GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: LA ANGELS (28-18) at DETROIT (27-17)

AL: LA ANGELS (28-18) at DETROIT (27-17)

<h3>Angels RHP Colon looks to remain unbeaten</h3>



LA Angels (28-18) at Detroit (27-17) 7:05 pm EDT

DETROIT (Ticker) -- With a comfortable lead in the AmericanLeague West, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim hand the ball toBartolo Colon to increase their advantage.

Colon and the Angels look for their season-high seventh straightvictory when they take on the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.

Colon, who (5-0 3.69 ERA) allowed three runs, nine hits andthree walks over seven innings in a 7-3 win over Seattle on May17, has won five of his first six starts since returning fromthe disabled list after having surgery on a torn rotator cuff inthe offseason.

The burly righthander is enjoying his longest winning streaksince reeling off eight consecutive victories from August2-September 10, 2005.

However the 33-year old Dominican has recently struggled vs.Detroit, going 0-5 with a 7.22 ERA in seven outings sinceearning a 3-2 victory on April 13, 2003 at Comerica Park.Overall, he is 8-8 with a 5.03 ERA in 20 lifetime starts againstthe Tigers, including 4-3 in nine lifetime starts here.

Colon has gotten help from teammate Vladimir Guerrero, who hashomered in four of Colon's six starts this season. The 2004American League MVP is hitting .450 with 12 RBI in support ofColon.

 

AL: LA ANGELS (28-18) at DETROIT (27-17)

<h3>Angels RHP Colon looks to remain unbeaten</h3>



LA Angels (28-18) at Detroit (27-17) 7:05 pm EDT

DETROIT (Ticker) -- With a comfortable lead in the AmericanLeague West, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim hand the ball toBartolo Colon to increase their advantage.

Colon and the Angels look for their season-high seventh straightvictory when they take on the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.

Colon, who (5-0 3.69 ERA) allowed three runs, nine hits andthree walks over seven innings in a 7-3 win over Seattle on May17, has won five of his first six starts since returning fromthe disabled list after having surgery on a torn rotator cuff inthe offseason.

The burly righthander is enjoying his longest winning streaksince reeling off eight consecutive victories from August2-September 10, 2005.

However the 33-year-old Dominican has recently struggled vs.Detroit, going 0-5 with a 7.22 ERA in seven outings sinceearning a 3-2 victory on April 13, 2003 at Comerica Park.Overall, he is 8-8 with a 5.03 ERA in 20 lifetime starts againstthe Tigers, including 4-3 in nine lifetime starts here.

Colon has gotten help from teammate Vladimir Guerrero, who hashomered in four of Colon's six starts this season. The 2004American League MVP is hitting .450 with 12 RBI in support ofColon.

 

AL: LA ANGELS at DETROIT

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

LA ANGELS DETROIT
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Reggie Willits LF .346 0 7 Curtis Granderson CF .275 7 23
Orlando Cabrera SS .303 2 25 Placido Polanco 2B .333 1 23
Vladimir Guerrero RF .342 10 38 Gary Sheffield DH .234 8 21
Gary Matthews Jr CF .287 6 23 Magglio Ordonez RF .344 10 40
Casey Kotchman 1B .267 3 20 Carlos Guillen SS .323 3 29
Mike Napoli C .253 4 9 Ivan Rodriguez C .253 4 21
Shea Hillenbrand DH .237 1 13 Sean Casey 1B .248 0 10
Howie Kendrick 2B .327 2 4 Craig Monroe LF .231 5 26
Chone Figgins 3B .130 0 3 Brandon Inge 3B .234 8 17

Bartolo Colon RHP (5-0, 3.69) Chad Durbin RHP (3-1, 4.67)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
WARMUPS: LAA - BARTOLO COLON (5-0, 3.69)
DET - CHAD DURBIN (3-1, 4.67)

UMPIRES: HP - MIKE REILLY
1B - JEFF KELLOGG
2B - CHAD FAIRCHILD
3B - ERIC COOPER

WEATHER: 87 Degrees, clear
WIND: 10 mph, left to right</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
STARTING BATS: LAA - BARTOLO COLON AND MIKE NAPOLI
DET - CHAD DURBIN AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: R WILLITS (.346, 0 HR, 7 RBI)
O CABRERA (.303, 2 HR, 25 RBI)
V GUERRERO (.342, 10 HR, 38 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - BARTOLO COLON
DET - CHAD DURBIN

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.275, 7 HR, 23 RBI)
P POLANCO (.333, 1 HR, 23 RBI)
G SHEFFIELD (.234, 8 HR, 21 RBI)</div>

 

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

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .343
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
V Guerrero rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .347
G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
C Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
S Hillenbrand dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
C Figgins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
P Polanco 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
G Sheffield dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA ANGELS - 0 -- 0
DETROIT - -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Colon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.69

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
C Durbin 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.57

Pitches-strikes: C Durbin 13-10. Ground balls-fly balls: C Durbin 0-1.
Batters faced: C Durbin 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

