GAME THREAD: AL: LA ANGELS (55-38) at TAMPA BAY (37-56)

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - PITCHING CHANGE
LAA: SCOT SHIELDS (2-2, 1.99) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, D YOUNG ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 3, TAMPA BAY 0

DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: G NORTON (.183, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Shields relieved K Escobar.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, D YOUNG ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 3
TAMPA BAY 0 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: G Norton (.183, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - SCOT SHIELDS
TAM - GARY GLOVER

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G ANDERSON (.288, 1-FOR-3, 2 RBI)
C KOTCHMAN (.292, 1-FOR-3)
M IZTURIS (.240, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (3) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .307
C Figgins 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .317
V Guerrero dh 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .324
G Matthews Jr cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .281
G Anderson lf 3 0 1 2 0 0 3 .288
C Kotchman 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .292
M Izturis ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240
R Quinlan 3b 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .271
J Mathis c 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .154

Totals 30 3 9 3 0 6 10

BATTING: 2B - C Kotchman (17, A Sonnanstine); J Mathis (1, A Sonnanstine); G
Matthews Jr (18, A Sonnanstine). RBI - R Quinlan (15), G Anderson 2 (17).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Anderson 1, R Willits 1. GIDP - C
Kotchman, V Guerrero. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - R Willits (5, 2nd base by A Sonnanstine/R Casanova).

FIELDING: PB - J Mathis. DP: 1 (C Kotchman-M Izturis).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .283
C Crawford lf 4 0 3 0 0 0 3 .288
B Upton cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .332
C Pena 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .293
D Young rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .296
G Norton dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .181
T Wigginton 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .281
R Casanova c 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .234
J Wilson ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .280

Totals 30 0 9 0 3 5 16

BATTING: 2B - T Wigginton (21, K Escobar); C Crawford (24, K Escobar); D Young
(22, K Escobar). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Crawford 2, G
Norton 1, R Casanova 1, B Upton 1, D Young 1. GIDP - C Pena. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford 2 (30, 2nd base off K Escobar/J Mathis, 3rd base
off K Escobar/J Mathis). CS - C Crawford (7, 2nd base by K Escobar/J Mathis).


FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Wilson-T Wigginton-C Pena, T Wigginton-C Pena).


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LA ANGELS - 010 002 00 -- 3
TAMPA BAY - 000 000 00 -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar 7 2/3 9 0 0 3 5 0 2.85
S Shields 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.98

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
A Sonnanstine 7 8 3 3 0 6 0 5.37
G Glover 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.06

HBP - V Guerrero (by A Sonnanstine). Pitches-strikes: K Escobar 107-67; S
Shields 4-2; A Sonnanstine 108-80; G Glover 12-7. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Escobar 8-8; S Shields 1-0; A Sonnanstine 7-7; G Glover 2-1. Batters faced: K
Escobar 32; S Shields 1; A Sonnanstine 28; G Glover 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Paul Emmel. 3B--Dan Iassogna.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - PITCHING CHANGE
TAM: BRIAN STOKES (2-6, 6.33) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 3, TAMPA BAY 0

DUE UP FOR LAANGELS: G ANDERSON (.288, 1-FOR-3, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Stokes relieved G Glover.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 3
TAMPA BAY 0 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G Anderson (.288, 1-FOR-3, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA ANGELS 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 10 0
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - SCOT SHIELDS
TAM - BRIAN STOKES

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: T WIGGINTON (.281, 1-FOR-3)
R CASANOVA (.234, 0-FOR-2, BB)
J WILSON (.280, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (3) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .307
C Figgins 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .317
V Guerrero dh 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .324
G Matthews Jr cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .281
G Anderson lf 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 .292
C Kotchman 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .291
M Izturis ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238
R Quinlan 3b 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .271
J Mathis c 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .154

Totals 33 3 10 3 0 7 11

BATTING: 2B - C Kotchman (17, A Sonnanstine); J Mathis (1, A Sonnanstine); G
Matthews Jr (18, A Sonnanstine). RBI - R Quinlan (15), G Anderson 2 (17).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Anderson 1, R Willits 1. GIDP - C
Kotchman 2, V Guerrero. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - R Willits (5, 2nd base by A Sonnanstine/R Casanova).

