Angels 3, Rangers 1
Milton Bradley drove in his 73rd run of the season on Friday. (Kevork Djansezian/AP)
By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
Dustin Nippert took the mound, hoping to make an impression. He did just that, striking out seven over 5 1/3 innings, but a three-run sixth handed him the tough-luck loss. The Rangers had little answer for Ervin Santana, who limited the offense to a Milton Bradley RBI single in the fourth.
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Texas
(66-70)
Lost 2
LA Angels 3, Texas 1
Today's Boxes 8/29/08
CHC 3, PHI 2
BOS 8, CWS 0
DET 6, KC 3
MIL 3, PIT 1
SEA 3, CLE 2
NYY 2, TOR 1
TB 14, BAL 3
NYM 5, FLA 4
CIN 11, SF 7
WSH 7, ATL 3
HOU 3, STL 2
ARI 9, LAD 3
COL 9, SD 4
MIN 12, OAK 2
LA Angels
(82-52)
Won 2
August 29, 2008
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Texas
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
0
LA Angels
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
X
3
6
0
Standings thru 8/29/08  | Recap: TEX | LAA  | Gameday  | Rangers stats  | Angels stats
Texas
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Arias , 2B
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
.325
Young, M , SS
4
1
1
0
0
3
1
.286
Hamilton , CF
4
0
0
0
0
1
2
.295
Bradley , DH
4
0
1
1
0
1
1
.321
Blalock , 1B
4
0
1
0
0
0
1
.255
Byrd , LF
2
0
1
0
1
0
1
.300
Cruz, N , RF
3
0
0
0
0
1
3
.167
Laird , C
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
.281
Davis, C , 3B
3
0
0
0
0
2
1
.274
Totals
31
1
5
1
1
9
12
BATTING 2B : Young, M (30, Santana, E), Blalock (8, Santana, E).TB : Arias; Young, M 2; Bradley;
Blalock 2; Byrd.RBI : Bradley (73).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Bradley; Laird.GIDP :
Blalock.Team RISP : 1-for-8.Team LOB : 4. BASERUNNING SB : Arias (3, 2nd
base off Santana, E/Mathis). FIELDING DP : (Blalock).
LA Angels
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Figgins , 3B
3
1
1
0
1
1
1
.286
Anderson, G , DH
4
1
1
2
0
0
2
.283
Teixeira , 1B
3
1
1
0
1
2
0
.303
Guerrero , RF
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
.288
Hunter, To , CF
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
.277
Rivera, J , LF
3
0
1
1
0
1
1
.241
Willits , LF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.186
Mathis , C
3
0
0
0
0
1
3
.201
Wood, Br , SS
3
0
0
0
0
2
1
.113
Rodriguez, S , 2B
3
0
2
0
0
1
0
.173
Totals
28
3
6
3
4
8
10
BATTING 2B : Rodriguez, S (2, Rupe).HR : Anderson, G (14, 6th inning off Nippert, 1 on, 1 out).TB :
Figgins; Anderson, G 4; Teixeira; Rivera, J; Rodriguez, S 3.RBI : Anderson, G 2 (73), Rivera, J (33).Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out : Mathis.SF : Rivera, J.Team RISP : 0-for-2.Team LOB :
6. FIELDING DP : (Wood, Br-Teixeira).
Texas
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Nippert (L, 1-4)
5.1
5
3
3
2
7
1
7.53
Madrigal
0.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
5.33
Rupe
2.0
1
0
0
2
1
0
4.46
LA Angels
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Santana, E (W, 14-5)
8.0
5
1
1
1
7
0
3.31
Rodriguez, Fr (S, 52)
1.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2.51
Pitches-strikes : Nippert 100-65, Madrigal 8-4, Rupe 33-20, Santana, E 108-72, Rodriguez, Fr 14-9.Groundouts-flyouts :
Nippert 4-2, Madrigal 0-2, Rupe 2-0, Santana, E 5-7, Rodriguez, Fr 1-0.Batters faced : Nippert 23, Madrigal 2,
Rupe 8, Santana, E 29, Rodriguez, Fr 3.Inherited runners-scored : Madrigal 3-1.Umpires : HP: Dan Iassogna.
1B: Dale Scott. 2B: Bill Hohn. 3B: Alfonso Marquez.Weather : 76 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 14 mph,
Out to RF.T : 2:28.Att : 40,084.August 29, 2008 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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