Texas 16, LA Angels 2
Preview - Box Score - Recap

(92-67)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
LA Angels 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Texas 3 0 2 1 0 5 5 0 X 16 17 0
WP: J. Rheinecker (4-3)
LP: J. Saunders (8-5)
(75-84)
  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Bot 1st: Texas
- M. Young singled to center, G. Laird scored
- S. Sosa homered to deep right center, M. Young scored
Bot 3rd: Texas
- N. Cruz homered to deep center, S. Sosa scored
Bot 4th: Texas
- G. Laird homered to deep center
Top 5th: LA Angels
- E. Aybar hit sacrifice fly to deep center, C. Kotchman scored
- M. Izturis hit sacrifice fly to deep center, N. Haynes scored
Bot 6th: Texas
- T. Metcalf homered to deep left, B. Wilkerson scored
- M. Byrd tripled to deep right, M. Young and I. Kinsler scored
- J. Botts singled to deep center, M. Byrd scored
Bot 7th: Texas
- G. Laird hit sacrifice fly to deep left, B. Wilkerson scored
- M. Young singled to shallow center, T. Metcalf scored, I. Kinsler to third
- H. Blalock homered to deep center, M. Young and I. Kinsler scored
 LA Angels
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
C. Figgins 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .336
    T. Murphy lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .194
M. Izturis 2b 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .291
    B. Wood pr-ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154
V. Guerrero dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322
    J. Rivera ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
G. Anderson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .300
    T. Evans rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
K. Morales rf-1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .295
C. Kotchman 1b 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 .298
    R. Quinlan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
G. Matthews Jr. cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
    N. Haynes ph-cf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .275
    R. Willits ph-cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
M. Napoli c 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 .243
E. Aybar ss-2b 3 0 2 1 0 0 4 .242
 Totals 29 2 7 2 4 5 21  
 Batting
2B - M Izturis (17, S Feldman).
SF - M Izturis , E Aybar.
RBI - E Aybar (18), M Izturis (51).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Anderson 3, E Aybar 2.
GIDP - R Quinlan.
Team LOB - 9.
 Base Running
CS - C Kotchman (4, 3rd base by L Mendoza/G Laird).
Picked Off - E Aybar (1st base, L Mendoza).
 
 Fielding
DP - 1 (C Figgins-M Izturis-C Kotchman).
 Texas
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
I. Kinsler 2b 5 2 1 0 1 0 1 .267
G. Laird c 3 2 2 2 1 1 3 .226
    G. Quiroz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429
M. Young ss 5 3 3 2 0 1 2 .314
    R. Vazquez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
S. Sosa dh 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 .252
    H. Blalock ph-dh 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .299
M. Byrd cf 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .310
    F. Guzman ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500
J. Botts lf 4 0 3 1 1 1 1 .244
N. Cruz rf 5 1 1 2 0 2 4 .237
B. Wilkerson 1b 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .236
T. Metcalf 3b 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 .242
 Totals 39 16 17 16 6 11 15  
 Batting
2B - G Laird (18, J Saunders).
3B - M Byrd (8, R Thompson).
HR - S Sosa (21, 1st inning off J Saunders 1 on, 1 Out), N Cruz (9, 3rd inning off J Saunders 1 on, 2 Out), G Laird (9, 4th inning off J Saunders 0 on, 2 Out), T Metcalf (4, 6th inning off R Thompson 1 on, 0 Out), H Blalock (10, 7th inning off M Gwyn 2 on, 1 Out).
SF - G Laird.
RBI - M Young 2 (92), S Sosa 2 (92), N Cruz 2 (33), G Laird 2 (47), T Metcalf 2 (19), M Byrd 2 (70), J Botts (14), H Blalock 3 (33).
2-out RBI - N Cruz 2, G Laird, M Byrd 2, J Botts.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Young 1.
GIDP - I Kinsler.
Team LOB - 6.
 Fielding
DP - 2 (G Laird-T Metcalf, T Metcalf-I Kinsler-B Wilkerson).
 LA Angels
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
J. Saunders (L, 8-5) 5.0 9 7 7 3 6 3 4.44
R. Thompson 0.2 4 4 4 1 2 1 10.80
M. Gwyn 1.1 4 5 5 2 2 1 11.81
J. Speier 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.98
 Texas
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
L. Mendoza 4.2 4 2 2 3 2 0 2.57
J. Rheinecker (W, 4-3) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.44
F. Francisco (H, 20) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.58
S. Feldman 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.92
B. White 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.82
HBP - M Napoli (by L Mendoza); V Guerrero (by L Mendoza); K Morales (by B White).
Pitches-strikes - J Saunders 104-62; R Thompson 34-18; M Gwyn 34-19; J Speier 11-8; L Mendoza 70-40; J Rheinecker 11-6; F Francisco 10-5; S Feldman 14-10; B White 32-21.
Ground balls-fly balls - J Saunders 4-5; R Thompson 0-0; M Gwyn 0-2; J Speier 1-1; L Mendoza 3-7; J Rheinecker 1-0; F Francisco 0-1; S Feldman 0-3; B White 4-1.
Batters faced - J Saunders 26; R Thompson 7; M Gwyn 10; J Speier 3; L Mendoza 21; J Rheinecker 4; F Francisco 2; S Feldman 4; B White 7.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jeff Nelson.
Time: 3:15. (Plus rain delay totaling 31 minutes in the 1st).
Attendance: 24,223.
Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, out to left.
Game Notes
THE START OF THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO RAIN.
LOS ANGELES CENTER GARY MATTHEWS LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE SECOND INNING WITH AN APPARENT LEFT LEG INJURY.
LOS ANGELES' CENTER FIELDER GARY MATTHEWS LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE SECOND INNING WITH IRRITATION IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

Updated on Thursday, Sep 27, 2007 5:36 am ET

  
 Top Batters
 LA Angels
M. Izturis M. Izturis
2-3
1 RBI
 Texas
G. Laird G. Laird
2-3, 1 HR
2 RBI