Heaven On Earth: A Los Angeles Angels Franchise

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Angels Win First 3, But Drop Tough 4th Game

Anaheim, CA: The Angels came into this series expecting the Sox to be quite a challenge. But, through the first 3 games they didn't even look like they belonged on the field with them. In game 1, the Angels were able to put up 10 points on 15 hits and take the win 10-5. Kazmir had a decent outing going 6 innings allowing 4 runs on 7 hits with 8 strikeouts. Hunter and Morales both had home runs to lead a strong offensive outing. In game 2, Pineiro was able to hold the Red Sox to just 2 runs in 6.1 innings and got the run support he needed to win. The Angels offense was lead by Morales who had 2 home runs and 3 RBI's in the game. In Game 3, Barry Zito was able to go 8 innings and allowed only 2 runs on 5 hits with 9 strikeouts in a great first start for the Halos. Matsui hit 2 home runs and got 4 RBI's and charged an offense that had another strong showing. The final game was a tough loss for the Halos. They were able to get a late home run to tie the game at 4 in the 9th. The Angels were able to keep the game going until the 13th when Aybar misjudged a soft ground ball and let it slip into center field and the winning run was able to score. Saunders allowed 4 runs on 6 hits and issued 6 K's in another pretty strong outing by the southpaw. The Angels had 7 doubles, but were unable to come up in the clutch and suffered a devastating loss.

Game 1:

MLB Scoreboard - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (18-8) at Boston Red Sox (16-9)

May 3, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	1	6	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	10	15	0
Boston Red Sox	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	8	0
WIN: Scott Kazmir (4-2) LOSS: Josh Beckett (3-3)

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Aybar	3	2	1	0	2	0	.235
Hunter	5	2	2	3	0	0	.376
Rivera	4	2	2	3	0	0	.434
Morales	5	1	3	3	0	0	.342
Matsui	5	0	1	0	0	1	.405
Kendrick	5	1	1	0	0	0	.298
Napoli	4	1	2	1	0	0	.342
Abreu	4	0	1	0	0	0	.165
Izturis	4	1	2	0	0	1	.229
Totals	39	10	15	19	2	2
BATTING: 2B: Hunter, Rivera, Kendrick, Napoli HR: Hunter, Morales RBI: Hunter 3, Rivera 3, Morales 3, Napoli SF: Rivera
BASERUNNING: SB: Aybar

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Kazmir (W, 4-2)	6.0	7	4	4	1	8	4.69
Palmer (H, 1)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1.42
Bulger	1.2	1	1	1	0	3	4.40
Rodney	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1.63
Totals	9.0	8	5	5	1	12

Boston Red Sox

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Ellsbury	4	1	1	1	0	0	.359
Youkilis	4	0	1	2	0	1	.287
Martinez	3	0	0	0	1	2	.245
Drew	4	0	0	0	0	3	.284
Lowell	4	2	2	1	0	0	.252
Pedroia	4	0	0	0	0	2	.265
Beltre	4	1	2	1	0	1	.189
Cameron	4	0	1	0	0	1	.273
Scutaro	4	1	1	0	0	2	.304
Totals	35	5	8	5	1	12
BATTING: 2B: Ellsbury, Lowell HR: Lowell RBI: Ellsbury, Youkilis 2, Lowell, Beltre

Boston Red Sox

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Beckett (L, 3-3)	1.2	6	7	7	2	1	4.86
Wakefield	4.1	5	3	3	0	1	7.10
Ramirez	3.0	4	0	0	0	0	2.84
Totals	9.0	15	10	10	2	2

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Game 2:

MLB Scoreboard - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (19-8) at Boston Red Sox (16-10)

May 4, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	1	7	13	0
Boston Red Sox	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	7	1
WIN: Joel Pineiro (3-1) LOSS: John Lackey (3-3)

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Aybar	5	0	1	0	0	0	.234
Hunter	5	1	2	0	0	2	.377
Rivera	4	0	0	0	0	1	.417
Morales	4	3	3	3	0	0	.357
Matsui	3	1	2	0	1	0	.412
Willits, PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.409
Kendrick	4	0	0	0	0	1	.285
Mathis	4	1	1	1	0	0	.250
Abreu	3	1	2	2	1	0	.179
Frandsen	4	0	2	1	0	0	.500
Totals	36	7	13	7	2	4
BATTING: 2B: Mathis, Abreu HR: Morales 2 RBI: Morales 3, Mathis, Abreu 2, Frandsen GIDP: Kendrick, Abreu
BASERUNNING: CS: Willits, Frandsen

