LA Angels (19-18) at Seattle (18-21)

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Morales continues to turn heads at plate

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Kendry Morales' hot hitting is making it easy for the Angels to forget departed slugger Mark Teixeira.
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Angels probable pitcher

Matt Palmer

  • #32 RHP
  • (4-0) 3.38 ERA 16 SO
Palmer, the 30-year-old journeyman, continues to flourish with his poise and command, showing both traits in a remarkable effort against the Red Sox on Wednesday night in Anaheim. Down 4-0 after two innings, Palmer went on a run of 20 consecutive outs, finishing with eight strikeouts against two walks, both costing him runs. After going 0-2 in three starts for the Giants last year, the first Major League opportunities of his career, Palmer made an adjustment in his delivery at Triple-A Salt Lake in early April, more leg drive combined with a direct path to the plate, and it has paid dividends in his new home.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 4-2 5.03 39.1 23 19 .226
Season 4-0 3.38 26.2 10 16 .168
May 3-0 2.61 20.2 7 15 .141

Series at a Glance

Standings - 05/19/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Los Angeles Angels (AL West) 19 18 .514 4.0 12-8 7-10
Seattle Mariners (AL West) 18 21 .462 6.0 9-9 9-12
Stats - 05/19/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
LAA .283 185 30 175 50 210 4.68 327.0 344 120 216
SEA .255 156 34 148 24 226 4.29 350.1 357 148 266
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Aardsma takes reins as closer

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The closing job that Mariners right-hander David Aardsma wanted all along has landed in his lap, but how long it lasts is anyone's guess.
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Mariners probable pitcher

Felix Hernandez

  • #34 RHP
  • (4-2) 3.53 ERA 53 SO
Hernandez turned back the clock to April in his last start, holding the Rangers to four hits and no runs in a stellar performance in Arlington. The staff ace had struggled in his first two May starts, surrendering 16 hits and 12 earned runs in 10 innings, after ending April with a 4-0 record. He had a dazzling two-seamer and location in his start against the Rangers.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 43-38 3.78 717.1 231 646 .259
Season 4-2 3.53 51.0 15 53 .245
May 0-2 5.82 17.0 5 17 .290

Angels hitters vs Felix Hernandez

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Abreu, Bobby - - - - .350 20 0 4
Aybar, Erick - - - - .222 18 0 2
Bourjos, Peter - - - - - - - -
Brown, Matthew - - - - - - - -
Budde, Ryan - - - - .000 2 0 0
Evans, Terry - - - - - - - -
Hunter, Torii - - - - .333 30 0 1
Izturis, Maicer - - - - .289 38 0 2
Kendrick, Howard - - - - .111 18 0 1
Mathis, Jeff - - - - .286 21 3 4
Matthews, Gary - - - - .313 48 3 11
Morales, Kendry - - - - .357 28 1 5
Napoli, Mike - - - - .238 21 1 3
Pettit, Chris - - - - - - - -
Rivera, Juan - - - - .067 15 0 0
Sandoval, Freddy - - - - .500 2 0 0
Trumbo, Mark - - - - - - - -
Willits, Reggie - - - - .000 10 0 0
Wilson, Bobby - - - - - - - -
Wood, Brandon - - - - .000 3 0 0

Mariners hitters vs Matt Palmer

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Ackley, Dustin - - - - - - - -
Carp, Mike - - - - - - - -
Carrera, Ezequiel - - - - - - - -
Griffey Jr., Ken - - - - .250 4 1 1
Gutierrez, Franklin - - - - .000 6 0 1
Hall, Bill - - - - .000 1 0 0
Halman, Greg - - - - - - - -
Hannahan, Jack - - - - - - - -
Johnson, Rob - - - - .167 24 0 2
Langerhans, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Lopez, Jose - - - - .222 9 0 0
Moore, Adam - - - - - - - -
Saunders, Michael - - - - - - - -
Suzuki, Ichiro - - - - .286 7 0 1
Tuiasosopo, Matt - - - - .000 2 0 0
Wilson, Jack - - - - - - - -

No gem, no problem for Halos (20-18) (18-22)

Angels 6, Mariners 5

Angels excel up top

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Matt Palmer wasn't at his best, allowing five runs in five innings, but the Angels' bats, specifically those at the top of the order, got the righty's back. Chone Figgins, Maicer Izturis, Bobby Abreu and Torii Hunter, filling holes one through four, combined for 10 hits, three RBIs and five runs scored.

