Game Wrapup


	Andruw homers thrice

Rangers 8, Angels 1

Vicente Padilla was removed in the seventh after a comebacker hit his hand. (AP)

By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com

Andruw Jones went deep in each of his first three at-bats, and Taylor Teagarden and Marlon Byrd added homers of their own as the Rangers powered to a series win and claimed sole possession of first in the American League West. Vicente Padilla allowed one run in six-plus innings.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 07/06: LAA 9, TEX 4
Tue. 07/07: TEX 8, LAA 5
Wed. 07/08: @ LAA, 9:05 PM CT

Texas (47-36)
Won 2

Texas 8, LA Angels 1

LA Angels (46-37)
Lost 2

July 8, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas	2	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	8	12	0
LA Angels	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Vizquel, 2B	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	.295
Young, M, 3B	5	0	2	0	0	1	1	.314
Hamilton, RF	5	1	0	0	0	2	3	.254
Jones, An, DH	5	3	3	4	0	1	2	.250
Blalock, 1B	3	1	2	0	2	1	0	.254
Byrd, CF	5	1	1	2	0	1	3	.287
Murphy, Dv, LF	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	.280
Teagarden, C	4	1	1	1	0	1	4	.233
Andrus, SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.262
Totals	38	8	12	7	4	9	15
BATTING 2B: Vizquel (5, Santana, E), Young, M (27, Thompson). HR: Jones, An 3 (14, 1st inning off Santana, E, 1 on, 2 out; 3rd inning off Santana, E, 0 on, 2 out; 5th inning off Thompson, 0 on, 2 out), Teagarden (1, 4th inning off Santana, E, 0 on, 1 out), Byrd (8, 5th inning off Thompson, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Vizquel 2; Young, M 3; Jones, An 12; Blalock 2; Byrd 4; Murphy, Dv 2; Teagarden 4. RBI: Jones, An 4 (34), Teagarden (12), Byrd 2 (44). 2-out RBI: Jones, An 4; Byrd 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jones, An 2; Andrus. GIDP: Teagarden. Team RISP: 1-for-6. Team LOB: 7. FIELDING DP: 2 (Vizquel-Andrus-Blalock 2).

LA Angels	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Figgins, 3B	3	0	1	0	1	1	1	.310
Quinlan, 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213
Izturis, M, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	.302
Abreu, RF	4	0	2	1	0	2	1	.304
Willits, RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
Rivera, J, LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	.313
Morales, K, 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.283
Matthews, CF	3	0	0	0	1	2	1	.223
Kendrick, H, DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.228
Mathis, C	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.198
Aybar, SS	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	.282
Totals	33	1	8	1	2	8	17
BATTING 2B: Izturis, M (11, Padilla). TB: Figgins; Izturis, M 2; Abreu 2; Morales, K; Kendrick, H; Aybar 2. RBI: Abreu (52). 2-out RBI: Abreu. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rivera, J; Izturis, M. GIDP: Rivera, J; Kendrick, H. Team RISP: 2-for-6. Team LOB: 7. FIELDING DP: (Aybar-Izturis, M-Morales, K).

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Padilla (W, 7-4)	6.0	8	1	1	1	4	0	4.53
Grilli	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4.40
Guardado	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.38
O'Day	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.21

LA Angels	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Santana, E (L, 1-5)	4.0	7	5	5	1	4	3	7.81
Thompson	1.1	4	3	3	2	2	2	5.40
Jepsen	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	9.00
Palmer	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4.86
Bulger	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4.10

Padilla pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP: Santana, E 2, Palmer.
Pitches-strikes: Padilla 100-67, Grilli 17-9, Guardado 10-6, O'Day 14-9, Santana, E 79-50, Thompson 35-19, Jepsen 10-6, Palmer 32-16, Bulger 10-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Padilla 3-7, Grilli 1-0, Guardado 0-1, O'Day 0-1, Santana, E 5-2, Thompson 2-0, Jepsen 0-0, Palmer 3-3, Bulger 1-0.
Batters faced: Padilla 25, Grilli 4, Guardado 3, O'Day 3, Santana, E 19, Thompson 10, Jepsen 2, Palmer 8, Bulger 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Grilli 1-0, Jepsen 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Mike Reilly. 1B: Chuck Meriwether. 2B: Laz Diaz. 3B: Eric Cooper.
Weather: 70 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:51.
Att: 37,364.
July 8, 2009

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

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