FIELDING: PB - J Mathis. DP: 1 (C Kotchman-M Izturis).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .283
C Crawford lf 4 0 3 0 0 0 3 .288
B Upton cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .332
C Pena 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .293
D Young rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .296
G Norton dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .181
T Wigginton 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .281
R Casanova c 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .234
J Wilson ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .280

Totals 30 0 9 0 3 5 16

BATTING: 2B - T Wigginton (21, K Escobar); C Crawford (24, K Escobar); D Young
(22, K Escobar). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Crawford 2, G
Norton 1, R Casanova 1, B Upton 1, D Young 1. GIDP - C Pena. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford 2 (30, 2nd base off K Escobar/J Mathis, 3rd base
off K Escobar/J Mathis). CS - C Crawford (7, 2nd base by K Escobar/J Mathis).


FIELDING: DP: 3 (J Wilson-T Wigginton-C Pena, T Wigginton-C Pena, C Pena-J
Wilson-B Stokes).


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LA ANGELS - 010 002 000 -- 3
TAMPA BAY - 000 000 00 -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar 7 2/3 9 0 0 3 5 0 2.85
S Shields 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.98

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
A Sonnanstine 7 8 3 3 0 6 0 5.37
G Glover 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.06
B Stokes 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.18

HBP - V Guerrero (by A Sonnanstine). Pitches-strikes: K Escobar 107-67; S
Shields 4-2; A Sonnanstine 108-80; G Glover 12-7; B Stokes 11-9. Ground
balls-fly balls: K Escobar 8-8; S Shields 1-0; A Sonnanstine 7-7; G Glover 2-1;
B Stokes 2-0. Batters faced: K Escobar 32; S Shields 1; A Sonnanstine 28; G
Glover 3; B Stokes 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Paul Emmel. 3B--Dan Iassogna.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - PITCHING CHANGE
LAA: FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ (3-2, 2.16) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 3, TAMPA BAY 0

DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: T WIGGINTON (.281, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Rodriguez relieved S Shields.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 3
TAMPA BAY 0 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: T Wigginton (.281, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA ANGELS 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 10 0
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR, SCOT SHIELDS (8TH), FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ (9TH)
AND JEFF MATHIS

TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE, GARY GLOVER (8TH), BRIAN STOKES
(9TH) AND RAUL CASANOVA

HOME RUNS: LAA - NONE

TAM - NONE</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA ANGELS 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 10 0
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: LAA - KELVIM ESCOBAR, SCOT SHIELDS (8TH), FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ (9TH)
AND JEFF MATHIS

TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE, GARY GLOVER (8TH), BRIAN STOKES
(9TH) AND RAUL CASANOVA


WP - KELVIM ESCOBAR (11-3)
LP - ANDY SONNANSTINE (1-5)
SAVE - FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ (25)

HOME RUNS: LAA - NONE

TAM - NONE


TIME: 2:41 ATT: 18,163

PROBABLES: TAM - EDWIN JACKSON (1-9, 7.14)
NYY - MIKE MUSSINA (4-6, 4.61)

PROBABLES: LAA - JOHN LACKEY (12-5, 2.98)
MIN - CARLOS SILVA (7-10, 4.55)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (3) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - FINAL

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .307
C Figgins 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .317
V Guerrero dh 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .324
G Matthews Jr cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .281
G Anderson lf 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 .292
C Kotchman 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .291
M Izturis ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238
R Quinlan 3b 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .271
J Mathis c 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .154

Totals 33 3 10 3 0 7 11

BATTING: 2B - C Kotchman (17, A Sonnanstine); J Mathis (1, A Sonnanstine); G
Matthews Jr (18, A Sonnanstine). RBI - R Quinlan (15), G Anderson 2 (17).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Anderson 1, R Willits 1. GIDP - C
Kotchman 2, V Guerrero. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - R Willits (5, 2nd base by A Sonnanstine/R Casanova).

