Angels 10, Rays 5
Jeff Niemann allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings on Wednesday. (Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Carlos Pena hit his 30th and 31st home runs of the season, and Pat Burrell added a solo shot, but the Angels used a pair of late homers to turn a one-run deficit into a rout with a three-run sixth and a five-run seventh, handing the Rays their fourth consecutive loss.
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Tampa Bay
(61-53)
Lost 4
LA Angels 10, Tampa Bay 5
Today's Boxes 8/12/09
NYY 4, TOR 3
OAK 6, BAL 3
NYM 6, ARI 4
SF 4, LAD 2
ATL 6, WSH 2
TEX 5, CLE 0
BOS 8, DET 2
HOU 14, FLA 6
PHI 12, CHC 5
SD 6, MIL 5
MIN 7, KC 1
STL 5, CIN 2
COL 8, PIT 0
SEA 1, CWS 0
LA Angels
(68-44)
Won 3
August 12, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Tampa Bay
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
1
0
5
12
1
LA Angels
0
0
1
1
0
3
5
0
X
10
12
1
Standings thru 8/12/09  | Recap: TB | LAA  | Gameday  | Rays stats  | Angels stats
Tampa Bay
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Bartlett , SS
5
1
4
0
0
0
0
.343
Crawford, C , LF
4
0
1
0
1
1
4
.312
Longoria , 3B
4
1
2
1
1
0
1
.277
Zobrist , 2B
4
0
0
0
0
2
5
.286
Pena, C , 1B
4
2
2
3
0
0
2
.216
Burrell , DH
4
1
1
1
0
1
0
.222
Gross , RF
4
0
2
0
0
0
0
.263
Navarro, D , C
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
.219
Kapler , CF
4
0
0
0
0
3
3
.238
Totals
36
5
12
5
3
8
16
BATTING
2B : Gross (14, Bell, T), Bartlett (24, Bulger).
HR : Pena, C 2 (31, 4th inning off Bell, T, 1 on, 1 out; 6th inning off Bell, T, 0 on, 0 out), Burrell (10, 8th inning
off Arredondo, J, 0 on, 0 out).
TB : Bartlett 5; Gross 3; Longoria 2; Crawford, C; Pena, C 8; Burrell 4.
RBI : Pena, C 3 (77), Longoria (85), Burrell (43).
2-out RBI : Longoria.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Crawford, C; Zobrist; Pena, C.
GIDP : Longoria, Kapler, Crawford, C. Team RISP : 3-for-11.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING
SB : Longoria (5, 2nd base off Bell, T/Napoli). FIELDING
E : Bartlett (12, throw).
Pickoffs : Niemann (Figgins at 1st base).
LA Angels
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Figgins , 3B
5
1
3
1
0
0
0
.303
Aybar , SS
4
1
2
0
1
1
1
.310
Abreu , RF
5
0
0
0
0
0
3
.309
Guerrero , DH
3
0
0
0
1
1
0
.299
Morales, K , 1B
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
.303
Napoli , C
4
2
2
1
0
1
2
.297
Kendrick, H , 2B
3
2
2
3
1
0
2
.273
Matthews , CF
3
1
1
3
1
0
1
.249
Willits , LF
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
.206
Totals
34
10
12
9
5
4
13
BATTING
3B : Napoli (1, Niemann).
HR : Matthews (3, 6th inning off Balfour, 2 on, 2 out), Kendrick, H (7, 7th inning off Wheeler, D, 2 on, 2 out).
TB : Figgins 3; Napoli 4; Kendrick, H 5; Aybar 2; Morales, K 2; Matthews 4.
RBI : Figgins (39), Napoli (44), Matthews 3 (38), Morales, K (76), Kendrick, H 3 (41).
2-out RBI : Figgins; Napoli; Matthews 3; Kendrick, H 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Aybar; Willits 2. Team RISP : 4-for-10.Team LOB :
5.BASERUNNING
SB : Figgins (34, 2nd base off Niemann/Navarro, D), Kendrick, H (9, 2nd base off Niemann/Navarro, D).
CS : Aybar (5, 2nd base by Niemann/Navarro, D).
PO : Figgins (1st base by Niemann). FIELDING
E : Matthews (3, fielding).
DP : 3 (Figgins-Kendrick, H-Morales, K, Figgins-Morales, K, Jepsen-Aybar-Morales, K).
Tampa Bay
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Niemann
5.1
7
4
4
3
4
0
3.86
Balfour (BS, 2)(L, 4-2)
0.2
1
1
1
0
0
1
4.58
Choate
0.1
3
4
4
1
0
0
3.92
Wheeler, D
0.2
1
1
1
0
0
1
3.64
Bennett
1.0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3.76
Bulger pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Game Scores : Niemann , Bell, T .
IBB : Longoria (by Oliver, D), Guerrero (by Choate).
Pitches-strikes : Niemann 101-61, Balfour 15-8, Choate 30-19, Wheeler, D 11-7, Bennett 14-7, Bell, T 75-52, Bulger 10-3,
Oliver, D 18-9, Arredondo, J 20-15, Jepsen 13-6.
Groundouts-flyouts : Niemann 5-4, Balfour 1-1, Choate 1-0, Wheeler, D 1-0, Bennett 2-1, Bell, T 7-2, Bulger 1-0, Oliver,
D 0-1, Arredondo, J 1-0, Jepsen 1-0.
Batters faced : Niemann 24, Balfour 3, Choate 5, Wheeler, D 3, Bennett 4, Bell, T 25, Bulger 3, Oliver, D 4, Arredondo,
J 4, Jepsen 3.
Inherited runners-scored : Balfour 2-2, Wheeler, D 2-2, Bulger 1-0, Oliver, D 1-0. Umpires : HP: Mike
Reilly. 1B: Chuck Meriwether. 2B: Laz Diaz. 3B: Eric Cooper. Weather : 74 degrees, sunny.Wind : 4 mph,
Out to CF.T : 3:14.Att : 37,859.Venue : Angel Stadium of Anaheim.August 12, 2009 August 12, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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