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Pineiro (W, 3-1)	6.1	6	2	2	2	5	3.11
Jepsen (H, 2)	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	2.57
Fuentes	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	5.19
Totals	9.0	7	2	2	2	9

Boston Red Sox

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Ellsbury	4	0	0	0	0	0	.347
Youkilis	4	2	2	0	0	1	.295
Martinez	4	0	1	0	0	2	.245
Ortiz	3	0	0	0	1	2	.250
Pedroia	4	0	3	2	0	0	.284
Lowell	3	0	1	0	1	1	.254
Scutaro	4	0	0	0	0	2	.290
Hermida	4	0	0	0	0	1	.236
Cameron	3	0	0	0	0	0	.264
Totals	33	2	7	2	2	9
BATTING: 2B: Youkilis, Martinez RBI: Pedroia 2 HBP: Lowell
FIELDING: E: Pedroia

Boston Red Sox

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Lackey (L, 3-3)	5.2	7	5	5	2	1	5.69
Schoeneweis	1.2	3	1	1	0	1	4.00
Bard	1.2	3	1	1	0	2	3.78
Totals	9.0	13	7	7	2	4

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Game 3:

MLB Scoreboard - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (20-8) at Boston Red Sox (16-11)

May 5, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	0	4	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	10	18	1
Boston Red Sox	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	7	0
WIN: Barry Zito (4-2) LOSS: Jon Lester (2-3)

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Aybar	5	0	2	1	0	0	.242
Hunter	5	1	1	0	0	2	.368
Rivera	5	2	2	1	0	0	.416
Morales	5	2	2	1	0	1	.359
Matsui	5	2	4	4	0	0	.429
Izturis	5	0	2	1	0	0	.242
Napoli	5	1	1	0	0	1	.333
Abreu	4	2	2	1	0	1	.190
Frandsen	4	0	2	1	0	1	.500
Totals	43	10	18	10	0	6
BATTING: 2B: Aybar, Rivera, Matsui, Napoli, Abreu HR: Rivera, Matsui 2 RBI: Aybar, Rivera, Morales, Matsui 4, Izturis, Abreu, Frandsen GIDP: Napoli
BASERUNNING: CS: Frandsen
FIELDING: E: Frandsen

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Zito (W, 4-2)	8.0	5	2	2	0	9	6.16
Fuentes	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	5.58
Totals	9.0	7	3	3	0	10

Boston Red Sox

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Ellsbury	4	0	0	0	0	2	.336
Pedroia	4	1	0	0	0	0	.273
Martinez	4	1	1	0	0	1	.245
Ortiz	4	0	1	1	0	1	.250
Drew	4	1	2	2	0	0	.293
Lowell	4	0	2	0	0	1	.264
Scutaro	4	0	0	0	0	3	.277
Beltre	4	0	0	0	0	2	.170
Cameron	3	0	1	0	0	0	.266
Totals	35	3	7	3	0	10
BATTING: 2B: Martinez HR: Drew RBI: Ortiz, Drew 2

Boston Red Sox

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Lester (L, 2-3)	3.0	9	6	6	0	2	5.40
Wakefield	3.0	2	0	0	0	4	5.74
Ramirez	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	3.29
Bard	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	4.07
Delcarmen	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	3.08
Totals	9.0	18	10	10	0	6

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Game 4:

MLB Scoreboard - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (21-8) at Boston Red Sox (16-12)

May 6, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Extra Innings	R	H	E
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	4	14	1
Boston Red Sox	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	5	10	0
WIN: Manny Delcarmen (1-0) LOSS: Kevin Jepsen (2-2)

