LA Angels (69-40) at NY Yankees (59-50)

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With Hunter out, Angels test depth

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The exceptional outfield depth will be tested the next two days. Center fielder Torii Hunter, in the midst of his best stretch with the club, is leaving for two days to attend the funeral of his grandmother as Halos continue their series in the Bronx against the Yankees.
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Angels probable pitcher

Jered Weaver

  • #36 RHP
  • (9-8) 4.11 ERA 96 SO
Angels: Weaver was solid in beating the Red Sox for the first time in his career on Monday night at Fenway Park, going 5 2/3 innings and yielding three earned runs on six hits. He struck out four, including two in a row to leave a runner stranded at third before the Angels rallied with six runs for the win. Weaver had no issues with a shoulder blade knot that had flared up in his previous start. He's 2-0 in two career outings against the Yankees with a 3.27 ERA, both those appearances coming at Yankee Stadium.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 33-17 3.57 408.2 116 316 .252
Season 9-8 4.11 124.2 38 96 .255

Series at a Glance

Standings - 08/02/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Los Angeles Angels (AL West) 69 40 .633 - 31-21 38-19
New York Yankees (AL East) 59 50 .541 5.5 34-26 25-24
Stats - 08/02/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
LAA .263 502 104 476 81 665 3.84 974.0 942 316 709
NYY .270 516 106 499 71 638 4.10 970.0 977 328 768
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Cabrera experiencing growing pains

Samantha Newman / MLB.com
Melky Cabrera went 3-for-4 with a triple against the Angels on Thursday, marking his first three-hit game since June 7, and he followed it up with an 0-for-3 performance Friday. While Jason Giambi and Robinson Cano have gone on streaks to bounce back from early-season hitting lulls, Cabrera hasn't regained a consistent offensive rhythm.
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Yankees probable pitcher

Mike Mussina

  • #35 RHP
  • (13-7) 3.56 ERA 85 SO
Yankees: Mussina had gone three games without a walk before issuing a free pass to Baltimore's Brian Roberts in the first at-bat on Monday. And even though Mussina escaped the first inning with no runs -- Roberts was thrown out at the plate trying to score on Nick Markakis' double -- the Orioles tagged him for four runs in the second. He allowed six runs, the most he's yielded since May 20, in five innings, his shortest outing since May 24. Mussina is 15-9 with a 3.71 ERA in his career against the Angels.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 263-151 3.70 3488.2 771 2748 .255
Season 13-7 3.56 126.1 17 85 .282

Angels hitters vs Mike Mussina

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Abreu, Bobby - - - - .333 3 0 0
Aybar, Erick - - - - .000 3 0 0
Bourjos, Peter - - - - - - - -
Brown, Matthew - - - - - - - -
Budde, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Evans, Terry - - - - - - - -
Hunter, Torii - - - - .250 20 1 2
Izturis, Maicer - - - - .750 4 0 0
Kendrick, Howard - - - - .500 6 0 0
Mathis, Jeff - - - - .400 5 0 3
Matthews, Gary - - - - .200 20 0 1
Morales, Kendry - - - - - - - -
Napoli, Mike - - - - .500 2 0 1
Pettit, Chris - - - - - - - -
Rivera, Juan - - - - .111 9 0 0
Sandoval, Freddy - - - - - - - -
Trumbo, Mark - - - - - - - -
Willits, Reggie - - - - .000 3 0 0
Wilson, Bobby - - - - - - - -
Wood, Brandon - - - - - - - -

Yankees hitters vs Jered Weaver

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky - - - - .000 7 0 1
Cano, Robinson - - - - .429 7 0 0
Cervelli, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Corona, Reegie - - - - - - - -
Gardner, Brett - - - - - - - -
Jackson, Austin - - - - - - - -
Jeter, Derek - - - - .111 9 0 0
Miranda, Juan - - - - - - - -
Nunez, Eduardo - - - - - - - -
Pena, Ramiro - - - - - - - -
Posada, Jorge - - - - .200 5 0 1
Rodriguez, Alex - - - - .364 11 3 3
Russo, Kevin - - - - - - - -
Swisher, Nick .250 4 0 0 .158 19 1 1
Teixeira, Mark - - - - .231 13 2 5

Everything old is new again (69-41) (60-50)

Yankees 8, Angels 2

No dream for Weaver

Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
Jered Weaver looked unstoppable, striking out the first four Yankees he faced, but things turned sour for the right-hander in the second inning. Working with two runs of support, Weaver yielded home runs to Wilson Betemit, Bobby Abreu, Jose Molina and A-Rod before his day was done.

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Moose on track

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
The Yankees celebrated Old-Timers' Day before the matinee vs. the Angels, and the lineup certainly had true Bombers' spirit. A quartet of homers catapulted New York to a skid-stopping win, backing up what has become the expected stellar performance by a rejuvenated Mike Mussina.
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Yankees 8, Angels 2

LA AngelsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Figgins, 3B3000121.278
Aybar, E, SS4000021.280
Teixeira, 1B3000100.282
Guerrero, DH3000111.282
Anderson, LF4110001.284
Kendrick, 2B4120000.333
Rivera, RF4000004.233
Matthews, CF2000110.228
Mathis, C3001021.218
Totals30231489 

BATTING
2B: Kendrick (24, Mussina).
TB: Anderson; Kendrick 3.
RBI: Mathis (37).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rivera.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Aybar, E-Kendrick-Teixeira 2).
 
NY YankeesABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Damon, DH3110110.316
Jeter, SS4011011.282
Abreu, RF4112011.286
Rodriguez, A, 3B4121021.325
Giambi, 1B2000101.252
  1-Sexson, PR-1B1000001.224
Nady, LF3110001.328
  a-Christian, PH-LF1000000.269
Betemit, 2B4122020.258
Cabrera, M, CF4000011.246
Molina, J, C3331000.237
Totals338117287 

a-Popped out for Nady in the 8th.
1-Ran for Giambi in the 6th.

BATTING
HR: Betemit (5, 2nd inning off Weaver, 1 on, 2 out), Abreu (15, 3rd inning off Weaver, 0 on, 2 out), Molina, J (1, 5th inning off Weaver, 0 on, 0 out), Rodriguez, A (24, 6th inning off Weaver, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Damon; Jeter; Abreu 4; Rodriguez, A 5; Nady; Betemit 5; Molina, J 6.
RBI: Betemit 2 (17), Abreu 2 (75), Molina, J (12), Rodriguez, A (66), Jeter (50).
2-out RBI: Betemit 2; Abreu.
GIDP: Jeter; Nady.
Team LOB: 3.

FIELDING
E: Betemit (3, throw).
 
LA AngelsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Weaver (L, 9-9)5.08661544.37
Speier 1.13221104.89
O'Day 1.20000204.34
 
NY YankeesIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Mussina (W, 14-7)7.02212503.44
Veras 1.00001302.70
Bruney 1.01001001.46

Weaver pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

Pitches-strikes: Weaver 99-70, Speier 28-18, O'Day 19-15, Mussina 89-58, Veras 17-11, Bruney 20-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Weaver 5-5, Speier 3-0, O'Day 1-2, Mussina 11-5, Veras 0-0, Bruney 0-3.
Batters faced: Weaver 23, Speier 7, O'Day 5, Mussina 25, Veras 4, Bruney 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Speier 1-0, O'Day 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Joe West. 1B: Ed Rapuano. 2B: Scott Barry. 3B: CB Bucknor.
Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, R to L.
T: 2:42.
Att: 54,170.
August 2, 2008

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