FIELDING: PB - J Mathis. DP: 1 (C Kotchman-M Izturis).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .282
C Crawford lf 4 0 3 0 0 0 3 .288
B Upton cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .332
C Pena 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .293
D Young rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .296
G Norton dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .181
T Wigginton 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .280
R Casanova c 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .229
J Wilson ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .280

Totals 33 0 9 0 3 7 17

BATTING: 2B - T Wigginton (21, K Escobar); C Crawford (24, K Escobar); D Young
(22, K Escobar). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Crawford 2, G
Norton 1, R Casanova 1, B Upton 1, D Young 1, A Iwamura 1. GIDP - C Pena. Team
LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford 2 (30, 2nd base off K Escobar/J Mathis, 3rd base
off K Escobar/J Mathis). CS - C Crawford (7, 2nd base by K Escobar/J Mathis).


FIELDING: DP: 3 (J Wilson-T Wigginton-C Pena, T Wigginton-C Pena, C Pena-J
Wilson-B Stokes).


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LA ANGELS - 010 002 000 -- 3
TAMPA BAY - 000 000 000 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar (W, 11-3) 7 2/3 9 0 0 3 5 0 2.85
S Shields (H, 22) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.98
F Rodriguez (S, 25) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.11

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
A Sonnanstine (L, 1-5) 7 8 3 3 0 6 0 5.37
G Glover 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.06
B Stokes 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.18

HBP - V Guerrero (by A Sonnanstine); J Wilson (by F Rodriguez).
Pitches-strikes: K Escobar 107-67; S Shields 4-2; F Rodriguez 17-10; A
Sonnanstine 108-80; G Glover 12-7; B Stokes 11-9. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Escobar 8-8; S Shields 1-0; F Rodriguez 1-0; A Sonnanstine 7-7; G Glover 2-1; B
Stokes 2-0. Batters faced: K Escobar 32; S Shields 1; F Rodriguez 4; A
Sonnanstine 28; G Glover 3; B Stokes 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Ron Kulpa. 2B--Paul Emmel. 3B--Dan Iassogna.

T--2:41. Att--18,163.
Weather: INDOORS</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
LA ANGELS 3
TAMPA BAY 0 FINAL</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LA ANGELS (3) AT TAMPA BAY (0) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

LA ANGELS 2ND: C Kotchman doubled to deep right. M Izturis grounded out to
first, C Kotchman to third. R Quinlan grounded out to shortstop, C Kotchman
scored. J Mathis struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1,
TAMPA BAY 0.

LA ANGELS 6TH: C Figgins struck out looking. V Guerrero singled to center.
G Matthews Jr doubled to deep right, V Guerrero to third. G Anderson singled
to center, V Guerrero and G Matthews Jr scored. C Kotchman flied out to
center. M Izturis flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3,
TAMPA BAY 0.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LA ANGELS (3) AT TAMPA BAY (0) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

La Angels Starting Lineups -- R Willits RF, C Figgins 2B, V Guerrero DH,
G Matthews Jr CF, G Anderson LF, C Kotchman 1B, M Izturis SS, R Quinlan 3B,
J Mathis C, K Escobar RHP.

Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, C Crawford LF, B Upton CF, C Pena 1B,
D Young RF, G Norton DH, T Wigginton 2B, R Casanova C, J Wilson SS,
A Sonnanstine RHP.

Umpires -- Dale Scott (HP), Ron Kulpa (1B), Paul Emmel (2B), Dan Iassogna (3B).


Gametime Weather: INDOORS.


LA ANGELS 1ST: R Willits struck out swinging. C Figgins reached on infield
single to second. V Guerrero hit by pitch, C Figgins to second. G Matthews Jr
struck out swinging. G Anderson flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 0, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura flied out to center. C Crawford singled to right.
C Crawford stole second. B Upton struck out swinging. C Pena walked.
C Crawford stole third. D Young struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 0, TAMPA BAY 0.