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Aybar	6	2	3	1	0	0	.257
Hunter	6	0	2	2	0	0	.366
Willits	4	0	0	0	0	1	.346
Izturis, PH	2	0	1	0	0	0	.250
Morales	6	0	2	0	0	0	.358
Matsui	5	0	1	0	1	0	.420
Kendrick	6	0	1	0	0	0	.278
Napoli	6	1	1	1	0	0	.321
Abreu	3	1	2	0	0	0	.203
Rivera, PH	2	0	1	0	0	0	.418
Frandsen	4	0	0	0	0	1	.333
Totals	50	4	14	4	1	2
BATTING: 2B: Aybar 2, Hunter, Morales, Kendrick, Abreu, Rivera HR: Napoli RBI: Aybar, Hunter 2, Napoli HBP: Frandsen GIDP: Matsui
BASERUNNING: SB: Abreu
FIELDING: E: Morales

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Saunders	6.0	6	4	4	0	6	2.76
Bulger	2.0	1	0	0	2	1	3.92
Rodney	3.0	1	0	0	0	2	1.28
Jepsen (L, 2-2)	1.2	2	1	0	0	1	2.29
Totals	12.2	10	5	4	2	10

Boston Red Sox

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Ellsbury	5	0	0	0	1	3	.322
Youkilis	4	2	1	1	0	0	.294
Martinez	6	1	2	0	0	0	.250
Drew	6	0	1	1	0	3	.285
Lowell	6	0	2	1	0	0	.267
Pedroia	6	0	1	1	0	2	.267
Beltre	3	1	1	0	0	0	.181
Ortiz, PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250
Hall	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500
Cameron	3	0	1	0	0	1	.268
Hermida, PH	2	0	0	0	0	0	.225
Scutaro	5	1	1	1	0	1	.273
Totals	47	5	10	5	2	10
BATTING: 2B: Youkilis, Lowell, Cameron HR: Scutaro RBI: Youkilis, Drew, Lowell, Pedroia, Scutaro HBP: Youkilis SF: Youkilis GIDP: Scutaro

Boston Red Sox

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Buchholz	6.0	8	3	3	1	2	5.24
Ramirez (H, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3.85
Papelbon (BS, 1)	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1.03
Schoeneweis	2.2	3	0	0	0	0	3.08
Delcarmen (W, 1-0)	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	2.63
Totals	13.0	14	4	4	1	2

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Santana Is Back

Anaheim, CA: After being sent down to the minors after struggling early this year, Santana is coming back to the majors. Santana struggled in both games he pitched and it is rumored that an injury may have forced him to be sent down to the minors. We caught up with Santana who said, "I'm not gonna make any excuses about what happened. I was not pitching well, but I was able to work on my mechanics and I'm sure I will be able to contribute in a much better way now." Santana is going to be inserted into the starting rotation and Kazmir will now be a relief pitcher. Matt Palmer has been sent to AAA Salt Lake.

This move comes right after after another game in which Kazmir struggled. He gave up 5 runs in 6 innings against the Mariners and made this game very challenging for his team to come back. His ERA is now 5.08 which the Angels do not feel is good enough. They believe that Santana can be an all-star if he puts in the work.

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Angels Get 3 Hard Earned Wins In Seattle

Anaheim, CA: This series between the Angels and the Mariners was the most important series for both of these teams so far. They both came into the series with a chance to have the #1 spot in the AL West by the end of it. The Angels were able to squeeze out 3 tough wins to sweep the Mariners and grab a hold on first place. In game 1, Smoltz pitch 5 innings of no hit baseball and was able to grab a nice 4-3 victory. Rivera was 3 of 4 and had 3 doubles to lead an offense that was not as potent during this series as it has been of late. In game 2, Kazmir gave up 4 runs in the first inning and the Angels were down by 5 at the end of the 2nd. But, they were able to rally behind Morales and his 3 run homer to take a 6-5 comeback win. In game 3, Pineiro gave the Angels their first complete game shutout of the season allowing 8 hits and striking out 6. The Angels only scored once on a 2 run homer by Morales, his 14th of the season, but that was all they needed to get the victory and the sweep.

