Angels' bats stifled By Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
Outside of a two-run fourth inning, the Angels' offense did not do very much, as four of its five hits came on consecutive singles in that inning. Chone Figgins was the only Angel to have a multihit game. Jered Weaver allowed three runs in five-plus innings.
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Rangers 4, Angels 2
Jerry Hairston makes a diving stop and throws out Reggie Willits in the third. (Matt Slocum/AP)
Byrd has big night By Drew Davison / MLB.com
The Rangers scored a run in each of the even-numbered innings, which was enough to put them ahead of the Angels. Marlon Byrd went 3-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored. The bullpen pitched three perfect innings to give Jamey Wright his second win.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: July 04, 2007
Texas 4, LA Angels 2
Today's Boxes 7/4/07
WSH 6, CHC 0
MIN 6, NYY 2
BOS 7, TB 5
SF 9, CIN 5
PHI 8, HOU 3
PIT 5, MIL 3
TOR 10, OAK 3
BAL 9, CWS 6
DET 6, CLE 4
STL 5, ARI 4
COL 17, NYM 7
SEA 4, KC 0
SD 1, FLA 0
ATL 5, LAD 2
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Standings thru 7/4/07 | Gameday | Angels Stats | Rangers Stats
LA Angels AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Willits , LF3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .326
Figgins , 3B4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .321
Cabrera , SS4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .332
Guerrero , RF4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .327
Matthews , CF2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .279
Kotchman , 1B3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .302
Anderson , DH3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .259
Kendrick , 2B3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
Mathis , C2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Izturis , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240
Molina , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
Totals 29 2 5 1 2 7 9
BATTING TB : Figgins 2; Cabrera; Guerrero; Matthews.RBI : Guerrero (74).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Anderson.GIDP : Anderson; Kotchman.Team LOB : 2.
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lofton , CF5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .296
Relaford , 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Hairston , 2B-CF3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232
Young , SS3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .292
Sosa , DH4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .251
Catalanotto , LF4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .222
Byrd , RF3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .383
Wilkerson , 1B4 0 1 1 0 2 6 .235
Laird , C2 0 0 2 0 1 3 .230
Vazquez , 3B4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .248
Totals 32 4 11 4 2 5 19
BATTING 2B : Byrd (8, Weaver), Wilkerson (10, Weaver).TB : Lofton; Young; Sosa; Catalanotto 3; Byrd 4; Wilkerson 2; Vazquez.RBI : Wilkerson (40), Laird 2 (27), Byrd (23).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Vazquez 2; Sosa; Lofton.S : Hairston.SF : Laird 2.Team LOB : 9.FIELDING DP : 3 (Hairston-Young-Wilkerson 2, Wright-Wilkerson).
LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Weaver (L, 6-5)5.0 7 3 3 2 2 0 3.67
Oliver 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.92
Resop 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 3.00
Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wright (W, 2-2)6.0 5 2 2 2 2 0 5.55
Wilson (H, 8)1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.61
Benoit (H, 10)1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.27
Gagne (S, 11)1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.07
Pitches-strikes : Weaver 105-66, Oliver 18-11, Resop 30-20, Wright 76-48, Wilson 14-11, Benoit 15-11, Gagne 6-4.Ground outs-fly outs : Weaver 4-9, Oliver 1-1, Resop 2-2, Wright 12-4, Wilson 1-0, Benoit 0-0, Gagne 2-1.Batters faced : Weaver 24, Oliver 4, Resop 9, Wright 22, Wilson 3, Benoit 3, Gagne 3.Inherited runners-scored : Oliver 2-0, Resop 1-0.Umpires : HP: Bill Welke. 1B: Angel Campos. 2B: Laz Diaz. 3B: John Hirschbeck.Weather : 81 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 10 mph, In from LF.T : 2:47.Att : 46,105.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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