GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TORONTO (63-63) at LA ANGELS (74-52)

AL: TORONTO (63-63) at LA ANGELS (74-52)

<h3>Blue Jays look to extend winning ways over Angels</h3>

<div class="pre">Toronto (63-63) at LA Angels (74-52) 10:05 pm EDT</div>

<div class="pre">ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) - Holding a slim two-game lead in</div>their division, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim begin afour-game set with a team that has given them problems recently.

The Angels, owners of the majors' best home record at 42-18,hold a slim lead in the American League West over second-placeSeattle (71-53). However, Anaheim may need as much as help asit can get against Toronto, which has won 13 of 19 meetingsbetween the teams.


Ervin Santana (5-11, 5.96 ERA), who has not won since June 9,takes the mound for the Angels. In his first start on Fridaysince returning from his demotion to the minors, he fared muchbetter than he had recently despite not factoring into thedecision, allowing one run and four hits over 6 1/3 innings in a7-5 win at Boston.


The outing came following a stretch in which the righthanderwent 0-5 with an 8.46 ERA in six starts before getting sentdown. He is 1-0 with a 3.55 ERA in two career starts againstthe Blue Jays.


Also in his favor is the ability to pitch well at home, going4-2 with a 3.42 ERA in eight outings. He is 1-9 with an 8.06ERA away from Angel Stadium.


Jesse Litsch (4-6, 3.49) will draw the start opposite Santana,hoping to overcome some miscues from his defense in his laststart. He watched the Blue Jays commit two errors leading tothree unearned runs on Saturday in a 5-3 loss to Baltimore.

Overall, the righthander surrendered five runs - two earned -over six frames in that outing. This will be his first careerappearance against the Angels.

 

AL: TORONTO at LA ANGELS

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

TORONTO LA ANGELS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Reed Johnson LF .262 2 11 Reggie Willits DH .296 0 32
Lyle Overbay 1B .257 8 37 Orlando Cabrera SS .310 8 72
Matt Stairs RF .291 15 44 Vladimir Guerrero RF .322 19 100
Vernon Wells CF .261 15 73 Garret Anderson LF .282 8 50
Frank Thomas DH .260 21 76 Gary Matthews Jr CF .266 16 69
Troy Glaus 3B .254 16 51 Maicer Izturis 3B .270 5 36
Aaron Hill 2B .264 13 64 Howie Kendrick 2B .319 4 19
Gregg Zaun C .237 6 32 Robb Quinlan 1B .234 3 19
Ray Olmedo SS .333 0 0 Ryan Budde C .167 0 1

Jesse Litsch RHP (4-6, 3.49) Ervin Santana RHP (5-11, 5.96)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS
WARMUPS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH (4-6, 3.49)
LAA - ERVIN SANTANA (5-11, 5.96)

UMPIRES: HP - CHARLIE RELIFORD
1B - GREG GIBSON
2B - LARRY VANOVER
3B - TONY RANDAZZO

WEATHER: 75 Degrees, clear
WIND: 7 mph, out to right</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS
STARTING BATS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH AND GREGG ZAUN
LAA - ERVIN SANTANA AND RYAN BUDDE

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: R JOHNSON (.262, 2 HR, 11 RBI)
L OVERBAY (.257, 8 HR, 37 RBI)
M STAIRS (.291, 15 HR, 44 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH
LAA - ERVIN SANTANA

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: R WILLITS (.296, 0 HR, 32 RBI)
O CABRERA (.310, 8 HR, 72 RBI)
V GUERRERO (.322, 19 HR, 100 RBI)</div>

 

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

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256
M Stairs rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
V Wells cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
R Olmedo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
O Cabrera ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
V Guerrero rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
G Anderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
G Matthews Jr cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
M Izturis 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
R Quinlan 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
R Budde c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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TORONTO - 0 -- 0
LA ANGELS - -- 0
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Litsch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.49

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Santana 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.91

Pitches-strikes: E Santana 8-5. Ground balls-fly balls: E Santana 1-1.
Batters faced: E Santana 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 75 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH
LAA - ERVIN SANTANA</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY VLADIMIR GUERRERO SCORED REGGIE WILLITS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 0
LA ANGELS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G ANDERSON (.282, 8 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MAICER IZTURIS SCORED GARRET ANDERSON.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M IZTURIS ON FIRST, G MATTHEWS JR ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 0
LA ANGELS 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: H KENDRICK (.319, 4 HR, 19 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH
LAA - ERVIN SANTANA

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: V WELLS (.261, 15 HR, 73 RBI)
F THOMAS (.260, 21 HR, 76 RBI)
T GLAUS (.254, 16 HR, 51 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">TORONTO (0) VS LA ANGELS (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256
M Stairs rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
V Wells cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
F Thomas dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
T Glaus 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
A Hill 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
R Olmedo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - R Olmedo (1, line drive). Outfield assists - V Wells (O Cabrera
at 2nd base).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .296
O Cabrera ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311
V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .321
G Anderson lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281
G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
M Izturis 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .317
R Quinlan 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
R Budde c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 6 2 3 2 0 1 2

BATTING: RBI - V Guerrero (101), M Izturis (37). 2-out RBI - M Izturis. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - H Kendrick 1. Team LOB - 2.


