AL: CLEVELAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (3) VS LA ANGELS (8) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .272 F Gutierrez rf 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .270 T Hafner dh 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .260 V Martinez 1b 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .304 J Peralta ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .270 C Blake 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .268 K Lofton lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .303 K Shoppach c 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .275 J Barfield 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245 Totals 31 3 9 3 3 10 11 BATTING: 2B - K Lofton (24, K Escobar); K Shoppach (12, K Escobar); T Hafner (21, K Escobar). HR - F Gutierrez (11, 5th inning off K Escobar 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - K Shoppach (27), F Gutierrez (28), V Martinez (101). 2-out RBI - F Gutierrez, V Martinez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - V Martinez 2, C Blake 1, K Shoppach 1, G Sizemore 1. GIDP - C Blake. Team LOB - 7. BASERUNNING: SB - J Barfield (14, 2nd base off D Oliver/J Mathis). CS - F Gutierrez (1, 2nd base by J Speier/J Mathis). FIELDING: E - J Barfield (14, dropped foul ball). LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Matthews Jr cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .259 O Cabrera ss 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .309 G Anderson lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .296 K Morales dh 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .330 M Izturis 3b 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .274 C Kotchman 1b 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .292 H Kendrick 2b 4 0 1 1 0 3 3 .322 J Mathis c 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 .248 R Willits rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .294 Totals 34 8 13 8 2 8 14 BATTING: 2B - R Willits 2 (18, P Byrd, E Mujica); C Kotchman 2 (33, A Fultz, P Byrd); J Mathis (12, J Lewis). RBI - G Matthews Jr (72), G Anderson (69), K Morales (12), C Kotchman 3 (62), O Cabrera (78), H Kendrick (28). 2-out RBI - G Anderson, K Morales, C Kotchman 2, O Cabrera. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Anderson 1, G Matthews Jr 2, H Kendrick 2. Team LOB - 8. FIELDING: DP: 1 (H Kendrick-C Kotchman). ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 001 020 00 -- 3 LA ANGELS - 001 041 2 -- 8 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era P Byrd 4 2/3 8 5 5 1 5 0 4.34 J Lewis 2/3 1 1 1 0 1 0 3.20 A Fultz 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 3.19 E Mujica 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.31 J Lara 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era K Escobar 5 2/3 8 3 3 3 8 1 3.04 D Oliver 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.88 J Speier 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.24 HBP - J Mathis (by P Byrd). Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 82-55; J Lewis 15-10; A Fultz 19-12; E Mujica 8-6; J Lara 6-3; K Escobar 109-68; D Oliver 23-15; J Speier 11-9. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd 5-4; J Lewis 0-1; A Fultz 1-1; E Mujica 0-1; J Lara 0-0; K Escobar 5-4; D Oliver 0-1; J Speier 1-2. Batters faced: P Byrd 24; J Lewis 3; A Fultz 6; E Mujica 3; J Lara 1; K Escobar 27; D Oliver 4; J Speier 3. UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Tom Hallion. Weather: 70 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY GARRET ANDERSON (15) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN THE 8TH OFF JUAN LARA SCORED ORLANDO CABRERA. CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3, LA ANGELS 10 DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: K MORALES (.330, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: C Figgins ran for M Izturis. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C FIGGINS ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3 LA ANGELS 10 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C Kotchman (.292, 2-FOR-4, 3 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 9 1 LA ANGELS 0 0 1 0 4 1 2 2 10 15 0 (TOP 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - JUAN LARA LAA - JUSTIN SPEIER DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K SHOPPACH (.275, 1-FOR-3, RBI) J BARFIELD (.245, 1-FOR-3) G SIZEMORE (.272, 0-FOR-4)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (3) VS LA ANGELS (10) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .272 F Gutierrez rf 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .270 T Hafner dh 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .260 V Martinez 1b 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .304 J Peralta ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .270 C Blake 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .268 K Lofton lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .303 K Shoppach c 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .275 J Barfield 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245 Totals 31 3 9 3 3 10 11 BATTING: 2B - K Lofton (24, K Escobar); K Shoppach (12, K Escobar); T Hafner (21, K Escobar). HR - F Gutierrez (11, 5th inning off K Escobar 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - K Shoppach (27), F Gutierrez (28), V Martinez (101). 