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Kazmir continuing May success

Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com
Scott Kazmir was 5-1 with a 1.22 ERA, including 38 strikeouts in 37 innings, to earn American League Pitcher of the Month honors for May. He started off June with another win and looks to continue that success against the Angels.
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Rays probable pitcher

Scott Kazmir

  • LHP
  • (6-1) 1.40 ERA
Rays: The 24-year-old left-hander became the first Rays pitcher to ever win six consecutive starts after defeating the Rangers on Friday night. Kazmir limited the Rangers to two runs on six hits while striking out six and walking none. When Kazmir is at his best he is locating his fastball, which makes his slider even more devastating. He also has a quality changeup. Kazmir is 2-1 with a 3.26 ERA in three career starts against the Angels.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 41-30 3.48 615.2 275 661 .243
Season 6-1 1.40 45.0 13 44 .179
June 1-0 2.25 8.0 0 6 .214
Vs. LA Angels 1-0 0.00 6.0 3 6 .150

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/11/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Tampa Bay Rays (AL East) 38 27 .585 1.0 24-10 14-17
Los Angeles Angels (AL West) 40 26 .606 - 19-14 21-12
Stats - 06/11/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
TB .263 297 67 285 72 470 3.86 582.2 545 211 427
LAA .256 280 56 266 53 412 3.98 590.0 588 192 384
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Texans Lackey, Kazmir set for duel

Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com
Angels right-hander John Lackey and Rays left-hander Scott Kazmir are set for a Texas-sized showdown in the series finale. Both pitchers hail from Texas, and both are pitching well this season.
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Angels probable pitcher

John Lackey

  • RHP
  • (2-1) 1.70 ERA
Angels: Setting down 15 consecutive A's en route to seven dominant innings, Lackey looked like the guy who finished third in the 2007 Cy Young Award balloting and led the AL in ERA. A Jack Cust solo homer was the only run he surrendered, using his breaking ball effectively while putting his fastball in good spots all night as he allowed four hits and no walks in seven innings, striking out seven. He has pitched superbly in all five outings since returning from a strained triceps and could be 5-0 with better run support. Lackey is 8-1 with a 2.35 ERA in 10 career starts against the Rays.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 81-59 3.76 1198.1 360 957 .262
Season 2-1 1.70 37.0 6 25 .221
June 1-0 1.29 7.0 0 5 .160

Rays hitters vs John Lackey

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Aybar, Willy - - - - .000 2 0 0
Bartlett, Jason - - - - .308 13 0 0
Brignac, Reid - - - - - - - -
Burrell, Pat - - - - .333 3 0 0
Crawford, Carl - - - - .370 27 1 5
Gross, Gabe - - - - .333 3 0 0
Jaso, John - - - - - - - -
Jennings, Desmond - - - - - - - -
Johnson, Elliot - - - - - - - -
Joyce, Matt - - - - - - - -
Kapler, Gabe - - - - .200 5 1 1
Lobaton, Jose - - - - - - - -
Longoria, Evan - - - - .500 2 0 0
Navarro, Dioner - - - - .143 14 0 3
Pena, Carlos - - - - .176 17 1 3
Perez, Fernando - - - - - - - -
Riggans, Shawn - - - - - - - -
Rodriguez, Sean - - - - - - - -
Ruggiano, Justin - - - - - - - -
Upton, B.J. - - - - .077 13 0 0
Zobrist, Ben - - - - - - - -

Angels hitters vs Scott Kazmir

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Abreu, Bobby - - - - .364 11 0 0
Aybar, Erick .333 3 0 0 .333 3 0 0
Bourjos, Peter - - - - - - - -
Brown, Matthew - - - - - - - -
Budde, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Evans, Terry - - - - - - - -
Hunter, Torii .000 3 0 0 .267 15 0 0
Izturis, Maicer - - - - .286 7 0 2
Kendrick, Howard - - - - .000 3 0 0
Mathis, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Matthews, Gary .500 2 0 0 .250 16 2 2
Morales, Kendry - - - - .200 5 0 1
Napoli, Mike .000 1 0 0 .000 4 0 0
Pettit, Chris - - - - - - - -
Rivera, Juan .000 3 0 0 .333 6 0 0
Sandoval, Freddy - - - - - - - -
Trumbo, Mark - - - - - - - -
Willits, Reggie - - - - .400 5 0 0
Wilson, Bobby - - - - - - - -
Wood, Brandon .000 2 0 0 .000 2 0 0

