GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: LA ANGELS (49-30) at BALTIMORE (34-43)

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

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LA ANGELS (9) AT BALTIMORE (7) - HOW THEY SCORED
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LA ANGELS 1ST: C Figgins hit a ground rule double to left. O Cabrera
singled to right, C Figgins scored. V Guerrero flied out to left. O Cabrera
caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop to first. G Matthews Jr
singled to left. C Kotchman grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, BALTIMORE 0.

LA ANGELS 2ND: H Kendrick singled to right center. K Morales singled to
left, K Morales out at second, H Kendrick to third. H Kendrick scored on
S Trachsel's wild pitch. M Napoli flied out to center. R Quinlan reached on
infield single to shortstop. C Figgins singled to right, R Quinlan to second.
O Cabrera singled to center, R Quinlan scored, C Figgins to third. V Guerrero
doubled to deep right, C Figgins and O Cabrera scored. R Bell relieved
S Trachsel. G Matthews Jr flied out to left. (4 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 5, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 2ND: R Hernandez flied out to center. A Huff tripled to deep
right. M Mora reached on infield single to shortstop, A Huff scored.
J Gibbons struck out swinging. J Payton grounded into fielder's choice to
second, M Mora out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 5, BALTIMORE 1.

BALTIMORE 4TH: R Hernandez grounded out to shortstop. A Huff doubled to
deep right. M Mora homered to left, A Huff scored. J Gibbons flied out to
center. J Payton reached on infield single to third. C Patterson grounded out
to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 5, BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 5TH: B Roberts singled to left center. C Gomez doubled to left,
B Roberts to third. N Markakis grounded out to second, B Roberts scored,
C Gomez to third. R Hernandez walked. A Huff homered to right, C Gomez and
R Hernandez scored. M Mora doubled to left. C Bootcheck relieved K Escobar.
J Gibbons struck out swinging. J Payton walked. C Patterson grounded out to
first. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 5, BALTIMORE 7.

LA ANGELS 7TH: S Williamson relieved R Bell. C Figgins grounded out to
pitcher. O Cabrera homered to left. V Guerrero grounded out to third.
J Walker relieved S Williamson. G Matthews Jr reached on infield single to third.
C Kotchman grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, G Matthews Jr out at
second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 6, BALTIMORE 7.

LA ANGELS 8TH: C Gomez at first base. B Fahey at shortstop. C Bradford
relieved J Walker. H Kendrick grounded out to pitcher. K Morales grounded out
to shortstop. M Napoli walked. E Aybar hit for R Quinlan. E Aybar hit by
pitch, M Napoli to second. C Figgins singled to right, M Napoli scored,
E Aybar to third. O Cabrera struck out looking. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 7, BALTIMORE 7.

LA ANGELS 9TH: C Ray relieved C Bradford. V Guerrero hit by pitch.
G Matthews Jr grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, V Guerrero out at
second. C Kotchman flied out to left. H Kendrick homered to center,
G Matthews Jr scored. K Morales struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 9, BALTIMORE 7.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

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LA ANGELS (9) AT BALTIMORE (7) - EVENT LOG
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La Angels Starting Lineups -- C Figgins 3B, O Cabrera SS, V Guerrero RF,
G Matthews Jr CF, C Kotchman 1B, H Kendrick 2B, K Morales DH, M Napoli C,
R Quinlan LF, K Escobar RHP.

Baltimore Starting Lineups -- B Roberts 2B, C Gomez SS, N Markakis RF,
R Hernandez C, A Huff 1B, M Mora 3B, J Gibbons DH, J Payton LF, C Patterson CF,
S Trachsel RHP.

Umpires -- Mike Everitt (HP), Paul Nauert (1B), Gerry Davis (2B), Brian Gorman (3B).

Gametime Weather: 78 degrees, Overcast, wind left to right at 3 mph.


LA ANGELS 1ST: C Figgins hit a ground rule double to left. O Cabrera
singled to right, C Figgins scored. V Guerrero flied out to left. O Cabrera
caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop to first. G Matthews Jr
singled to left. C Kotchman grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts flied out to left. C Gomez struck out swinging.
N Markakis popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 1,
BALTIMORE 0.