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Series at a Glance

 

Felix's skid continues

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Ken Griffey Jr. hit career home run No. 615, Ronny Cedeno added his second homer of the season and Ichiro Suzuki extended his hitting streak to 13 games with an RBI double, but the offense couldn't pick up Felix Hernandez, who allowed six runs in 5 2/3 innings and remained winless in the month of May.
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Angels 6, Mariners 5

LA Angels AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Figgins, 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .281
Izturis, M, SS 4 3 3 0 1 1 1 .284
Abreu, B, RF 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .302
Hunter, CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .317
Morales, K, 1B 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .286
Napoli, C 5 0 0 1 0 2 4 .313
Matthews, LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 .274
Rivera, J, DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .282
Kendrick, H, 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .244
Totals 38 6 14 5 4 5 22  

BATTING
2B: Morales, K (11, Hernandez, F), Abreu, B (7, Hernandez, F).
TB: Figgins 2; Izturis, M 3; Abreu, B 4; Hunter 2; Morales, K 2; Matthews; Kendrick, H 2.
RBI: Abreu, B 2 (16), Hunter (31), Kendrick, H (19), Napoli (18).
2-out RBI: Abreu, B.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Matthews 2; Izturis, M; Napoli 2; Rivera, J 2; Hunter.
Team RISP: 4-for-17.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Hunter 2 (8, 2nd base off Hernandez, F/Johjima, 2nd base off Hernandez, F/Johjima), Figgins (18, 2nd base off Hernandez, F/Johjima), Abreu, B (15, 2nd base off Batista/Johjima), Izturis, M (5, 2nd base off Hernandez, F/Johjima).
CS: Izturis, M (1, 2nd base by Lowe, M/Johjima), Kendrick, H (1, 2nd base by Hernandez, F/Johjima), Hunter (3, 3rd base by Hernandez, F/Johjima).

FIELDING
DP: (Izturis, M-Kendrick, H-Morales, K).
 
Seattle AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Suzuki, I, RF 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .319
Gutierrez, F, CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .263
Griffey Jr., DH 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .224
Beltre, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .205
Branyan, 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .310
Lopez, J, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .228
Johjima, C 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .264
Cedeno, SS 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .200
Chavez, En, LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .274
  a-Balentien, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
Totals 32 5 7 5 3 9 12  

a-Struck out for Chavez, En in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Suzuki, I (3, Palmer), Johjima (3, Palmer).
HR: Griffey Jr. (4, 1st inning off Palmer, 0 on, 2 out), Cedeno (2, 2nd inning off Palmer, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Suzuki, I 2; Griffey Jr. 4; Branyan; Johjima 3; Cedeno 4; Chavez, En.
RBI: Griffey Jr. (9), Cedeno 2 (5), Suzuki, I (13), Chavez, En (9).
2-out RBI: Griffey Jr.; Cedeno 2; Suzuki, I.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gutierrez, F 2.
S: Cedeno.
GIDP: Lopez, J.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Lopez, J (7, fielding).
DP: (Cedeno-Branyan).
 
LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Palmer (W, 5-0) 5.0 7 5 5 3 2 2 4.26
Bulger (H, 2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 6.28
Shields, S (H, 5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.36
Fuentes (S, 10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.61
 
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, F (L, 4-3) 5.2 11 6 6 3 3 0 4.13
White 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.33
Lowe, M 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.93
Batista 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.49

Palmer pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

WP: Hernandez, F.
HBP: Cedeno (by Palmer).
Pitches-strikes: Palmer 87-54, Bulger 21-15, Shields, S 13-8, Fuentes 17-10, Hernandez, F 107-63, White 17-13, Lowe, M 15-8, Batista 20-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Palmer 9-4, Bulger 2-1, Shields, S 0-2, Fuentes 0-0, Hernandez, F 9-3, White 2-2, Lowe, M 0-1, Batista 0-1.
Batters faced: Palmer 25, Bulger 6, Shields, S 3, Fuentes 3, Hernandez, F 30, White 5, Lowe, M 3, Batista 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Bulger 1-1, White 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Doug Eddings. 1B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 2B: Brian Knight. 3B: Dana DeMuth.
Weather: 55 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 2:53.
Att: 16,034.
May 19, 2009

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