Game 1:

MLB Scoreboard - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (21-9) at Seattle Mariners (19-9)

May 7, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	4	11	0
Seattle Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	11	0
WIN: John Smoltz (5-0) LOSS: Ryan Rowland-Smith (1-2) SAVE: Fuentes (7)

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Izturis	5	0	1	0	0	0	.246
Willits	3	1	0	0	1	0	.310
Rivera	4	1	3	1	0	0	.429
Quinlan	3	0	1	1	0	0	.290
Matsui	3	1	1	0	1	0	.418
Kendrick	4	1	1	0	0	0	.277
Mathis	4	0	1	1	0	0	.250
Abreu	4	0	2	1	0	0	.213
Frandsen	4	0	1	0	0	0	.312
Totals	34	4	11	4	2	0
BATTING: 2B: Rivera 3 3B: Kendrick RBI: Rivera, Quinlan, Mathis, Abreu HBP: Quinlan
BASERUNNING: SB: Abreu CS: Izturis

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Smoltz (W, 5-0)	7.2	10	3	3	0	9	2.72
Shields (H, 2)	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Fuentes (S, 7)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	5.06
Totals	9.0	11	3	3	0	12

Seattle Mariners

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Suzuki	5	1	1	0	0	2	.286
Figgins	4	1	1	0	0	1	.341
Griffey Jr	4	1	2	1	0	1	.360
Patterson, PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.555
Bradley	4	0	1	0	0	2	.294
Sweeney	4	0	2	2	0	2	.292
Byrnes, PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280
Kotchman	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219
Lopez	4	0	2	0	0	0	.330
Wilson	4	0	2	0	0	0	.235
Gutierrez	4	0	0	0	0	2	.298
Johnson	4	0	0	0	0	2	.226
Totals	37	3	11	3	0	12
BATTING: 2B: Wilson RBI: Griffey Jr, Sweeney 2

Seattle Mariners

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Rowland-Smith (L, 1-2)	5.0	7	3	3	2	0	5.51
Kelley	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	4.23
White	3.0	2	0	0	0	0	0.72
Totals	9.0	11	4	4	2	0

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Game 2:

MLB Scoreboard - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (22-9) at Seattle Mariners (19-10)

May 8, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	6	11	0
Seattle Mariners	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	12	0
WIN: Scott Kazmir (5-2) LOSS: Brandon League (0-2) SAVE: Fuentes (8)

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Aybar	4	1	2	0	1	0	.266
Hunter	5	1	1	0	0	1	.359
Willits	4	0	1	0	0	0	.303
Morales	4	1	1	3	0	0	.354
Matsui	4	1	2	0	1	0	.420
Izturis	3	1	1	0	2	0	.250
Napoli	4	0	1	2	0	0	.318
Abreu	4	1	2	1	0	1	.223
Frandsen	3	0	0	0	1	1	.263
Totals	35	6	11	6	5	3
BATTING: HR: Morales, Abreu RBI: Morales 3, Napoli 2, Abreu HBP: Willits, Morales GIDP: Morales, Napoli

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Kazmir (W, 5-2)	6.0	9	5	5	0	4	5.08
Shields (H, 3)	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0.00
Bulger (H, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	3.72
Fuentes (S, 8)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	4.62
Totals	9.0	12	5	5	1	7

Seattle Mariners

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Suzuki	5	1	2	0	0	0	.291
Figgins	5	1	1	0	0	1	.336
Bradley	5	0	4	1	0	0	.317
Byrnes	5	2	2	2	0	0	.290
Lopez	3	1	2	0	1	0	.338
Kotchman	4	0	1	2	0	1	.222
Wilson	4	0	0	0	0	0	.228
Gutierrez	3	0	0	0	0	1	.290
Sweeney, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.289
Patterson	0	0	0	0	0	0	.555
Moore	3	0	0	0	0	2	.294
Griffey Jr, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.357
Totals	39	5	12	5	1	7
BATTING: 2B: Suzuki, Kotchman HR: Byrnes RBI: Bradley, Byrnes 2, Kotchman 2

Seattle Mariners

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Snell	5.0	8	5	5	3	3	5.82
League (L, 0-2)	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	9.31
Kelley	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	3.60
Totals	9.0	11	6	6	5	3

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Game 3:

MLB Scoreboard - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (23-9) at Seattle Mariners (19-11)

May 9, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	12	1
Seattle Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
WIN: Joel Pineiro (4-1) LOSS: Felix Hernandez (3-2)

