GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: LA ANGELS (55-36) at TAMPA BAY (35-56)

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

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LA ANGELS 3
TAMPA BAY 8 FINAL</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

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LA ANGELS (3) AT TAMPA BAY (8) - HOW THEY SCORED
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TAMPA BAY 3RD: A Iwamura flied out to center. C Crawford singled to right.
C Crawford stole second, C Crawford safe at third on throwing error by catcher
J Molina. B Upton singled to left, C Crawford scored. C Pena singled to right,
B Upton to second. D Young singled to center, B Upton scored, C Pena to
second. B Harris grounded into double play, shortstop to first, D Young out at
second.(2 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) LA ANGELS 0, TAMPA BAY 2.

LA ANGELS 5TH: G Anderson grounded out to first. C Kotchman singled to
center. M Izturis doubled to deep right, C Kotchman to third. J Molina
singled to center, C Kotchman and M Izturis scored. R Willits flied out to
right. C Figgins singled to center, J Molina to third. C Figgins stole
second. O Cabrera grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 2,
TAMPA BAY 2.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: C Crawford walked. B Upton singled to right, C Crawford to
second. C Pena doubled to right, C Crawford and B Upton scored. D Young
reached on infield single to third. B Harris lined out to left. T Wigginton
singled to center, C Pena scored, T Wigginton out at second, D Young to third
advancing on play. D Navarro walked. D Navarro stole second. J Wilson singled
to center, D Young and D Navarro scored. A Iwamura flied out to center. (5 Runs,
5 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 2, TAMPA BAY 7.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: C Bootcheck relieved E Santana. B Harris hit a ground rule
double to right. T Wigginton singled to center, B Harris scored. T Wigginton
to second on wild pitch by C Bootcheck. D Navarro struck out looking. J Wilson
struck out swinging. A Iwamura struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 2, TAMPA BAY 8.

LA ANGELS 9TH: C Fossum relieved J Witasick. G Anderson doubled to left
center. R Quinlan hit for C Kotchman. R Quinlan struck out swinging. B Wood
hit for M Izturis. B Wood doubled to left, G Anderson scored. J Molina flied
out to center. R Willits struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 3, TAMPA BAY 8.</div>

 

AL: LA ANGELS at TAMPA BAY

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LA ANGELS (3) AT TAMPA BAY (8) - EVENT LOG
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La Angels Starting Lineups -- R Willits LF, C Figgins 3B, O Cabrera SS,
V Guerrero RF, G Matthews Jr CF, G Anderson DH, C Kotchman 1B, M Izturis 2B,
J Molina C, E Santana RHP.

Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, C Crawford LF, B Upton CF, C Pena 1B,
D Young RF, B Harris SS, T Wigginton DH, D Navarro C, J Wilson 2B, J Shields RHP.

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


Gametime Weather: INDOORS.


LA ANGELS 1ST: R Willits grounded out to second. C Figgins doubled to
left. O Cabrera grounded out to first, C Figgins to third. V Guerrero
grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura struck out swinging. C Crawford lined out to
second. B Upton singled to left. C Pena walked, B Upton to second. B Upton
out at third on runner's fielder's choice.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0,
TAMPA BAY 0.

LA ANGELS 2ND: G Matthews Jr grounded out to second. G Anderson grounded
out to first. C Kotchman walked. M Izturis flied out to center. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: D Young grounded out to shortstop. B Harris flied out to
center. T Wigginton singled to center. D Navarro singled to right center,
T Wigginton to third, D Navarro to second on error by third baseman C Figgins.
J Wilson flied out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) LA ANGELS 0, TAMPA BAY 0.

LA ANGELS 3RD: J Molina doubled to deep center, J Molina out stretching at
third. R Willits lined out to left. C Figgins fouled out to left. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: A Iwamura flied out to center. C Crawford singled to right.
C Crawford stole second, C Crawford safe at third on throwing error by catcher
J Molina. B Upton singled to left, C Crawford scored. C Pena singled to right,
B Upton to second. D Young singled to center, B Upton scored, C Pena to
second. B Harris grounded into double play, shortstop to first, D Young out at
second.(2 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) LA ANGELS 0, TAMPA BAY 2.

LA ANGELS 4TH: O Cabrera flied out to center. V Guerrero grounded out to
pitcher. G Matthews Jr struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 0, TAMPA BAY 2.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: T Wigginton doubled to left. D Navarro struck out swinging.
J Wilson singled to left, T Wigginton to third. A Iwamura grounded into
double play, second to shortstop to first, J Wilson out at second.(0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 0, TAMPA BAY 2.

LA ANGELS 5TH: G Anderson grounded out to first. C Kotchman singled to
center. M Izturis doubled to deep right, C Kotchman to third. J Molina
singled to center, C Kotchman and M Izturis scored. R Willits flied out to
right. C Figgins singled to center, J Molina to third. C Figgins stole
second. O Cabrera grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 2,
TAMPA BAY 2.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: C Crawford walked. B Upton singled to right, C Crawford to
second. C Pena doubled to right, C Crawford and B Upton scored. D Young
reached on infield single to third. B Harris lined out to left. T Wigginton
singled to center, C Pena scored, T Wigginton out at second, D Young to third
advancing on play. D Navarro walked. D Navarro stole second. J Wilson singled
to center, D Young and D Navarro scored. A Iwamura flied out to center. (5 Runs,
5 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 2, TAMPA BAY 7.