LA ANGELS 2ND: C Kotchman doubled to deep right. M Izturis grounded out to
first, C Kotchman to third. R Quinlan grounded out to shortstop, C Kotchman
scored. J Mathis struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1,
TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: G Norton flied out to center. T Wigginton doubled to left.
R Casanova walked. T Wigginton to third, R Casanova to second on passed ball
by J Mathis. J Wilson popped out to shortstop. A Iwamura walked. C Crawford
grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Iwamura out at second. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, TAMPA BAY 0.

LA ANGELS 3RD: R Willits grounded out to first. C Figgins grounded out to
second. V Guerrero flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1,
TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: B Upton popped out to shortstop. C Pena grounded out to
second. D Young flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1,
TAMPA BAY 0.

LA ANGELS 4TH: G Matthews Jr reached on infield single to shortstop.
G Anderson flied out to left. C Kotchman grounded into double play, shortstop
to second to first, G Matthews Jr out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 1, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: G Norton grounded out to second. T Wigginton flied out
to left. R Casanova popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 1, TAMPA BAY 0.

LA ANGELS 5TH: M Izturis grounded out to first. R Quinlan struck out
looking. J Mathis doubled to deep right. R Willits lined out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: J Wilson grounded out to third. A Iwamura struck out
swinging. C Crawford doubled to deep right. B Upton struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, TAMPA BAY 0.

LA ANGELS 6TH: C Figgins struck out looking. V Guerrero singled to center.
G Matthews Jr doubled to deep right, V Guerrero to third. G Anderson singled
to center, V Guerrero and G Matthews Jr scored. C Kotchman flied out to
center. M Izturis flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3,
TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: C Pena flied out to center. D Young singled to left.
G Norton singled to center, D Young to third. T Wigginton struck out swinging.
R Casanova grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3,
TAMPA BAY 0.

LA ANGELS 7TH: R Quinlan fouled out to first. J Mathis struck out
swinging. R Willits singled to left. R Willits caught stealing second,
catcher to shortstop.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: J Wilson singled to left. A Iwamura grounded into fielder's
choice to first, J Wilson out at second. A Iwamura out at second on runner's
fielder's choice. C Crawford singled to right. C Crawford caught stealing
second, catcher to second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3, TAMPA BAY 0.

LA ANGELS 8TH: G Glover relieved A Sonnanstine. C Figgins singled to left.
V Guerrero grounded into double play, second to first, C Figgins out at second.
G Matthews Jr flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3,
TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: B Upton singled to center. C Pena grounded into double
play, first to shortstop, B Upton out at second. D Young doubled to deep left
center. S Shields relieved K Escobar. G Norton grounded out to second.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3, TAMPA BAY 0.

LA ANGELS 9TH: B Stokes relieved G Glover. G Anderson singled to center.
C Kotchman grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, G Anderson
out at second. M Izturis struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 3, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: F Rodriguez relieved S Shields. T Wigginton struck out
swinging. R Casanova struck out looking. J Wilson hit by pitch. J Wilson to
second on fielder's indifference. A Iwamura grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 3, TAMPA BAY 0.</div>

 

Escobar helps Angels snap losing skid

<h3>LA ANGELS 3, TAMPA BAY 0</h3>ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- Kelvim Escobar pitchedbrilliantly into the eighth inning and Garret Anderson drove ina pair of runs as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim defeated theTampa Bay Devil Rays, 3-0, on Thursday.


The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Angels, whosalvaged the finale of this three-game series.


It was the first time Tampa Bay was shut out since being blankedby the San Diego Padres, 9-0, on June 13.


Escobar (11-3) tossed 7 2/3 scoreless innings, scattering ninehits while walking three and striking out five. The righthanderworked his way out of a bases-loaded jam in the fifth bygetting All-Star Carl Crawford to ground into an inning-endingforceout.


Crawford finished with three hits and two stolen bases for theDevil Rays, who stranded nine baserunners. Crawford now leadsthe American League with 30 steals this season.