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Aybar	5	0	1	0	0	0	.263
Hunter	4	0	1	0	0	1	.355
Rivera	3	1	1	0	0	0	.427
Morales	4	1	3	2	0	0	.367
Matsui	4	0	1	0	0	0	.415
Kendrick	4	0	0	0	0	0	.266
Napoli	4	0	2	0	0	0	.326
Abreu	4	0	2	0	0	0	.232
Izturis	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250
Totals	36	2	12	2	0	1
BATTING: 2B: Rivera, Matsui, Napoli HR: Morales 3, Napoli 2, Abreu RBI: Morales 2 HBP: Rivera GIDP: Hunter
BASERUNNING: SB: Abreu CS: Aybar
FIELDING: E: Izturis

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Pineiro (W, 4-1)	9.0	8	0	0	0	6	2.57
Totals	9.0	8	0	0	0	6

Seattle Mariners

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Suzuki	4	0	2	0	0	0	.297
Figgins	4	0	0	0	0	0	.325
Griffey Jr	4	0	1	0	0	0	.352
Byrnes	4	0	1	0	0	1	.288
Sweeney	4	0	1	0	0	0	.287
Lopez	4	0	0	0	0	1	.328
Wilson	3	0	2	0	0	0	.238
Gutierrez	3	0	1	0	0	1	.291
Johnson	3	0	0	0	0	3	.217
Totals	33	0	8	0	0	6
BATTING: 2B: Suzuki GIDP: Lopez
BASERUNNING: SB: Gutierrez
FIELDING: E: Figgins

Seattle Mariners

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Hernandez (L, 3-2)	6.0	10	2	2	0	1	3.99
White	3.0	2	0	0	0	0	0.58
Totals	9.0	12	2	2	0	1

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Projected Pitching Match Ups

Game 1
(TB) Matt Garza (5-0) - 2.81 ERA - 31 K's

(LAA) Joe Saunders (3-0) - 2.77 ERA - 31 K's

Game 2
(TB) David Price (4-1) - 3.46 ERA - 35 K's

(LAA) Ervin Santana (0-1) - 18.69 ERA - 4 K's

Game 3
(TB) Wade Davis (1-4) - 5.29 ERA - 30 K's

(LAA) Barry Zito (4-2) - 6.16 ERA - 27 K's

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Angels Sweep Tampa Bay With Great Pitching Performances

Anaheim, CA: This series was full of pitching match-ups and it was certainly exciting. In the first game it was Saunders vs. Garza in the battle of the unbeaten. Saunders was able to pitch 8.1 innings allowing only 1 run on 4 hits and picked up his 4th win of the season and lowered his ERA to 2.47. Aybar hit his first home run of the season to lead the offense in a 3-1 victory. In game 2, Santana made his first start since returning to the majors and did not disappoint. He was able to pick up a complete game 4 hit shutout and struck out 13 batters. Rivera had a HR in the 1st inning and the Angels were able to pick up a 2-0 victory. In the final game, Barry Zito went 8 innings and allowed 2 runs, but ended up with a no decision despite striking out an unbelievable 14 batters. Rodney pitcked up the win when Torri Hunter hit a walkoff single that scored Izturis and the Angels won a close one 3-2.

Game 1:

MLB Scoreboard - Tampa Bay Rays (18-13) at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (24-9)

May 10, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Tampa Bay Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	2
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	X	3	10	1
WIN: Joe Saunders (4-0) LOSS: Matt Garza (5-1) SAVE: Fuentes (9)

Tampa Bay Rays

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Bartlett	4	1	1	0	0	1	.236
Longoria	4	0	2	1	0	0	.248
Crawford	4	0	0	0	0	1	.240
Pena	4	0	0	0	0	2	.287
Zobrist	3	0	0	0	0	2	.294
Kapler	3	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Shoppach	3	0	1	0	0	0	.219
Burrell	3	0	0	0	0	0	.279
Upton	3	0	0	0	0	0	.288
Totals	31	1	4	1	0	6
BATTING: 2B: Longoria RBI: Longoria GIDP: Pena
FIELDING: E: Bartlett 2

Tampa Bay Rays

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Garza (L, 5-1)	7.0	8	2	1	1	1	2.58
Benoit	0.2	2	1	0	0	0	0.71
Wheeler	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	2.50
Totals	8.0	10	3	1	1	1

