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	All natural walk-off

Rangers 5, Angels 4

Josh Hamilton's 20th homer was his first since June 17. (LM Otero/AP)

By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com

Warner Madrigal kept it close in his three-frame spot start. Ian Kinsler has now hit in 21 games. Josh Hamilton's heroics were the difference: the All-Star starter notched his first career walk-off home run, extending his gaudy RBI total to 89.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 07/07: LAA 9, TEX 6
Tue. 07/08: TEX 3, LAA 2
Wed. 07/09: TEX 5, LAA 4
Thu. 07/10: vs LAA, 7:05 PM CT

LA Angels (54-37)
Lost 2

Texas 5, LA Angels 4

Texas (48-44)
Won 2

July 9, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
LA Angels	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	4	8	2
Texas	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	5	10	0

LA Angels	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Figgins, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.278
Kotchman, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.287
Izturis, SS	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	.270
Guerrero, RF	4	0	1	0	0	2	2	.291
Hunter, CF	3	2	1	0	1	0	1	.271
Anderson, DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.267
Rivera, LF	3	1	1	3	0	1	0	.194
Willits, LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
Kendrick, 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.320
Mathis, C	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.227
Totals	31	4	8	3	2	5	7
BATTING 3B: Kendrick (2, Francisco). HR: Rivera (3, 7th inning off Francisco, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Figgins; Izturis 2; Guerrero; Hunter; Anderson; Rivera 4; Kendrick 3. RBI: Rivera 3 (10). 2-out RBI: Rivera 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Mathis. SF: Rivera. GIDP: Kendrick; Kotchman; Hunter. Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING SB: Hunter (10, 2nd base off Francisco/Saltalamacchia). FIELDING E: Rivera (2, fielding), Guerrero (1, fielding). DP: (Kotchman).

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Kinsler, 2B	5	0	1	0	0	3	3	.335
Catalanotto, DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.280
Young, SS	5	1	3	1	0	1	1	.297
Hamilton, RF	5	1	1	2	0	1	4	.307
Murphy, LF	3	1	2	0	1	0	2	.273
Byrd, CF	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	.237
Davis, C, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	5	.195
Saltalamacchia, C	3	0	1	2	0	2	2	.217
Duran, 3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	3	.224
a-Vazquez, PH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.317
Totals	34	5	10	5	3	9	24
a-Walked for Duran in the 9th.
BATTING HR: Hamilton (20, 9th inning off Rodriguez, F, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Kinsler; Young 3; Hamilton 4; Murphy 2; Byrd; Saltalamacchia; Duran. RBI: Saltalamacchia 2 (19), Young (47), Hamilton 2 (89). 2-out RBI: Saltalamacchia; Young; Hamilton 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Saltalamacchia; Duran; Murphy. S: Byrd. SF: Saltalamacchia. Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING SB: Young (6, 2nd base off Rodriguez, F/Mathis). FIELDING DP: 3 (Duran-Kinsler-Davis, C, Kinsler-Young-Davis, C 2).

LA Angels	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Weaver	6.0	7	2	1	2	5	0	4.03
Arredondo (H, 8)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.29
Shields (H, 18)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2.50
Rodriguez, F (BS, 3)(L, 0-2)	0.2	2	3	3	1	1	1	2.54

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Madrigal	3.0	4	1	1	0	1	0	9.95
Rupe	3.0	1	1	1	1	2	0	4.24
Francisco	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	1	3.75
Wright (W, 5-3)	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4.26

HBP: Catalanotto (by Weaver).
Pitches-strikes: Weaver 102-64, Arredondo 10-7, Shields 13-11, Rodriguez, F 21-11, Madrigal 46-29, Rupe 40-23, Francisco 28-14, Wright 32-21.
Ground outs-fly outs: Weaver 3-9, Arredondo 2-0, Shields 0-1, Rodriguez, F 1-0, Madrigal 5-3, Rupe 3-4, Francisco 0-3, Wright 3-1.
Batters faced: Weaver 28, Arredondo 3, Shields 4, Rodriguez, F 5, Madrigal 11, Rupe 10, Francisco 6, Wright 7.
Umpires: HP: Bob Davidson. 1B: Alfonso Marquez. 2B: Andy Fletcher. 3B: Mike Reilly.
Weather: 96 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, R to L.
T: 2:58.
Att: 24,515.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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