Angels 10, Rangers 6

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	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Anaheim 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 3 1 10 13 2 Texas 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 6 10 2 WP: K. Appier (7-6) S: T. Percival (22) LP: J. Benoit (5-5)

Scoring Summary

Top 2nd: Anaheim

-B. Molina singled to right, S. Spiezio scored, J. DaVanon to third

-A. Kennedy grounded into fielder's choice, J. DaVanon scored, B. Molina out at second

-D. Eckstein doubled to left, A. Kennedy scored

Top 3rd: Anaheim

-S. Spiezio tripled to right, T. Salmon scored

-S. Spiezio scored, S. Wooten to second on balk

Top 5th: Anaheim

-A. Kennedy safe at first on pitcher R. Mahay's fielding error, S. Wooten scored, B. Molina to third

Bot 6th: Texas

-H. Blalock homered to center

-A. Rodriguez homered to left center

Bot 7th: Texas

-L. Nix homered to right

Top 8th: Anaheim

-D. Erstad safe at first on left fielder L. Nix's fielding error, D. Eckstein scored, D. Erstad to second

-S. Spiezio doubled to right, D. Erstad and G. Anderson scored

Bot 8th: Texas

-R. Palmeiro hit sacrifice fly to right, H. Blalock scored

Top 9th: Anaheim

-D. Eckstein singled to left, A. Kennedy scored

Bot 9th: Texas

-J. Jones homered to left

-H. Blalock grounded into fielder's choice, D. Glanville scored, M. Thames to third, E. Diaz out at second

Anaheim
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
D. Eckstein ss	5	1	4	2	1	0	2	.251
D. Erstad cf	6	1	1	0	0	0	5	.271
T. Salmon dh	4	1	0	0	2	2	4	.272
G. Anderson lf	3	1	0	0	2	0	2	.320
S. Spiezio 3b	5	2	3	3	0	1	3	.272
S. Wooten 1b	4	1	2	0	1	0	1	.283
B. Gil 1b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205
J. DaVanon rf	5	1	0	0	0	1	3	.319
B. Molina c	5	0	2	1	0	1	1	.285
A. Kennedy 2b	5	2	1	1	0	0	3	.247
Totals	42	10	13	7	6	5	24

Batting 2B - D Eckstein (15, J Benoit); B Molina (18, R Mahay); S Spiezio (20, J Powell). 3B - S Spiezio (4, J Benoit). RBI - B Molina (52), A Kennedy (27), D Eckstein 2 (24), S Spiezio 3 (40). 2-out RBI - D Eckstein 2, S Spiezio 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Spiezio 2, G Anderson 1, T Salmon 1, D Erstad 2, B Molina 1, S Wooten 1. Team LOB - 11.

Base Running SB - A Kennedy 2 (13, 2nd base off J Benoit/E Diaz, 2nd base off B Shouse/E Diaz).    Fielding E - J Davanon (3, ground ball); D Eckstein (6, ground ball).

Texas
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
M. Young 2b	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	.319
H. Blalock 3b	5	2	2	2	0	0	1	.316
A. Rodriguez ss	4	1	2	1	1	1	2	.288
R. Palmeiro dh	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	.240
M. Teixeira 1b	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.256
J. Jones rf	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.286
D. Glanville cf	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.275
L. Nix lf	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	.206
M. Thames ph	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250
E. Diaz c	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.266
Totals	37	6	10	6	1	3	13

Batting 2B - H Blalock (20, B Weber). HR - H Blalock (16, 6th inning off K Appier 0 on, 2 Out), A Rodriguez (24, 6th inning off K Appier 0 on, 2 Out), L Nix (1, 7th inning off B Weber 0 on, 2 Out), J Jones (1, 9th inning off S Schoeneweis 0 on, 0 Out). SF - R Palmeiro. RBI - H Blalock 2 (53), A Rodriguez (64), L Nix (2), R Palmeiro (58), J Jones (1). 2-out RBI - H Blalock, A Rodriguez, L Nix. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rodriguez 1, M Teixeira 1. Team LOB - 6.

Fielding E - R Mahay (1, bobble); L Nix (2, fly ball).

Anaheim
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
K. Appier (W, 7-6)	6.0	4	2	2	1	2	2	5.28
B. Weber	1.1	3	2	2	0	0	1	3.06
S. Schoeneweis	0.2	3	2	1	0	0	1	4.11
T. Percival (S, 22)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.25
Texas
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
J. Benoit (L, 5-5)	3.2	7	5	5	4	2	0	5.65
R. Mahay	2.1	2	1	0	0	1	0	2.20
J. Powell	2.0	1	3	0	2	0	0	8.71
B. Shouse	1.0	3	1	1	0	2	0	3.80

IBB - G Anderson (by J Powell).

BALK - J Benoit.

Pitches-strikes - K Appier 89-60; B Weber 17-14; S Schoeneweis 27-16; T Percival 16-10; J Benoit 86-51; R Mahay 29-21; J Powell 31-17; B Shouse 28-18.

Ground balls-fly balls - K Appier 4-12; B Weber 3-1; S Schoeneweis 1-1; T Percival 1-1; J Benoit 3-6; R Mahay 2-4; J Powell 4-2; B Shouse 1-0.

Batters faced - K Appier 23; B Weber 7; S Schoeneweis 6; T Percival 3; J Benoit 22; R Mahay 10; J Powell 10; B Shouse 6.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Jeff Kellogg. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Dave Aschwege. 3B--Bill Miller. Time: 3:18. Attendance: 28,478. Weather: 95 degrees, clear. Wind: 15 mph, in from center.

Game Notes

THE HOME RUNS BY TEXAS' HANK BLALOCK AND ALEX RODRIGUEZ IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING WERE BACK-TO-BACK.

THE HOME RUN BY TEXAS' LAYNCE NIX IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING WAS THE FIRST OF HIS MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER.

THE HOME RUN BY TEXAS' JASON JONES IN THE NINTH INNING WAS THE FIRST OF HIS MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER.

Updated on Thursday, Jul 24, 2003 11:54 pm ET