2-out RBI - F Gutierrez, V Martinez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - V Martinez 2, C Blake 1, K Shoppach 1, G Sizemore 1. GIDP - C Blake. Team LOB - 7. BASERUNNING: SB - J Barfield (14, 2nd base off D Oliver/J Mathis). CS - F Gutierrez (1, 2nd base by J Speier/J Mathis). FIELDING: E - J Barfield (14, dropped foul ball). LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Matthews Jr cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .259 O Cabrera ss 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .310 G Anderson lf 5 2 3 3 0 0 2 .298 K Morales dh 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .326 M Izturis 3b 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 .274 C Figgins pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335 C Kotchman 1b 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .291 H Kendrick 2b 5 0 1 1 0 4 4 .321 J Mathis c 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 .248 R Willits rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .294 Totals 39 10 15 10 3 9 16 BATTING: 2B - R Willits 2 (18, P Byrd, E Mujica); C Kotchman 2 (33, A Fultz, P Byrd); J Mathis (12, J Lewis). HR - G Anderson (15, 8th inning off J Lara 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - G Matthews Jr (72), G Anderson 3 (71), K Morales (12), C Kotchman 3 (62), O Cabrera (78), H Kendrick (28). 2-out RBI - G Anderson, K Morales, C Kotchman 2, O Cabrera. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Anderson 1, G Matthews Jr 2, H Kendrick 2. Team LOB - 9. FIELDING: DP: 1 (H Kendrick-C Kotchman). ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 001 020 00 -- 3 LA ANGELS - 001 041 22 -- 10 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era P Byrd 4 2/3 8 5 5 1 5 0 4.34 J Lewis 2/3 1 1 1 0 1 0 3.20 A Fultz 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 3.19 E Mujica 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.31 J Lara 1 1/3 2 2 2 1 2 1 13.50 LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era K Escobar 5 2/3 8 3 3 3 8 1 3.04 D Oliver 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.88 J Speier 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.24 HBP - J Mathis (by P Byrd). Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 82-55; J Lewis 15-10; A Fultz 19-12; E Mujica 8-6; J Lara 25-16; K Escobar 109-68; D Oliver 23-15; J Speier 11-9. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd 5-4; J Lewis 0-1; A Fultz 1-1; E Mujica 0-1; J Lara 0-2; K Escobar 5-4; D Oliver 0-1; J Speier 1-2. Batters faced: P Byrd 24; J Lewis 3; A Fultz 6; E Mujica 3; J Lara 7; K Escobar 27; D Oliver 4; J Speier 3. UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Tom Hallion. Weather: 70 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: C Figgins at third base. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3 LA ANGELS 10 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K Shoppach (.275, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - PITCHING CHANGE LAA: SCOT SHIELDS (3-5, 3.97) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3, LA ANGELS 10 DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K SHOPPACH (.275, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: S Shields relieved J Speier. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3 LA ANGELS 10 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K Shoppach (.275, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: L Rivas hit for K Shoppach. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3 LA ANGELS 10 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: L Rivas (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: A Marte hit for J Barfield. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3 LA ANGELS 10 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: A Marte (.180, 1 HR, 8 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: B Francisco hit for G Sizemore. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3 LA ANGELS 10 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: B Francisco (.277, 3 HR, 8 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 9 1 LA ANGELS 0 0 1 0 4 1 2 2 x 10 15 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: CLE - PAUL BYRD, JENSEN LEWIS (5TH), AARON FULTZ (6TH), EDWARD MUJICA (7TH), JUAN LARA (7TH) AND KELLY SHOPPACH LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR, DARREN OLIVER (6TH), JUSTIN SPEIER (7TH), SCOT SHIELDS (9TH) AND JEFF MATHIS HOME RUNS: CLE - FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ (11) OFF KELVIM ESCOBAR IN THE 5TH, 0 ON LAA - GARRET ANDERSON (15) OFF JUAN LARA IN THE 8TH, 1 ON</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 9 1 LA ANGELS 0 0 1 0 4 1 2 2 x 10 15 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: CLE - PAUL BYRD, JENSEN LEWIS (5TH), AARON FULTZ (6TH), EDWARD MUJICA (7TH), JUAN LARA (7TH) AND KELLY SHOPPACH LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR, DARREN OLIVER (6TH), JUSTIN SPEIER (7TH), SCOT SHIELDS (9TH) AND JEFF MATHIS WP - KELVIM ESCOBAR (16-7) LP - PAUL BYRD (14-6) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: CLE - FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ (11) OFF KELVIM ESCOBAR IN THE 5TH, 0 ON LAA - GARRET ANDERSON (15) OFF JUAN LARA IN THE 8TH, 1 ON TIME: 3:17 ATT: 41,720 PROBABLES: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK (5-8, 4.43) LAA - JOHN LACKEY (16-8, 3.26)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (3) VS LA ANGELS (10) - FINAL CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .272 a-B Francisco ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271 F Gutierrez rf 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .270 T Hafner dh 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .260 V Martinez 1b 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .304 J Peralta ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .270 C Blake 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .268 K Lofton lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .303 K Shoppach c 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .275 b-L Rivas ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J Barfield 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245 c-A Marte ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .176 Totals 34 3 9 3 3 12 11 a-struck out swinging for G Sizemore in the 9th; b-fouled out to first for K Shoppach in the 9th; c-struck out looking for J Barfield in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - K Lofton (24, K Escobar); K Shoppach (12, K Escobar); T Hafner (21, K Escobar). HR - F Gutierrez (11, 5th inning off K Escobar 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - K Shoppach (27), F Gutierrez (28), V Martinez (101). 2-out RBI - F Gutierrez, V Martinez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - V Martinez 2, C Blake 1, K Shoppach 1, G Sizemore 1. GIDP - C Blake. Team LOB - 7. BASERUNNING: SB - J Barfield (14, 2nd base off D Oliver/J Mathis). CS - F Gutierrez (1, 2nd base by J Speier/J Mathis). FIELDING: E - J Barfield (14, dropped foul ball). LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Matthews Jr cf 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .259 O Cabrera ss 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .310 G Anderson lf 5 2 3 3 0 0 2 .298 K Morales dh 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .326 M Izturis 3b 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 .274 C Figgins pr-3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335 C Kotchman 1b 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .291 H Kendrick 2b 5 0 1 1 0 4 4 .321 J Mathis c 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 .248 R Willits rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .294 Totals 39 10 15 10 3 9 16 BATTING: 2B - R Willits 2 (18, P Byrd, E Mujica); C Kotchman 2 (33, A Fultz, P Byrd); J Mathis (12, J Lewis). HR - G Anderson (15, 8th inning off J Lara 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - G Matthews Jr (72), G Anderson 3 (71), K Morales (12), C Kotchman 3 (62), O Cabrera (78), H Kendrick (28). 2-out RBI - G Anderson, K Morales, C Kotchman 2, O Cabrera. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Anderson 1, G Matthews Jr 2, H Kendrick 2. Team LOB - 9. FIELDING: DP: 1 (H Kendrick-C Kotchman). ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 001 020 000 -- 3 LA ANGELS - 001 041 22x -- 10 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era P Byrd (L, 14-6) 4 2/3 8 5 5 1 5 0 4.34 J Lewis 2/3 1 1 1 0 1 0 3.20 A Fultz 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 3.19 E Mujica 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.31 J Lara 1 1/3 2 2 2 1 2 1 13.50 LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era K Escobar (W, 16-7) 5 2/3 8 3 3 3 8 1 3.04 D Oliver (H, 7) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.88 J Speier (H, 19) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.24 S Shields 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.91 HBP - J Mathis (by P Byrd). Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 82-55; J Lewis 15-10; A Fultz 19-12; E Mujica 8-6; J Lara 25-16; K Escobar 109-68; D Oliver 23-15; J Speier 11-9; S Shields 15-8. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd 5-4; J Lewis 0-1; A Fultz 1-1; E Mujica 0-1; J Lara 0-2; K Escobar 5-4; D Oliver 0-1; J Speier 1-2; S Shields 0-1. Batters faced: P Byrd 24; J Lewis 3; A Fultz 6; E Mujica 3; J Lara 7; K Escobar 27; D Oliver 4; J Speier 3; S Shields 3. UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Tom Hallion. T--3:17. Att--41,720. Weather: 70 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to center.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLEVELAND (3) AT LA ANGELS (10) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLEVELAND 3RD: K Lofton doubled to right. K Shoppach doubled to left, K Lofton scored. J Barfield grounded out to shortstop, K Shoppach to third. G Sizemore struck out swinging. F Gutierrez walked. T Hafner walked, F Gutierrez to second. V Martinez struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1, LA ANGELS 0. LA ANGELS 3RD: J Mathis flied out to center. R Willits doubled to right center. G Matthews Jr singled to right, R Willits scored. O Cabrera flied out to left, G Matthews Jr to second. G Anderson grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1, LA ANGELS 1. CLEVELAND 5TH: J Barfield grounded out to shortstop. G Sizemore grounded out to shortstop. F Gutierrez homered to left. T Hafner doubled to center. V Martinez singled to left, T Hafner scored. J Peralta walked, V Martinez to second. C Blake flied out to right. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, LA ANGELS 1. LA ANGELS 5TH: J Mathis hit by pitch. R Willits grounded out to pitcher, J Mathis to second. G Matthews Jr reached on infield single to third. O Cabrera struck out swinging. G Anderson singled to center, J Mathis scored, G Matthews Jr to second. K Morales singled to right, G Matthews Jr scored, G Anderson to third. M Izturis walked, K Morales to second. C Kotchman doubled to center, G Anderson and K Morales scored, M Izturis to third. J Lewis relieved P Byrd. H Kendrick struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, LA ANGELS 5. LA ANGELS 6TH: J Mathis doubled to deep center. R Willits fouled out to third. A Fultz relieved J Lewis. G Matthews Jr flied out to right, J Mathis to third. O Cabrera singled to center, J Mathis scored. G Anderson grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, LA ANGELS 6. LA ANGELS 7TH: K Morales struck out swinging. M Izturis walked. C Kotchman doubled to deep center, M Izturis scored. E Mujica relieved A Fultz. H Kendrick singled to center, C Kotchman scored. J Mathis fouled out to first. R Willits doubled to right, H Kendrick to third. J Lara relieved E Mujica. G Matthews Jr struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, LA ANGELS 8. LA ANGELS 8TH: O Cabrera singled to center. G Anderson homered to right, O Cabrera scored. K Morales flied out to center. M Izturis walked. C Figgins ran for M Izturis. C Kotchman flied out to center. H Kendrick struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, LA ANGELS 10.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLEVELAND (3) AT LA ANGELS (10) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cleveland Starting Lineups -- G Sizemore CF, F Gutierrez RF, T Hafner DH, V Martinez 1B, J Peralta SS, C Blake 3B, K Lofton LF, K Shoppach C, J Barfield 2B, P Byrd RHP. La Angels Starting Lineups -- G Matthews Jr CF, O Cabrera SS, G Anderson LF, K Morales DH, M Izturis 3B, C Kotchman 1B, H Kendrick 2B, J Mathis C, R Willits RF, K Escobar RHP. Umpires -- Dale Scott (HP), Chris Guccione (1B), Phil Cuzzi (2B), Tom Hallion (3B). Gametime Weather: 70 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to center at 6 mph. CLEVELAND 1ST: G Sizemore struck out swinging. F Gutierrez struck out looking. T Hafner flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, LA ANGELS 0. LA ANGELS 1ST: G Matthews Jr grounded out to second. O Cabrera continues to bat after dropped foul ball by second baseman J Barfield. O Cabrera struck out swinging. G Anderson reached on infield single to pitcher. K Morales lined out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) CLEVELAND 0, LA ANGELS 0. CLEVELAND 2ND: V Martinez popped out to shortstop. J Peralta singled to right. C Blake grounded into double play, second to first, J Peralta out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, LA