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Aybar	3	2	1	1	1	0	.264
Hunter	4	0	2	0	0	0	.360
Rivera	4	0	0	0	0	1	.413
Morales	4	1	2	0	0	0	.371
Matsui	4	0	4	0	0	0	.432
Kendrick	4	0	1	0	0	0	.266
Mathis	4	0	0	1	0	0	.218
Willits	4	0	0	0	0	0	.270
Frandsen	3	0	0	0	0	0	.277
Totals	34	3	10	2	1	1
BATTING: HR: Aybar RBI: Aybar, Mathis GIDP: Kendrick
FIELDING: E: Kendrick

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Saunders (W, 4-0)	8.1	4	1	1	0	5	2.47
Totals	9.0	4	1	1	0	6

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Game 2:

MLB Scoreboard - Tampa Bay Rays (18-14) at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (25-9)

May 11, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Tampa Bay Rays	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	X	2	5	1
WIN: Ervin Santana (1-1) LOSS: David Price (4-2)

Tampa Bay Rays

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Bartlett	4	0	1	0	0	2	.236
Longoria	4	0	0	0	0	2	.240
Crawford	4	0	0	0	0	2	.233
Pena	4	0	0	0	0	2	.276
Zobrist	3	0	1	0	0	0	.295
Upton	3	0	0	0	0	3	.280
Burrell	3	0	0	0	0	2	.271
Joyce	3	0	1	0	0	0	.302
Navarro	3	0	1	0	0	0	.160
Totals	31	0	4	0	0	13
BATTING: HBP: Zobrist GIDP: Navarro

Tampa Bay Rays

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Price (L, 4-2)	7.0	5	2	2	0	2	3.32
Wheeler	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2.36
Totals	8.0	5	2	2	0	2

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Aybar	4	0	2	1	0	0	.272
Hunter	4	0	0	0	0	0	.349
Rivera	3	1	2	1	0	0	.419
Morales	3	0	0	0	0	0	.362
Matsui	3	0	0	0	0	0	.423
Kendrick	3	0	0	0	0	0	.258
Napoli	3	0	0	0	0	1	.316
Abreu	3	1	1	0	0	1	.234
Frandsen	3	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Totals	29	2	5	2	0	2
BATTING: 2B: Aybar, Abreu HR: Rivera RBI: Aybar, Rivera
FIELDING: E: Aybar, Morales

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Santana (W, 1-1)	9.0	4	0	0	0	13	6.07
Totals	9.0	4	0	0	0	13

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Game 3:

MLB Scoreboard - Tampa Bay Rays (18-15) at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (26-9)

May 12, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Tampa Bay Rays	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	7	0
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	12	1
WIN: Fernando Rodney (2-0) LOSS: Randy Chaote (0-2)

Tampa Bay Rays

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Bartlett	4	0	0	0	0	2	.229
Zobrist	4	1	1	1	0	3	.293
Crawford	4	1	2	0	0	2	.240
Longoria	3	0	1	1	1	1	.242
Brignac, PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.352
Upton	3	0	0	0	0	1	.272
Burrell	4	0	1	0	0	3	.271
Joyce, PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302
Aybar	4	0	0	0	0	1	.166
Kapler	4	0	1	0	0	1	.328
Shoppach	3	0	1	0	0	1	.223
Totals	33	2	7	2	1	15
BATTING: 2B: Crawford, Longoria, Kapler HR: Zobrist RBI: Zobrist, Longoria HBP: Upton GIDP: Upton, Aybar
BASERUNNING: SB: Upton

Tampa Bay Rays

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Davis	5.0	8	2	2	2	2	5.06
Chaote (L, 0-2)	3.2	4	1	1	1	1	6.75
Totals	8.2	12	3	3	3	3

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Aybar	5	0	0	0	0	0	.261
Willits	1	0	0	0	2	0	.263
Hunter, PH	2	0	1	1	0	0	.351
Rivera	4	1	2	1	0	0	.421
Morales	4	0	1	0	0	1	.359
Matsui	4	0	1	0	0	0	.418
Izturis	4	1	1	0	0	1	.250
Napoli	3	0	2	1	1	0	.326
Kendrick, PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	.258
Abreu	4	0	2	0	0	1	.242
Frandsen	4	0	2	0	0	0	.241
Totals	35	3	12	3	3	3
BATTING: 3B: Izturis HR: Rivera RBI: Hunter, Rivera, Napoli GIDP: Izturis, Frandsen
BASERUNNING: CS: Willits, Frandsen
FIELDING: E: Izturis