LA ANGELS 2ND: H Kendrick singled to right center. K Morales singled to
left, K Morales out at second, H Kendrick to third. H Kendrick scored on
S Trachsel's wild pitch. M Napoli flied out to center. R Quinlan reached on
infield single to shortstop. C Figgins singled to right, R Quinlan to second.
O Cabrera singled to center, R Quinlan scored, C Figgins to third. V Guerrero
doubled to deep right, C Figgins and O Cabrera scored. R Bell relieved
S Trachsel. G Matthews Jr flied out to left. (4 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 5, BALTIMORE 0.

BALTIMORE 2ND: R Hernandez flied out to center. A Huff tripled to deep
right. M Mora reached on infield single to shortstop, A Huff scored.
J Gibbons struck out swinging. J Payton grounded into fielder's choice to
second, M Mora out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 5, BALTIMORE 1.

LA ANGELS 3RD: C Kotchman flied out to right. H Kendrick flied out to
left. K Morales flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 5,
BALTIMORE 1.

BALTIMORE 3RD: C Patterson doubled to deep left center. B Roberts popped
out to shortstop. C Gomez grounded out to third. N Markakis popped out to
second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 5, BALTIMORE 1.

LA ANGELS 4TH: M Napoli fouled out to first. R Quinlan grounded out to
shortstop. C Figgins reached on infield single to second. C Figgins stole
second, C Figgins safe at third on throwing error by catcher R Hernandez.
O Cabrera popped out to catcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) LA ANGELS 5, BALTIMORE 1.

BALTIMORE 4TH: R Hernandez grounded out to shortstop. A Huff doubled to
deep right. M Mora homered to left, A Huff scored. J Gibbons flied out to
center. J Payton reached on infield single to third. C Patterson grounded out
to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 5, BALTIMORE 3.

LA ANGELS 5TH: V Guerrero grounded out to shortstop. G Matthews Jr walked.
C Kotchman lined out to center. H Kendrick grounded into fielder's choice to
third, G Matthews Jr out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 5,
BALTIMORE 3.

BALTIMORE 5TH: B Roberts singled to left center. C Gomez doubled to left,
B Roberts to third. N Markakis grounded out to second, B Roberts scored,
C Gomez to third. R Hernandez walked. A Huff homered to right, C Gomez and
R Hernandez scored. M Mora doubled to left. C Bootcheck relieved K Escobar.
J Gibbons struck out swinging. J Payton walked. C Patterson grounded out to
first. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 5, BALTIMORE 7.

LA ANGELS 6TH: K Morales grounded out to pitcher. M Napoli flied out to
center. R Quinlan grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 5, BALTIMORE 7.

BALTIMORE 6TH: B Roberts grounded out to third. C Gomez flied out to
center. N Markakis grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 5, BALTIMORE 7.

LA ANGELS 7TH: S Williamson relieved R Bell. C Figgins grounded out to
pitcher. O Cabrera homered to left. V Guerrero grounded out to third.
J Walker relieved S Williamson. G Matthews Jr reached on infield single to third.
C Kotchman grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, G Matthews Jr out at
second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 6, BALTIMORE 7.

BALTIMORE 7TH: R Hernandez grounded out to shortstop. A Huff singled to
center. B Fahey ran for A Huff. M Mora popped out to shortstop. D Moseley
relieved C Bootcheck. J Gibbons lined out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 6, BALTIMORE 7.

LA ANGELS 8TH: C Gomez at first base. B Fahey at shortstop. C Bradford
relieved J Walker. H Kendrick grounded out to pitcher. K Morales grounded out
to shortstop. M Napoli walked. E Aybar hit for R Quinlan. E Aybar hit by
pitch, M Napoli to second. C Figgins singled to right, M Napoli scored,
E Aybar to third. O Cabrera struck out looking. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 7, BALTIMORE 7.

BALTIMORE 8TH: E Aybar in left field. J Payton grounded out to first.
C Patterson doubled to deep left center. B Roberts intentionally walked.
S Shields relieved D Moseley. C Gomez grounded into double play, second to
shortstop to first, B Roberts out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 7, BALTIMORE 7.