LA ANGELS 6TH: V Guerrero flied out to center. G Matthews Jr singled to
left. G Anderson flied out to right. C Kotchman grounded out to first.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 2, TAMPA BAY 7.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: C Crawford flied out to left. B Upton walked. C Pena
struck out swinging. D Young struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 2, TAMPA BAY 7.

LA ANGELS 7TH: M Izturis struck out swinging. J Molina lined out to
center. R Willits grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 2, TAMPA BAY 7.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: C Bootcheck relieved E Santana. B Harris hit a ground rule
double to right. T Wigginton singled to center, B Harris scored. T Wigginton
to second on wild pitch by C Bootcheck. D Navarro struck out looking. J Wilson
struck out swinging. A Iwamura struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 2, TAMPA BAY 8.

LA ANGELS 8TH: J Witasick relieved J Shields. C Figgins singled to right.
C Figgins to second on wild pitch by J Witasick. O Cabrera grounded out to
third. V Guerrero grounded out to shortstop. G Matthews Jr flied out to
center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 2, TAMPA BAY 8.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: C Crawford grounded out to shortstop. B Upton lined out to
right. C Pena struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA ANGELS 2,
TAMPA BAY 8.

LA ANGELS 9TH: C Fossum relieved J Witasick. G Anderson doubled to left
center. R Quinlan hit for C Kotchman. R Quinlan struck out swinging. B Wood
hit for M Izturis. B Wood doubled to left, G Anderson scored. J Molina flied
out to center. R Willits struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA ANGELS 3, TAMPA BAY 8.</div>

 

Five-run fifth helps Devil Rays cruise by Angels

<h3>TAMPA BAY 8, LA ANGELS 3</h3>ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- The Tampa Bay Devil Raysused a big fifth inning to help conquer a recent nemesis.

Carlos Pena and Josh Wilson drove in two runs apiece in afive-run fifth as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays posted an 8-3 victory<div class="pre">over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Tuesday.</div>

James Shields pitched seven effective innings and Ty Wiggintonhad four hits for Tampa Bay, which had lost nine of 10 toAnaheim.


B.J. Upton also had three hits and scored twice for the DevilRays, who pounded out 16 hits, their second-highest total of theseason.


After the Angels tied the game at 2-2 in the top of the fifth,the Devil Rays sent nine men to the plate in the bottom of theframe.


Carl Crawford led off with a walk and moved to second on asingle by Upton. Pena then rifled a double off the right fieldwall to give the Devil Rays a two-run lead.


"That was fun, I like having two guys who can run in front ofme," Pena said of Crawford and Upton. "That ball off the wall,my first reaction was, I knew Crawford would score. But when Isaw B.J. coming around, that was a big run. I'm always in aweof their talent."


"Carlos has kind of that up-and-over swing that if he doesn'tget them up, they are going (to drill holes in the wall)," DevilRays manager Joe Maddon said. "He has the kind of TedWilliams-type top-spinning line drive to right field."

One out after an infield single by Delmon Young, Wiggintondelivered an RBI base hit for a 5-2 advantage.


Wilson added a two-run single later in the frame to make it 7-2,and Wigginton produced an RBI base hit in the seventh to finishthe scoring for the Devil Rays. It was the eighth consecutivehit for Wigginton, which tied a club record set by Aubrey Huffin 2004.


"I'm up there doing the same thing I've been doing all year,"Wigginton said. "I haven't changed a thing."


The outburst made things easy for Shields (8-5), who allowed tworuns, seven hits and a walk en route to just his second win inhis last seven starts. The righthander had been 1-5 with a 6.39ERA in his previous six outings, surrendering 10 home runs inthat span.


"I looked at my last start and I thought my arm angle was alittle bit down," Shields said. "That's one of the things Ichanged. I pretty much look at all the films after I pitch tosee what is right and wrong.


"The last time, all my pitches seemed flat. This game, I wasconsistent with my mechanics. Tonight, I used all four of mypitches."


The 25-year-old Shields improved to 2-1 in four career startsagainst the Angels.


"We've grown to expect that out of Shields," Maddon said. "Allseason long, the seven-, eight-inning performances, he gives usa chance to win almost every time out. He's really acompetitor, and he needed that kind of performance like thattonight."


Tampa Bay's first seven runs came off Anaheim starter ErvinSantana (5-11), who surrendered a career-high 14 hits along withfour walks and four strikeouts.


"I thought (Ervin's) stuff was good early on," Angels managerMike Scioscia said. "I think at one point, there were signsthat he was moving in the right direction. Our mission is toget him back on track. We know he has a lot more talent than hehas shown."


The righthander has lost a career-high five straight decisionsand has been charged with at least five runs in his last fourstarts.


"I just missed a couple of pitches," Santana said. "I have tokeep pitching and try to win. I don't worry about pitch count,I just worry about making good pitches. I don't have to provenothing to nobody. I just have to pitch."


It was also the most hits allowed by an Angels pitcher this yearand one shy of the team record set back in 1976 by PaulHartzell.


The Devil Rays took an early lead in the third as Upton andYoung capped a string of four straight hits with RBI singles.

The Angels knotted it in the fifth on a two-run single by JoseMolina.


Chone Figgins had three hits and Brandon Wood drove in his firstcareer run with a ninth-inning double for Anaheim, which haslost two straight and three of five.