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Zito	8.0	6	2	2	1	14	5.35
Rodney (W, 2-0)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	1.20
Totals	9.0	7	2	2	1	15

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Angels Take Series 2-1 As Winning Streak Ends at 7

Anaheim, CA: The Angels came into this series with the A's with a record of 11-1 in the month of May and they were riding a 6 game winning streak. In the first game, they were able to extend that streak with yet another strong pitching performance by John Smoltz. Smoltz (W, 6-0) was able to pitch 6 innings and he allowed 2 runs on 7 hits. He also walked 1 and struck out 6. The Angels had a strong offensive performance and were able to put up 7 runs. The biggest hit in the game came from Napoli on a 3 run home run in the 6th to break open the game. The A's looked to be mounting a comeback in the 9th, but it was halted by Fernando Rodney and the Angels held on to win 7-4.

In game 2, the Angels saw what was now a 7 game winning streak come to an end. Pineiro put up a great pitching performance in 7 innings of work. He allowed only one run on 6 hits, but he was not a factor in the decision. The Angels were leading 2-1 until, in the top of the 8th, Fox hit a 2 run home run for the A's off of Scot Shields. This gave them the lead and they held on to win. Matsui had a home run in this game for the offense, but it was not enough.

In the final game, the Angels fell behind early and were down 3-0 going into the 3rd. They were able to get a 3-run inning though and tie the game at 3 before the A's took the lead back in the 6th and they went up 4-3. But, the Angels were able to rally and score 3 in the 6th and 1 in the 7th and they held on to win this one 7-5. Saunders got the start for the Angels and put in a solid performance. He gave up 4 runs in 7 innnings and struck out 7. Fuentes was able to get his 10th save of the year and the Angels took the series with this win.

Game 1:

MLB Scoreboard - Oakland A's (11-24) at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (27-9)

May 14, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland A's	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	8	0
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	3	X	7	17	2
WIN: John Smoltz (6-0) LOSS: Ben Sheets (0-6)

Oakland A's

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Crisp	5	1	1	0	0	1	.272
Sweeney	3	0	0	1	1	1	.252
Fox	5	0	1	1	0	2	.263
Chavez	4	1	1	0	0	1	.179
Suzuki	4	0	0	0	0	0	.305
Ellis	4	0	1	0	0	1	.255
Pennington	4	1	2	1	0	1	.213
Kouzmanoff	3	1	1	0	0	2	.244
Buck	4	0	1	1	0	0	.219
Totals	36	4	8	4	1	9
BATTING: 3B: Crisp RBI: Sweeney, Fox, Pennington, Buck HBP: Kouzmanoff SF: Sweeney

Oakland A's

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sheets (L, 0-6)	5.2	12	4	4	0	2	6.24
Ziegler	1.2	3	2	2	0	2	4.57
Devine	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	3.94
Totals	8.0	17	7	7	0	4

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Aybar	4	0	2	1	0	1	.269
Hunter	4	0	0	0	0	0	.340
Rivera	4	0	1	0	0	2	.416
Morales	4	2	3	0	0	0	.370
Matsui	3	1	2	1	0	0	.423
Kendrick	3	1	2	1	0	0	.269
Napoli	4	2	3	3	0	0	.342
Abreu	4	0	2	0	0	0	.250
Frandsen	4	1	2	1	0	1	.272
Totals	34	7	17	7	0	4
BATTING: 2B: Napoli 3B: Morales HR: Napoli RBI: Aybar, Matsui, Kendrick, Napoli 3, Frandsen SF: Matsui, Kendrick GIDP: Hunter, Abreu
BASERUNNING: SB: Abreu CS: Aybar
FIELDING: E: Aybar 2

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Smoltz (W, 6-0)	6.0	7	2	2	1	6	2.75
Jepsen (H, 3)	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	2.03
Rodney	1.0	1	2	0	0	0	1.12
Totals	9.0	8	4	2	1	9

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Game 2:

MLB Scoreboard - Oakland A's (11-25) at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (28-9)