Weather: 87 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
CONFIRMED STARTERS: LAA - BARTOLO COLON
DET - CHAD DURBIN</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at DETROIT

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - BARTOLO COLON
DET - CHAD DURBIN

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C KOTCHMAN (.267, 3 HR, 20 RBI)
M NAPOLI (.253, 4 HR, 9 RBI)
S HILLENBRAND (.237, 1 HR, 13 RBI)</div>

 

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

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .343
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
V Guerrero rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .347
G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
C Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
S Hillenbrand dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
C Figgins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
P Polanco 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .337
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .342
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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LA ANGELS - 0 -- 0
DETROIT - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Colon 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.60

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
C Durbin 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.57

Pitches-strikes: B Colon 12-8; C Durbin 13-10. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Colon 0-2; C Durbin 0-1. Batters faced: B Colon 4; C Durbin 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

Weather: 87 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, left 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 0 0 0 1 0
DETROIT 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - BARTOLO COLON
DET - CHAD DURBIN

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.323, 3 HR, 29 RBI)
I RODRIGUEZ (.253, 4 HR, 21 RBI)
S CASEY (.248, 0 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at DETROIT

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

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .343
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
V Guerrero rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .347
G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
M Napoli c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
S Hillenbrand dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
C Figgins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
P Polanco 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .337
G Sheffield dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .342
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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LA ANGELS - 00 -- 0
DETROIT - 0 -- 0
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Colon 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.60

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
C Durbin 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.47

Pitches-strikes: B Colon 12-8; C Durbin 24-19. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Colon 0-2; C Durbin 2-2. Batters faced: B Colon 4; C Durbin 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

Weather: 87 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CURTIS GRANDERSON SCORED IVAN RODRIGUEZ AND CRAIG
MONROE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C GRANDERSON ON FIRST, B INGE ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 0
DETROIT 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P POLANCO (.337, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY PLACIDO POLANCO SCORED BRANDON INGE AND CURTIS
GRANDERSON.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, P POLANCO ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 0
DETROIT 4 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.233, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at DETROIT

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - BARTOLO COLON
DET - CHAD DURBIN

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: H KENDRICK (.327, 2 HR, 4 RBI)
C FIGGINS (.130, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
R WILLITS (.343, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at DETROIT

<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS DETROIT (4) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .343
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
V Guerrero rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .347
G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
M Napoli c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
S Hillenbrand dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
C Figgins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .278
P Polanco 2b 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .341
G Sheffield dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .238
M Ordonez rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .340
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
I Rodriguez c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .258
S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
C Monroe lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .236
B Inge 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .234

Totals 12 4 6 4 1 1 5

BATTING: 2B - G Sheffield (6, B Colon). RBI - C Granderson 2 (25), P Polanco 2
(25). 2-out RBI - C Granderson 2, P Polanco 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Ordonez 2. Team LOB - 3.


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LA ANGELS - 00 -- 0
DETROIT - 04 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Colon 2 6 4 4 1 1 0 4.39

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
C Durbin 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.47

Pitches-strikes: B Colon 43-28; C Durbin 24-19. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Colon 0-5; C Durbin 2-2. Batters faced: B Colon 13; C Durbin 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

Weather: 87 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, left 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 0 0 0 0 1 0
DETROIT 0 4 4 6 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - BARTOLO COLON
DET - CHAD DURBIN

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.321, 0-FOR-1)
I RODRIGUEZ (.258, 1-FOR-1)
S CASEY (.246, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">LA ANGELS (0) VS DETROIT (4) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .339
O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
V Guerrero rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .347
G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
C Kotchman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
M Napoli c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
S Hillenbrand dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
C Figgins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 3 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .278
P Polanco 2b 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .341
G Sheffield dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .238
M Ordonez rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .340
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
I Rodriguez c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .258
S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
C Monroe lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .236
B Inge 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .234

Totals 12 4 6 4 1 1 5

BATTING: 2B - G Sheffield (6, B Colon). RBI - C Granderson 2 (25), P Polanco 2
(25). 2-out RBI - C Granderson 2, P Polanco 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Ordonez 2. Team LOB - 3.


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LA ANGELS - 000 -- 0
DETROIT - 04 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Colon 2 6 4 4 1 1 0 4.39

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
C Durbin 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 4.37

Pitches-strikes: B Colon 43-28; C Durbin 39-30. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Colon 0-5; C Durbin 4-2. Batters faced: B Colon 13; C Durbin 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

Weather: 87 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY CARLOS GUILLEN (4) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF BARTOLO COLON.
CURRENT SCORE: LA ANGELS 0, DETROIT 5

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.258, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LAA - BARTOLO COLON
DET - CHAD DURBIN

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: O CABRERA (.302, 0-FOR-1)
V GUERRERO (.347, 1-FOR-1)
G MATTHEWS JR (.286, 0-FOR-1)</div>