Lackey too strong for Rays (38-28) (41-26)

Angels 4, Rays 2

Kazmir suffers loss

Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Left-hander Scott Kazmir allowed three runs in 6 2/3 innings to suffer the loss, as the Rays fell to the Angels for the second straight day. Kazmir didn't allow a baserunner until two outs in the fifth. The Rays took a one-run lead in the top of the seventh inning on Dioner Navarro's sac fly.

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Izturis gets big hit

Mike Scarr / MLB.com
Right-hander John Lackey pitched 7 1/3 strong innings, allowing two runs, as the Angels beat the Rays to win the series. Maicer Izturis clubbed a two-run single to put the Angels ahead for good in the seventh inning. Gary Matthews Jr. and Vlad Guerrero each hit a solo homer.
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Angels 4, Rays 2

Tampa BayABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Iwamura, 2B4120010.273
Crawford, LF4011001.265
Upton, CF4000021.294
Hinske, DH4000021.243
Longoria, 3B2110200.264
Aybar, W, 1B3000112.278
Navarro, C2001003.338
Gross, RF3010010.235
Bartlett, SS3000001.236
Totals29252379 

BATTING
2B: Longoria (15, Lackey).
3B: Iwamura (2, Lackey).
TB: Iwamura 4; Crawford; Longoria 2; Gross.
RBI: Crawford (33), Navarro (25).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Navarro 2; Aybar, W.
SF: Navarro.
GIDP: Bartlett; Crawford.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
DP: (Wheeler-Longoria).
 
LA AngelsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Willits, LF2000210.180
Izturis, M, SS4022000.266
Kendrick, 2B4000014.317
Guerrero, DH3111110.269
Hunter, CF4010013.267
Matthews, RF4111031.249
Kotchman, 1B3120100.310
Napoli, C4000034.205
Quinlan, 3B3110010.289
  Wood, 3B0000000.125
Totals3148441112 

BATTING
2B: Kotchman (14, Kazmir).
HR: Matthews (7, 5th inning off Kazmir, 0 on, 2 out), Guerrero (10, 8th inning off Howell, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Izturis, M 2; Guerrero 4; Hunter; Matthews 4; Kotchman 3; Quinlan.
RBI: Matthews (31), Izturis, M 2 (25), Guerrero (35).
2-out RBI: Matthews; Izturis, M 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Napoli; Hunter 2; Kendrick.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Hunter (9, 3rd base off Howell/Navarro).

FIELDING
E: Lackey (1, pickoff).
DP: 2 (Wood-Kendrick-Kotchman, Izturis, M-Kendrick-Kotchman).
 
Tampa BayIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Kazmir (L, 6-2)6.263331011.74
Howell 0.22111113.54
Wheeler 0.20000002.17
 
LA AngelsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Lackey (W, 3-1)7.14222701.83
Shields (H, 11)0.21000002.88
Rodriguez, F (S, 27)1.00001002.10

WP: Howell.
IBB: Guerrero (by Kazmir).
Pitches-strikes: Kazmir 117-82, Howell 14-9, Wheeler 2-1, Lackey 99-61, Shields 9-6, Rodriguez, F 10-5.
Groundouts-flyouts: Kazmir 1-9, Howell 0-1, Wheeler 0-1, Lackey 10-5, Shields 2-0, Rodriguez, F 2-1.
Batters faced: Kazmir 29, Howell 5, Wheeler 1, Lackey 27, Shields 2, Rodriguez, F 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Howell 2-0, Wheeler 2-0.
EjectionsTampa Bay Rays Manager Joe Maddon ejected by HP umpire Derryl Cousins. (7th).
Umpires: HP: Derryl Cousins. 1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: Eric Cooper. 3B: Marty Foster.
Weather: 74 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 2 mph, Varies.
T: 2:30.
Att: 36,622.
June 11, 2008

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