LA ANGELS 9TH: C Ray relieved C Bradford. V Guerrero hit by pitch.
G Matthews Jr grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, V Guerrero out at
second. C Kotchman flied out to left. H Kendrick homered to center,
G Matthews Jr scored. K Morales struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 9, BALTIMORE 7.

BALTIMORE 9TH: N Haynes in left field. F Rodriguez relieved S Shields.
N Markakis flied out to center. R Hernandez flied out to right. B Fahey flied
out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 9, BALTIMORE 7.</div>

 

Kendrick's homer in the ninth leads Angels past Orioles

<h3>LA ANGELS 9, BALTIMORE 7</h3>BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- After blowing a five-run lead, the LosAngeles Angles of Anaheim turned to Howie Kendrick to finish thedeal.

Kendrick hit a two-out homer in the top of the ninth as theAngels posted a 9-7 victory over the Baltimore Orioles onFriday.

Los Angeles won despite allowing Baltimore to tie the game andtake the lead in a four-run fifth. The Angels also survivedAubrey Huff becoming just the third Oriole ever to hit for thecycle, joining Brooks Robinson in 1960 and Cal Ripken in 1984.

Kendrick belted a 1-0 pitch off Chris Ray (4-6) over the centerfield wall with Gary Matthews Jr. aboard to make it 9-7.

Reliever Scot Shields (2-2) went two-thirds of the eighth toearn the win and Francisco Rodriguez pitched a 1-2-3 ninth toearn his 23rd save in 25 opportunities.

Trailing, 7-6, in the eighth, the Angels tied the game on arun-scoring single by Chone Figgins. A home run by Cabrera inthe seventh closed the deficit to two runs.

Huff hit a go-ahead three-run homer off Los Angeles starterKelvim Escobar to give the Orioles a 7-5 lead in the fifth. Itwas Huff's third hit. He capped off his cycle with a one-outsingle in the seventh inning.

Escobar was tagged for seven runs an season-high 10 hits in 41/3 innings.

Orioles starting pitcher Steve Trachsel did not make it out ofthe second inning, allowing five runs and nine hits in 1 1/3innings. It was his shortest outing of the season.

 

AL: LA ANGELS at BALTIMORE

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LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Figgins 3b 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 .322
O Cabrera ss 5 2 3 3 0 1 3 .339
V Guerrero rf 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .329
G Matthews Jr cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .288
C Kotchman 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .312
H Kendrick 2b 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .305
K Morales dh 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .282
M Napoli c 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .241
R Quinlan lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .283
a-E Aybar ph-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
N Haynes lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300

Totals 39 9 14 8 2 2 11

a-hit by pitch for R Quinlan in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Figgins (11, S Trachsel); V Guerrero (24, S Trachsel). HR - O
Cabrera (5, 7th inning off S Williamson 0 on, 1 Out), H Kendrick (4, 9th inning
off C Ray 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - O Cabrera 3 (47), V Guerrero 2 (71), C Figgins
(22), H Kendrick 2 (16). 2-out RBI - O Cabrera, V Guerrero 2, C Figgins, H
Kendrick 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Cabrera 2, G Matthews
Jr 1. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Figgins (19, 2nd base off R Bell/R Hernandez). CS - O
Cabrera (1, 2nd base by S Trachsel).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (H Kendrick-O Cabrera-C Kotchman).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .324
C Gomez ss-1b 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .291
N Markakis rf 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 .274
R Hernandez c 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .232
A Huff 1b 4 3 4 3 0 0 0 .273
B Fahey pr-ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
M Mora 3b 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 .260
J Gibbons dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .206
J Payton lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .276
C Patterson cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .230

Totals 38 7 12 7 3 3 13

BATTING: 2B - C Patterson 2 (16, K Escobar, D Moseley); A Huff (18, K Escobar);
C Gomez (2, K Escobar); M Mora (16, K Escobar). 3B - A Huff (2, K Escobar). HR
- M Mora (12, 4th inning off K Escobar 1 on, 1 Out), A Huff (6, 5th inning off
K Escobar 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Mora 3 (40), N Markakis (44), A Huff 3 (38).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Patterson 1, N Markakis 1. GIDP - C
Gomez. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - R Hernandez (5, throw). Outfield assists - J Payton (K Morales
at 2nd base).


