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    Rangers 8, Angels 1
    Ervin Santana allowed five runs on seven hits in four innings. (Chris Carlson/AP)
    By Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
    Ervin Santana allowed three homers and Rich Thompson allowed two more as the Angels were routed in the series finale with the Rangers, who knocked the Halos from their first-place tie in the American League West. Bobby Abreu's RBI in the third was all the offense could muster.
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    Series at a glance:
    TEX
    Texas (47-36)
    Won 2     		Texas 8, LA Angels 1   LAA
    LA Angels (46-37)
    Lost 2
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       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
    Standings thru 7/8/09  |  Recap: TEX | LAA  |  Gameday  |  Rangers stats  |  Angels stats
    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: Jones, An 12; Blalock 2; Young, M 3; Teagarden 4; Vizquel 2; Murphy, Dv 2; Byrd 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; Kendrick, H; Aybar 2; Morales, K; Abreu 2; Izturis, M 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.

    Game Scores: Padilla , Santana, E .
    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.
    Venue: Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
    July 8, 2009
    July 8, 2009

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