The Devil Rays also had a pair of runners in scoring position inthe sixth. But Escobar bore down and struck out Ty Wiggintonbefore inducing Raul Casanova to ground out to end the threat.Scot Shields relieved Escobar with two outs in the eighth afterDelmon Young doubled. The righthanded Shields got Greg Nortonto ground out to second to end the inning.


Francisco Rodriguez pitched a scoreless ninth, recording his25th save in 27 chances.


Anderson hit a two-run single off Devil Rays rookie starter AndySonnanstine in the sixth to put the Angels ahead, 3-0.Vladimir Guerrero singled and Gary Matthews Jr. followed with adouble, setting the stage for Anderson.


The run scored by Guerrero was the 1,000th of his career.

The Angels opened the scoring against Sonnanstine in the secondinning. Casey Kotchman doubled to right field and scored twobatters later when Robb Quinlan grounded out to shortstop.

Sonnanstine (1-5) remained winless over his last six starts.The righthander logged seven innings, allowing three runs andeight hits with no walks and six strikeouts.

 

Escobar helps Angels snap losing skid

<h3>LA ANGELS 3, TAMPA BAY 0</h3>ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- Kelvim Escobarpitched brilliantly into the eighth inning and Garret Andersondrove in a pair of runs as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheimdefeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 3-0, on Thursday.

The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Angels, whosalvaged the finale of this three-game series.


"Kelvim's been there for us all year. He just keeps going,"Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "It's great to see himhealthy. As aggressive as he is in the strike zone, it'sleading to results. I thought he did a great job creating depthtoday, changed speeds well. He really had to work to get outof the first two innings but he came up with some big pitches."

It was the first time Tampa Bay was shut out since being blankedby the San Diego Padres, 9-0, on June 13.


"The second half of our season is very tough," Tampa Bay managerJoe Maddon said. "I think when you're playing to the level ofcompetition that's that good, it raises your play as well.Overall, I think it's been a relatively good start to the secondhalf."


Escobar (11-3) tossed 7 2/3 scoreless innings, scattering ninehits while walking three and striking out five. The righthanderworked his way out of a bases-loaded jam in the fifth bygetting All-Star Carl Crawford to ground into an inning-endingforceout.


"Early on my ball was cutting too much," Escobar said. "It wasmy fault (that catcher Jeff Mathis) was having problems catchingthe ball. For some reason he was calling down and away and theball was cutting inside. We talked about getting more on topof the ball, and in the second I was throwing straighter."

Crawford finished with three hits and two stolen bases for theDevil Rays, who stranded nine baserunners. Crawford now leadsthe American League with 30 steals this season.


The Devil Rays also had a pair of runners in scoring position inthe sixth. But Escobar bore down and struck out Ty Wiggintonbefore inducing Raul Casanova to ground out to end the threat.

Scot Shields relieved Escobar with two outs in the eighth afterDelmon Young doubled. The righthanded Shields got Greg Nortonto ground out to second to end the inning.


Francisco Rodriguez pitched a scoreless ninth, recording his25th save in 27 chances.


Anderson hit a two-run single off Devil Rays rookie starter AndySonnanstine in the sixth to put the Angels ahead, 3-0. VladimirGuerrero singled and Gary Matthews Jr. followed with a double,setting the stage for Anderson.


The run scored by Guerrero was the 1,000th of his career.

"It was something out over the plate," Anderson said. "I don'tknow if if it was off-speed or a fastball. I just have to playsome more. Not playing yesterday, I'm the type of player thatneeds to play every day. Having a day off was not good for me.The first time I came back from injury, I came back prettyquick. It's a little different this time around."

The Angels opened the scoring against Sonnanstine in the secondinning. Casey Kotchman doubled to right field and scored twobatters later when Robb Quinlan grounded out to shortstop.

"On the offensive side again, we struggled," Scoscia said. "Wescratched and clawed on the first run. Obviously it had someimportance. Garret's hit gave us a bit of a cushion. We'restill trying to unlock some things with the offense. We gotsome good situational hitting today and if we can do that we cantake some of the pressure off the pitchers."


Sonnanstine (1-5) remained winless over his last six starts. Therighthander logged seven innings, allowing three runs and eighthits with no walks and six strikeouts.