ANGELS 0. LA ANGELS 2ND: M Izturis struck out swinging. C Kotchman grounded out to second. H Kendrick struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, LA ANGELS 0. CLEVELAND 3RD: K Lofton doubled to right. K Shoppach doubled to left, K Lofton scored. J Barfield grounded out to shortstop, K Shoppach to third. G Sizemore struck out swinging. F Gutierrez walked. T Hafner walked, F Gutierrez to second. V Martinez struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1, LA ANGELS 0. LA ANGELS 3RD: J Mathis flied out to center. R Willits doubled to right center. G Matthews Jr singled to right, R Willits scored. O Cabrera flied out to left, G Matthews Jr to second. G Anderson grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1, LA ANGELS 1. CLEVELAND 4TH: J Peralta struck out swinging. C Blake singled to right. K Lofton grounded out to pitcher, C Blake to second. K Shoppach struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1, LA ANGELS 1. LA ANGELS 4TH: K Morales singled to center. M Izturis fouled out to third. C Kotchman grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, K Morales out at second. H Kendrick struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1, LA ANGELS 1. CLEVELAND 5TH: J Barfield grounded out to shortstop. G Sizemore grounded out to shortstop. F Gutierrez homered to left. T Hafner doubled to center. V Martinez singled to left, T Hafner scored. J Peralta walked, V Martinez to second. C Blake flied out to right. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, LA ANGELS 1. LA ANGELS 5TH: J Mathis hit by pitch. R Willits grounded out to pitcher, J Mathis to second. G Matthews Jr reached on infield single to third. O Cabrera struck out swinging. G Anderson singled to center, J Mathis scored, G Matthews Jr to second. K Morales singled to right, G Matthews Jr scored, G Anderson to third. M Izturis walked, K Morales to second. C Kotchman doubled to center, G Anderson and K Morales scored, M Izturis to third. J Lewis relieved P Byrd. H Kendrick struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, LA ANGELS 5. CLEVELAND 6TH: K Lofton struck out looking. K Shoppach struck out swinging. J Barfield singled to left. D Oliver relieved K Escobar. J Barfield stole second. G Sizemore flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, LA ANGELS 5. LA ANGELS 6TH: J Mathis doubled to deep center. R Willits fouled out to third. A Fultz relieved J Lewis. G Matthews Jr flied out to right, J Mathis to third. O Cabrera singled to center, J Mathis scored. G Anderson grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, LA ANGELS 6. CLEVELAND 7TH: F Gutierrez singled to left. T Hafner struck out looking. V Martinez struck out looking. J Speier relieved D Oliver. F Gutierrez caught stealing second, catcher to second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, LA ANGELS 6. LA ANGELS 7TH: K Morales struck out swinging. M Izturis walked. C Kotchman doubled to deep center, M Izturis scored. E Mujica relieved A Fultz. H Kendrick singled to center, C Kotchman scored. J Mathis fouled out to first. R Willits doubled to right, H Kendrick to third. J Lara relieved E Mujica. G Matthews Jr struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, LA ANGELS 8. CLEVELAND 8TH: J Peralta grounded out to third. C Blake flied out to right. K Lofton flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, LA ANGELS 8. LA ANGELS 8TH: O Cabrera singled to center. G Anderson homered to right, O Cabrera scored. K Morales flied out to center. M Izturis walked. C Figgins ran for M Izturis. C Kotchman flied out to center. H Kendrick struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, LA ANGELS 10. CLEVELAND 9TH: C Figgins at third base. S Shields relieved J Speier. L Rivas hit for K Shoppach. L Rivas fouled out to first. A Marte hit for J Barfield. A Marte struck out looking. B Francisco hit for G Sizemore. B Francisco struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, LA ANGELS 10.</div>
Anderson, Kotchman power Angels past Indians <h3>LA ANGELS 10, CLEVELAND 3</h3>ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- A matchup of divisional leadersturned into a rout as the American League West-leading LosAngeles Angels of Anaheim defeated the Central-leading ClevelandIndians, 10-3, on Thursday. Garret Anderson hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning andfinished with three hits and three RBI. The veteran slugger was having one of the worst seasons in his14-year career before driving in 10 runs in a game against theNew York Yankees on August 21. Since then, Anderson is batting.417 with nine homers and 31 RBI. His fifth-inning RBI single gave him an RBI in 11 straightgames, breaking