobar 1-0; C Wang 2-2. Batters faced: K Escobar 4;
C Wang 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Nelson. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL LA ANGELS AT NY YANKEES
NOTE: NEW YORK SECOND BASEMAN ROBINSON CANO EXTENDED HIS
HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE SECOND INNING.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C KOTCHMAN (.291, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
H KENDRICK (.310, 0-FOR-1)
C FIGGINS (.136, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at NY YANKEES

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (3) VS NY YANKEES (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits lf 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .342
O Cabrera ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
V Guerrero dh 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .348
G Matthews Jr cf 2 1 1 2 0 0 3 .291
C Kotchman 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .291
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .310
C Figgins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .136
J Molina c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234
T Murphy rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .194

Totals 10 3 4 3 3 2 6

BATTING: 2B - J Molina (3, C Wang). 3B - G Matthews Jr (2, C Wang). RBI - G
Matthews Jr 2 (26), C Kotchman (24). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
G Matthews Jr 2. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - H Kendrick (4, throw).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .362
H Matsui lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368
J Giambi dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
R Cano 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
D Mientkiewicz 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .213

Totals 9 0 2 0 0 3 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cabrera 1. Team LOB - 3.



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LA ANGELS - 30 -- 3
NY YANKEES - 00 -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 2.72

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 2 4 3 3 3 2 0 4.71

IBB - V Guerrero (by C Wang). Pitches-strikes: K Escobar 36-26; C Wang 35-20.
Ground balls-fly balls: K Escobar 1-2; C Wang 2-2. Batters faced: K Escobar 9;
C Wang 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Nelson. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at NY YANKEES

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG

DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: B ABREU (.235, 0-FOR-1)
D JETER (.362, 0-FOR-1)
H MATSUI (.293, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at NY YANKEES

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

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits lf 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .342
O Cabrera ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
V Guerrero dh 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .348
G Matthews Jr cf 2 1 1 2 0 0 3 .291
C Kotchman 1b 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .295
H Kendrick 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .305
C Figgins 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .134
J Molina c 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .231
T Murphy rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .194

Totals 14 3 5 3 3 4 9

BATTING: 2B - J Molina (3, C Wang); C Kotchman (9, C Wang). 3B - G Matthews Jr
(2, C Wang). RBI - G Matthews Jr 2 (26), C Kotchman (24). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Molina 1, G Matthews Jr 2. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - H Kendrick (4, throw).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Abreu rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235
D Jeter ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .362
H Matsui lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368
J Giambi dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
R Cano 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
D Mientkiewicz 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .213

Totals 9 0 2 0 0 3 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cabrera 1. Team LOB - 3.



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LA ANGELS - 300 -- 3
NY YANKEES - 00 -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 2.72

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 3 5 3 3 3 4 0 4.60

IBB - V Guerrero (by C Wang). Pitches-strikes: K Escobar 36-26; C Wang 51-32.
Ground balls-fly balls: K Escobar 1-2; C Wang 3-2. Batters faced: K Escobar 9;
C Wang 17.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Nelson. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR
NYY - CHIEN-MING WANG

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: T MURPHY (.194, 0-FOR-1)
R WILLITS (.342, 0-FOR-0, 2 BB)
O CABRERA (.309, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at NY YANKEES

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

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits lf 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .342
O Cabrera ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
V Guerrero dh 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .348
G Matthews Jr cf 2 1 1 2 0 0 3 .291
C Kotchman 1b 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .295
H Kendrick 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .305
C Figgins 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .134
J Molina c 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .231
T Murphy rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .194

Totals 14 3 5 3 3 4 9

BATTING: 2B - J Molina (3, C Wang); C Kotchman (9, C Wang). 3B - G Matthews Jr
(2, C Wang). RBI - G Matthews Jr 2 (26), C Kotchman (24). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Molina 1, G Matthews Jr 2. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - H Kendrick (4, throw).


NY YANKEES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Abreu rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234
D Jeter ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .360
H Matsui lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .290
A Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303
J Posada c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368
J Giambi dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
R Cano 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
D Mientkiewicz 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229
M Cabrera cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .213

Totals 12 0 2 0 0 4 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cabrera 1. Team LOB - 3.



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LA ANGELS - 300 -- 3
NY YANKEES - 000 -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 2.67

NY YANKEES ip h r er bb so hr era
C Wang 3 5 3 3 3 4 0 4.60

IBB - V Guerrero (by C Wang). Pitches-strikes: K Escobar 45-34; C Wang 51-32.
Ground balls-fly balls: K Escobar 3-2; C Wang 3-2. Batters faced: K Escobar 12;
C Wang 17.

UMPIRES: HP--Jeff Nelson. 1B--Jim Wolf. 2B--Tim Tschida. 3B--Jim Joyce.

Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, out to right.</div>