LA Angels (85-56) at Chi White Sox (80-61)

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Saunders seeks to stay strong vs. Sox

Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
Joe Saunders said he's "feeling good" -- mentally as well as physically -- after rebounding from a pair of rough outings. And now he'll be on the mound at U.S. Cellular Field, where despite feeling ill, Saunders stifled the White Sox in May.
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Angels probable pitcher

Joe Saunders

  • #51 LHP
  • (14-7) 3.69 ERA 81 SO
Saunders rebounded from two dismal outings with 6 1/3 solid innings in Detroit on Tuesday night, but he was deprived of the win when the Tigers rallied late to draw even. He wasn't dominant in yielding three earned runs on eight hits, but it was a big improvement over his previous two outings, in which he surrendered 12 earned runs in a total of 6 2/3 innings. Saunders got more aggressive and trusted his stuff rather than trying to be too fine. He pitched a gem -- eight innings, three hits, one earned run -- in turning back the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field earlier this season and is 1-1 in three career outings against Chicago with a 4.58 ERA.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 29-15 4.22 358.0 115 205 .273
Season 14-7 3.69 170.2 48 81 .261
September 0-0 4.26 6.1 1 2 .348
Vs. Chi White Sox 1-0 1.08 8.1 3 4 .115

Series at a Glance

Standings - 09/07/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Los Angeles Angels (AL West) 85 56 .603 - 43-28 42-28
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 80 61 .567 - 48-22 32-39
Stats - 09/07/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
LAA .265 654 134 618 106 865 3.93 1265.1 1257 398 937
CWS .267 717 207 697 58 888 3.93 1265.0 1264 403 1001
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Sox like way they match up with Halos

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Many victories on both sides would have to transpire for a rematch of the 2005 ALCS to take place, but in talking about the Angels on Saturday, Ozzie Guillen seems to at least like his team's chances.
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White Sox probable pitcher

John Danks

  • #50 LHP
  • (10-8) 3.44 ERA 134 SO
On Wednesday against the Indians, Danks was unable to go at least five innings for just the fifth time this season. The 23-year-old left-hander lasted just four innings, giving up four runs on eight hits. He surrendered a two-run homer to Victor Martinez before allowing a two-run double to Franklin Gutierrez in the fourth inning to cap his 72-pitch effort. In his one start against the Blue Jays this season, Danks went 4 2/3 innings and allowed two runs on seven hits. Lifetime against Toronto, Danks is 0-1 with a 2.79 ERA in two starts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 16-21 4.39 303.2 104 243 .271
Season 10-8 3.44 164.2 50 134 .254
September 0-1 9.00 4.0 2 3 .421
Vs. LA Angels 0-1 1.59 11.1 4 9 .267

Angels hitters vs John Danks

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Abreu, Bobby - - - - .400 5 1 1
Aybar, Erick .333 3 0 0 .545 11 1 2
Bourjos, Peter - - - - - - - -
Brown, Matthew - - - - .333 3 0 0
Budde, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Evans, Terry - - - - - - - -
Hunter, Torii .333 6 0 0 .235 17 0 1
Izturis, Maicer - 0 0 0 - 0 0 0
Kendrick, Howard - - - - .375 8 1 3
Mathis, Jeff .000 1 0 0 .000 3 0 0
Matthews, Gary .400 5 0 0 .250 8 0 0
Morales, Kendry - - - - .333 6 0 2
Napoli, Mike .333 3 0 0 .400 10 1 2
Pettit, Chris - - - - - - - -
Rivera, Juan .333 3 0 0 .200 5 0 0
Sandoval, Freddy - - - - - - - -
Trumbo, Mark - - - - - - - -
Willits, Reggie - - - - .400 5 0 0
Wilson, Bobby - - - - .000 2 0 0
Wood, Brandon .000 2 0 0 .500 6 1 1

White Sox hitters vs Joe Saunders

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Armstrong, Cole - - - - - - - -
Beckham, Gordon - - - - - - - -
De Aza, Alejandro - - - - - - - -
Flowers, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Gartrell, Stefan - - - - - - - -
Konerko, Paul - - - - .429 7 1 1
Kotsay, Mark - - - - .444 9 0 0
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - .250 24 0 2
Pierzynski, A.J. .250 4 0 0 .250 4 0 0
Quentin, Carlos .000 2 0 0 .400 10 0 0
Ramirez, Alexei .000 3 0 0 .000 6 0 0
Rios, Alex - - - - .308 13 0 0
Teahen, Mark - - - - - - - -
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Two to go: K-Rod claims No. 55 (86-56) (80-62)

Angels 3, White Sox 2

History approaching

Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
The game was deadlocked until the eighth, when Garret Anderson's sac fly drove in the go-ahead run to give Joe Saunders his 15th victory. Francisco Rodriguez moved within two saves of the single-season mark by closing out the game in the ninth.