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TORONTO - 0 -- 0
LA ANGELS - 2 -- 2
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Litsch 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 3.57

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Santana 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.91

HBP - R Willits (by J Litsch). Pitches-strikes: J Litsch 25-15; E Santana
8-5. Ground balls-fly balls: J Litsch 1-0; E Santana 1-1. Batters faced: J
Litsch 7; E Santana 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 75 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at LA ANGELS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH
LAA - ERVIN SANTANA

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: R QUINLAN (.234, 3 HR, 19 RBI)
R BUDDE (.167, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
R WILLITS (.296, 0-FOR-0, HBP)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at LA ANGELS

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

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256
M Stairs rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
F Thomas dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
T Glaus 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253
A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
R Olmedo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - R Olmedo (1, line drive). Outfield assists - V Wells (O Cabrera
at 2nd base).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .296
O Cabrera ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311
V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .321
G Anderson lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281
G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
M Izturis 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .317
R Quinlan 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
R Budde c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 6 2 3 2 0 1 2

BATTING: RBI - V Guerrero (101), M Izturis (37). 2-out RBI - M Izturis. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - H Kendrick 1. Team LOB - 2.


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TORONTO - 00 -- 0
LA ANGELS - 2 -- 2
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Litsch 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 3.57

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Santana 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.86

HBP - R Willits (by J Litsch). Pitches-strikes: J Litsch 25-15; E Santana
23-14. Ground balls-fly balls: J Litsch 1-0; E Santana 1-3. Batters faced: J
Litsch 7; E Santana 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 75 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH
LAA - ERVIN SANTANA

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: G ZAUN (.237, 6 HR, 32 RBI)
R OLMEDO (.333, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
R JOHNSON (.260, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at LA ANGELS

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

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256
M Stairs rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
F Thomas dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
T Glaus 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253
A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
G Zaun c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
R Olmedo ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - R Olmedo (1, line drive). Outfield assists - V Wells (O Cabrera
at 2nd base).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits dh 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .295
O Cabrera ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311
V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .321
G Anderson lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281
G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
M Izturis 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .317
R Quinlan 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
R Budde c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Totals 9 2 3 2 0 1 2

BATTING: RBI - V Guerrero (101), M Izturis (37). 2-out RBI - M Izturis. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - H Kendrick 1. Team LOB - 2.


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TORONTO - 00 -- 0
LA ANGELS - 20 -- 2
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Litsch 2 3 2 1 0 1 0 3.52

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Santana 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.86

HBP - R Willits (by J Litsch). Pitches-strikes: J Litsch 38-25; E Santana
23-14. Ground balls-fly balls: J Litsch 4-0; E Santana 1-3. Batters faced: J
Litsch 10; E Santana 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 75 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at LA ANGELS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH
LAA - ERVIN SANTANA

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: O CABRERA (.311, 1-FOR-1)
V GUERRERO (.321, 0-FOR-1, RBI)
G ANDERSON (.281, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">TORONTO (0) VS LA ANGELS (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256
M Stairs rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
F Thomas dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
T Glaus 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253
A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
G Zaun c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
R Olmedo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 3 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - R Olmedo (1, line drive). Outfield assists - V Wells (O Cabrera
at 2nd base).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits dh 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .295
O Cabrera ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311
V Guerrero rf 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .321
G Anderson lf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281
G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
M Izturis 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .317
R Quinlan 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
R Budde c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Totals 9 2 3 2 0 1 2

BATTING: RBI - V Guerrero (101), M Izturis (37). 2-out RBI - M Izturis. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - H Kendrick 1. Team LOB - 2.


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TORONTO - 000 -- 0
LA ANGELS - 20 -- 2
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Litsch 2 3 2 1 0 1 0 3.52

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Santana 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 5.81

HBP - R Willits (by J Litsch). Pitches-strikes: J Litsch 38-25; E Santana
31-21. Ground balls-fly balls: J Litsch 4-0; E Santana 2-4. Batters faced: J
Litsch 10; E Santana 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 75 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY VLADIMIR GUERRERO (20) TO CENTER WITH 1
OUT IN THE 3RD OFF JESSE LITSCH.
CURRENT SCORE: TORONTO 0, LA ANGELS 3

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: G ANDERSON (.281, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at LA ANGELS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TOR - JESSE LITSCH
LAA - ERVIN SANTANA

DUE UP FOR TORONTO: L OVERBAY (.256, 0-FOR-1)
M STAIRS (.290, 0-FOR-1)
V WELLS (.261, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TORONTO at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">TORONTO (0) VS LA ANGELS (3) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

TORONTO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Johnson lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259
L Overbay 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256
M Stairs rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
V Wells cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
F Thomas dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
T Glaus 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253
A Hill 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
G Zaun c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
R Olmedo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 3 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - R Olmedo (1, line drive). Outfield assists - V Wells (O Cabrera
at 2nd base).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits dh 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .295
O Cabrera ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311
V Guerrero rf 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .323
G Anderson lf 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .280
G Matthews Jr cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267
M Izturis 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .317
R Quinlan 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
R Budde c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154

Totals 13 3 4 3 0 1 2

BATTING: HR - V Guerrero (20, 3rd inning off J Litsch 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - V
Guerrero 2 (102), M Izturis (37). 2-out RBI - M Izturis. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - H Kendrick 1. Team LOB - 2.


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TORONTO - 000 -- 0
LA ANGELS - 201 -- 3
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TORONTO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Litsch 3 4 3 2 0 1 1 3.60

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
E Santana 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 5.81

HBP - R Willits (by J Litsch). Pitches-strikes: J Litsch 54-37; E Santana
31-21. Ground balls-fly balls: J Litsch 5-2; E Santana 2-4. Batters faced: J
Litsch 14; E Santana 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 75 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, out to right.</div>