May 15, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland A's	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	8	0
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	0
WIN: Jerry Blevins (1-1) LOSS: Scot Shields (1-1) SAVE: Bailey (S, 5)

Oakland A's

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Crisp	4	0	2	0	0	0	.279
Sweeney	4	1	1	0	0	0	.252
Fox	4	1	2	2	0	1	.270
Chavez	4	0	1	0	0	1	.182
Suzuki	4	0	1	0	0	1	.303
Ellis	4	0	0	0	0	0	.248
Pennington	4	0	0	0	0	1	.207
Kouzmanoff	3	0	0	0	0	0	.238
Buck	2	1	1	0	0	0	.226
Barton, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.285
Gross	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242
Totals	34	3	8	2	0	4
BATTING: 2B: Chavez, Suzuki, Buck HR: Fox RBI: Fox 2 GIDP: Sweeney

Oakland A's

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Duchscherer	5.2	7	2	2	1	2	3.61
Devine	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	3.90
Blevins (W, 1-1)	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	4.87
Ziegler (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	4.35
Bailey (S, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	7.50
Totals	9.0	9	2	2	1	5

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Aybar	4	0	3	0	0	0	.283
Hunter	4	0	0	0	0	0	.330
Rivera	4	0	0	0	0	1	.404
Morales	4	1	2	0	0	0	.374
Matsui	4	1	2	1	0	1	.425
Kendrick	3	0	0	1	1	1	.262
Napoli	4	0	1	0	0	1	.339
Abreu	4	0	1	0	0	0	.250
Frandsen	3	0	0	0	0	1	.250
Totals	34	2	9	2	1	5
BATTING: 2B: Morales HR: Matsui RBI: Matsui, Kendrick GIDP: Matsui
BASERUNNING: SB: Abreu

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Pineiro	7.0	6	1	1	0	3	2.42
Shields (L, 1-1)	2.0	2	2	2	0	1	2.25
Totals	9.0	8	3	3	0	4

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Game 3:

MLB Scoreboard - Oakland A's (12-25) at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (28-10)

May 16, 2010	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland A's	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	5	13	0
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	0	0	3	0	0	3	1	0	X	7	16	0
WIN: Joe Saunders (5-0) LOSS: Brett Anderson (1-4) SAVE: Fuentes (10)

Oakland A's

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Crisp	5	1	1	0	0	2	.276
Davis	5	0	1	0	0	1	.196
Kouzmanoff	5	0	2	1	0	1	.244
Ellis	4	1	1	0	0	0	.248
Suzuki	4	0	0	0	0	2	.293
Barton	4	1	2	0	0	1	.300
Pennington	4	1	3	2	0	0	.223
Powell	3	1	1	1	0	1	.217
Sweeney, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Buck	4	0	2	1	0	1	.238
Totals	39	5	13	5	0	9
BATTING: 2B: Ellis, Powell 3B: Barton RBI: Kouzmanoff, Pennington 2, Powell, Buck GIDP: Davis

Oakland A's

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Anderson (L, 1-4)	5.2	12	6	6	0	1	6.13
Blevins	0.1	2	0	0	0	1	4.80
Devine	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	4.15
Ziegler	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	4.21
Wuertz	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1.17
Totals	8.0	16	7	7	0	3

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Hitters	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Aybar	5	1	4	1	0	0	.302
Hunter	4	0	2	2	0	1	.335
Rivera	4	0	0	0	0	1	.392
Willits	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263
Morales	4	1	1	1	0	0	.370
Matsui	4	1	1	1	0	1	.421
Kendrick	4	0	0	0	0	0	.254
Napoli	4	1	3	0	0	0	.353
Abreu	4	2	2	0	0	0	.256
Frandsen	4	1	3	2	0	0	.300
Totals	37	7	16	7	0	3
BATTING: 2B: Aybar, Napoli, Abreu, Frandsen HR: Morales, Matsui RBI: Aybar, Hunter 2, Morales, Matsui, Frandsen 2 GIDP: Morales

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Saunders (W, 5-0)	7.0	11	4	4	0	7	2.81
Rodney (H, 3)	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1.58
Fuentes (S, 10)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	4.05
Totals	9.0	13	5	5	0	9

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