a franchise record. Casey Kotchman drove in three runs and capped a four-run,fifth-inning rally with a two-run double for the Angels, who nowown an eight-game cushion over the Seattle Mariners (74-64) inthe West. Los Angeles starter Kelvim Escobar (16-7) bounced back from onehis worst outings of the year last Saturday, when he allowedfive runs in just 2 2/3 innings to suffer a loss. TheVenezuelan righthander was sharper Thursday, striking out eightwhile allowing three runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings. Escobar improved his career mark against the Indians to 7-3 andhas won five of his last six decisions. The Indians opened the scoring in the third on back-to-backdoubles by Kenny Lofton and Kelly Shoppach. The Angels answered back with a run of their own in the bottomhalf when Gary Matthews Jr. singled to score rookie speedsterReggie Willits, who had doubled. After Cleveland jumped out to a 3-1 advantage with a pair ofruns in the fifth, Anaheim broke out with a four-run bottomhalf. Anderson and Kendry Morales each singled in runs to tiethe score before Kotchman's two-run double put the Angles on topfor good. Indians starter Paul Byrd (14-6) lasted 4 2/3 innings,surrendering five runs and eight hits while walking one andstriking out five. Byrd, who spent a year with Anaheim in 2005,is now 3-1 in seven starts against his former team.
Anderson, Kotchman power Angels past Indians <h3>LA ANGELS 10, CLEVELAND 3</h3>ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- A matchup of divisional leadersturned into a rout as the American League West-leading LosAngeles Angels of Anaheim defeated the Central-leading ClevelandIndians, 10-3, on Thursday. Garret Anderson hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning andfinished with three hits and three RBI. The veteran slugger was having one of the worst seasons in his14-year career before driving in 10 runs in a game against theNew York Yankees on August 21. Since then, Anderson is batting417 with nine homers and 31 RBI. "I have never seen anyone do what Garret is doing right now withthe bat since I've been in the league," Angels starter KelvimEscobar said. His fifth-inning RBI single gave him an RBI in 11 straightgames, breaking a franchise record. "I just can't explain it," Anderson said. "I'm just glad thatthe RBI meant something at that point in the game. Beinghealthy is a big part of the way I'm hitting right now." Casey Kotchman drove in three runs and capped a four-run,fifth-inning rally with a two-run double for the Angels, who nowown an eight-game cushion over the Seattle Mariners (74-64) inthe West. "(I) just wanted to go up there and get quality at-bats,"Kotchman said. "We knew without (Vladimir Guerrero, who missedthe game with an inflamed right triceps) in the lineup that wehad to pick our games up. He's a big part of the puzzle." Escobar (16-7) bounced back from one his worst outings of theyear last Saturday, when he allowed five runs in just 2 2/3innings to suffer a loss. The Venezuelan righthander wassharper Thursday, striking out eight while allowing three runsand eight hits in 5 2/3 innings. "The key for me today was to minimize damage," Escobar said. "Ijust didn't want to give in, and right now we are playing goodbaseball." Escobar improved his career mark against the Indians to 7-3 andhas won five of his last six decisions. "(Escobar) wasn't sharp early, which got his pitch count up,"Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "He was a little off, but hekept us in the game and gave us a chance to win." The Indians opened the scoring in the third on back-to-backdoubles by Kenny Lofton and Kelly Shoppach. The Angels answered back with a run of their own in the bottomhalf when Gary Matthews Jr. singled to score rookie speedsterReggie Willits, who had doubled. After Cleveland jumped out to a 3-1 advantage with a pair ofruns in the fifth, Anaheim broke out with a four-run bottomhalf. Anderson and Kendry Morales each singled in runs to tiethe score before Kotchman's two-run double put the Angles on topfor good. "We didn't play very well tonight in all areas of the game,"Indians manager Eric Wedge said. "When you can't play goodagainst a team like Anaheim you will get your butts kicked, andthey did that to us tonight." Indians starter Paul Byrd (14-6) lasted 4 2/3 innings,surrendering five runs and eight hits while walking one andstriking out five. Byrd, who spent a year with Anaheim in 2005,is now 3-1 in seven starts against his former team. "I felt good early on," Byrd said. "I ended up leaving a lot ofpitches up in the zone and you just can't do that against alineup like the Angels. We just have to put this game behind usand come out ready to play tomorrow."