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Danks denied victory

David Just / MLB.com
John Danks and Angels starter Joe Saunders were locked in a scoreless duel until the fourth, when Paul Konerko went deep for the 16th time this year. The Sox couldn't take advantage of the lead, though, as they were unable to earn a sweep.
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Angels 3, White Sox 2

LA AngelsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Figgins, 3B5000023.277
Matthews, RF5110023.235
Teixeira, 1B5120003.304
Guerrero, DH4120002.297
Hunter, CF3021111.282
Rivera, LF3001013.237
  b-Anderson, PH-LF0001000.282
Wood, SS3000124.160
Mathis, C2000012.192
  a-Willits, PH1000000.171
  Napoli, C0000100.215
Rodriguez, S, 2B3010000.180
Totals343833921 

a-Grounded out for Mathis in the 7th. b-Hit a sacrifice fly for Rivera in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Guerrero (28, Danks), Teixeira 2 (34, Danks, Ramirez, H), Hunter (35, Danks).
TB: Matthews; Teixeira 4; Guerrero 3; Hunter 3; Rodriguez, S.
RBI: Hunter (73), Rivera (41), Anderson (75).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Mathis 2; Teixeira 3; Wood 4.
SF: Anderson.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Rodriguez, S (3, 2nd base off Danks/Hall), Wood (2, 2nd base off Danks/Hall), Hunter 2 (15, 2nd base off Danks/Hall, 3rd base off Danks/Hall), Guerrero (5, 3rd base off Danks/Hall).

FIELDING
E: Figgins (6, fielding).
DP: (Wood-Rodriguez, S-Teixeira).
 
Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS4010000.276
Anderson, B, CF3000002.230
  a-Thome, PH1000000.248
  Owens, CF0000000.143
Dye, RF3000120.293
Konerko, 1B4121011.247
  1-Wise, PR0000000.288
Ramirez, 2B4000002.301
Swisher, LF4010011.228
Uribe, 3B3000011.243
Fields, DH3000010.161
Hall, C3111000.267
Totals32252167 

a-Flied out for Anderson, B in the 8th.
1-Ran for Konerko in the 9th.

BATTING
HR: Konerko (16, 4th inning off Saunders, 0 on, 1 out), Hall (2, 5th inning off Saunders, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Cabrera; Konerko 5; Swisher; Hall 4.
RBI: Konerko (50), Hall (7).
2-out RBI: Hall.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Swisher.
GIDP: Ramirez.
Team LOB: 4.
 
LA AngelsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Saunders (W, 15-7)7.14221423.64
Arredondo (H, 14)0.20000001.41
Rodriguez, F (S, 55)1.01000202.49
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Danks 5.15221703.44
Carrasco (BS, 1)1.10000103.48
Ramirez, H (L, 1-4)0.12110003.74
Wassermann 1.00001007.64
Linebrink 1.01001102.20

Ramirez, H pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

IBB: Hunter (by Wassermann).
HBP: Rodriguez, S (by Danks).
Pitches-strikes: Saunders 91-58, Arredondo 6-3, Rodriguez, F 15-11, Danks 87-56, Carrasco 14-8, Ramirez, H 13-8, Wassermann 16-8, Linebrink 22-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Saunders 8-10, Arredondo 1-1, Rodriguez, F 1-0, Danks 4-5, Carrasco 2-1, Ramirez, H 1-0, Wassermann 2-1, Linebrink 1-1.
Batters faced: Saunders 27, Arredondo 2, Rodriguez, F 4, Danks 23, Carrasco 4, Ramirez, H 3, Wassermann 4, Linebrink 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Carrasco 2-1, Wassermann 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Eric Cooper. 1B: Brian Gorman. 2B: Gerry Davis. 3B: Bruce Dreckman.
Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, R to L.
T: 2:44.
Att: 26,029.
September 7, 2008

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