Angels' rally falls short
Tigers 8, Angels 7
Shea Hillenbrand celebrates after hitting a solo shot in the fifth. (Paul Sancya/AP)
By Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
Mike Napoli hit a three-run shot to bring the Angels within a run, but it wasn't enough to top Detroit. Bartolo Colon struggled, giving up six earned runs on 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings. Orlando Cabrera and Shea Hillenbrand each hit solo homers in the loss.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: May 23, 2007
Detroit 8, LA Angels 7
Today's Boxes 5/23/07
MIN 5, TEX 3
NYY 8, BOS 3
PHI 8, FLA 7
BAL 5, TOR 2
SEA 5, TB 1
WSH 12, CIN 7
NYM 3, ATL 0
KC 11, CLE 7
STL 5, PIT 3
OAK 4, CWS 0
COL 2, ARI 0
SD 2, CHC 1
LAD 5, MIL 1
SF 9, HOU 1
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Standings thru 5/23/07 | Gameday | Angels Stats | Tigers Stats
LA Angels AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Willits , LF4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .342
Cabrera , SS5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .311
Guerrero , RF5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .338
Matthews , CF5 2 3 0 0 1 1 .296
Kotchman , 1B3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .275
Napoli , C4 1 1 3 0 1 3 .253
Hillenbrand , DH4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .237
Kendrick , 2B4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .321
Figgins , 3B4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .123
Totals 38 7 13 6 2 8 10
BATTING 2B : Kotchman (8, Durbin).3B : Kendrick (1, Mesa).HR : Cabrera (3, 4th inning off Durbin, 0 on, 0 out), Hillenbrand (2, 5th inning off Durbin, 0 on, 0 out), Napoli (5, 8th inning off Mesa, 2 on, 1 out).TB : Willits; Cabrera 6; Guerrero; Matthews 3; Kotchman 3; Napoli 4; Hillenbrand 4; Kendrick 3.RBI : Cabrera (26), Hillenbrand (14), Kotchman (21), Napoli 3 (12).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Guerrero; Kendrick; Figgins.GIDP : Napoli; Guerrero.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING SB : Willits (11, 2nd base off Jones/Rodriguez).FIELDING DP : 3 (Kendrick-Cabrera-Kotchman, Kotchman-Cabrera-Carrasco, Cabrera-Kendrick-Kotchman).
Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Granderson , CF3 2 2 3 2 1 0 .282
Polanco , 2B5 0 2 2 0 0 2 .335
Sheffield , DH5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .239
Ordonez , RF5 2 2 2 0 0 4 .345
Guillen , SS4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .321
Rodriguez , C4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .266
Casey , 1B4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .255
Monroe , LF3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .233
Inge , 3B3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .230
Totals 36 8 15 8 4 7 14
BATTING 2B : Sheffield (6, Colon).HR : Guillen (4, 3rd inning off Colon, 0 on, 0 out), Ordonez 2 (12, 5th inning off Colon, 0 on, 0 out; 7th inning off Carrasco, 0 on, 1 out), Granderson (8, 8th inning off Oliver, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Granderson 5; Polanco 2; Sheffield 3; Ordonez 8; Guillen 4; Rodriguez 3; Casey 2; Monroe.RBI : Granderson 3 (26), Polanco 2 (25), Guillen (30), Ordonez 2 (42).2-out RBI : Granderson 2; Polanco 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ordonez 2; Inge 2.GIDP : Polanco; Casey; Ordonez.Team LOB : 8.FIELDING DP : 2 (Inge-Polanco-Casey, Guillen-Polanco-Casey).
LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Colon (L, 5-1)4.1 10 6 6 2 2 2 4.57
Carrasco 2.2 3 1 1 2 5 1 5.11
Oliver 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 7.90
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Durbin (W, 4-1)5.0 8 3 3 1 3 2 4.74
Grilli (H, 3)2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.33
Mesa 0.2 3 3 3 1 2 1 12.46
Byrdak (H, 2)0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.59
Jones (S, 15)1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.43
Pitches-strikes : Colon 81-54, Carrasco 50-30, Oliver 11-9, Durbin 82-55, Grilli 22-18, Mesa 25-14, Byrdak 5-4, Jones 13-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Colon 2-9, Carrasco 3-0, Oliver 2-1, Durbin 7-5, Grilli 3-1, Mesa 0-0, Byrdak 0-0, Jones 2-1.Batters faced : Colon 24, Carrasco 12, Oliver 4, Durbin 23, Grilli 6, Mesa 6, Byrdak 1, Jones 4.Inherited runners-scored : Carrasco 1-0, Grilli 1-0, Byrdak 1-0.Umpires : HP: Mike Reilly. 1B: Jeff Kellogg. 2B: Chad Fairchild. 3B: Eric Cooper.Weather : 81 degrees, clear.Wind : 10 mph, L to R.T : 2:54.Att : 28,105.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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