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LA ANGELS - 140 000 112 -- 9
BALTIMORE - 010 240 000 -- 7
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LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
K Escobar 4 1/3 10 7 7 1 2 2 3.32
C Bootcheck 2 1/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.00
D Moseley 2/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.36
S Shields (W, 2-2) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.87
F Rodriguez (S, 23) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.36

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
S Trachsel 1 2/3 9 5 5 0 0 0 4.95
R Bell 4 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.18
S Williamson (H, 1) 2/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 4.40
J Walker (H, 14) 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.26
C Bradford (B, 2) 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 3.45
C Ray (L, 4-6) 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 5.15

WP - S Trachsel. IBB - B Roberts (by D Moseley). HBP - E Aybar (by C
Bradford); V Guerrero (by C Ray). Pitches-strikes: K Escobar 82-51; C Bootcheck
40-23; D Moseley 8-4; S Shields 5-4; F Rodriguez 11-8; S Trachsel 42-30; R Bell
49-33; S Williamson 7-5; J Walker 3-3; C Bradford 22-14; C Ray 18-11. Ground
balls-fly balls: K Escobar 5-6; C Bootcheck 4-2; D Moseley 1-1; S Shields 2-0;
F Rodriguez 0-3; S Trachsel 1-2; R Bell 5-8; S Williamson 2-0; J Walker 1-0; C
Bradford 2-0; C Ray 1-1. Batters faced: K Escobar 24; C Bootcheck 9; D Moseley
4; S Shields 1; F Rodriguez 3; S Trachsel 12; R Bell 15; S Williamson 3; J
Walker 2; C Bradford 6; C Ray 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Brian
Gorman.

T--3:16. Att--36,689.
Weather: 78 degrees, overcast. Wind: 3 mph, left to
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Kendrick's homer in the ninth leads Angels past Orioles

<h3>LA ANGELS 9, BALTIMORE 7</h3>BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- After blowing a five-run lead, the LosAngeles Angels of Anaheim turned to Howie Kendrick to finish thedeal.

Kendrick hit a two-out homer in the top of the ninth as theAngels posted a 9-7 victory over the Baltimore Orioles onFriday.

Los Angeles won despite allowing Baltimore to tie the game andtake the lead in a four-run fifth. The Angels also survivedAubrey Huff becoming just the third Oriole ever to hit for thecycle, joining Brooks Robinson in 1960 and Cal Ripken in 1984.

"With the night that Huff had, we were lucky to have recovered awin," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.

Kendrick belted a 1-0 pitch off Chris Ray (4-6) over the centerfield wall with Gary Matthews Jr. aboard to make it 9-7.

"I was just trying to get a hit, but it happened to be a homerun," Kendrick said. "It was over the plate, and I was able toget it."

Reliever Scot Shields (2-2) went two-thirds of the eighth toearn the win and Francisco Rodriguez pitched a 1-2-3 ninth toearn his 23rd save in 25 opportunities.

Trailing, 7-6, in the eighth, the Angels tied the game on arun-scoring single by Chone Figgins. A home run by Cabrera inthe seventh closed the deficit to one runs.

"One of the guys we haven't given enough credit to forre-emerging our offense is Chone," Scioscia said. "What he'sdone is spectacular. Right now, he's in his game, and you cansee he's making a difference."

Huff hit a go-ahead three-run homer off Los Angeles starterKelvim Escobar to give the Orioles a 7-5 lead in the fifth. Itwas Huff's third hit. He capped off his cycle with a one-outsingle in the seventh inning.

"When that flashed up there, that's pretty special. It's just aweird game," Huff said. "Today was the best I've felt up thereall year. The ball looked really, really big for the firsttime all year."

Huff's triple in the second inning was the 1,000th hit of hismajor league career, and his double in the fourth inning was his200th career two-bagger.

"He got the hard ones out of the way first, and you don'tusually see it that way," Orioles manager Dave Trembley said.

Escobar was tagged for seven runs an season-high 10 hits in 41/3 innings.

"You go out and try to execute and get what you get," Escobarsaid. "That's the way it is sometimes."

Orioles starting pitcher Steve Trachsel did not make it out ofthe second inning, allowing five runs and nine hits in 1 1/3innings. It was his shortest outing of the season.

"Everything that he threw tonight, they hit," Trembley said."They jumped on him early and often."