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    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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    Series at a glance:
    TB
    Tampa Bay (61-53)
    Lost 4     		LA Angels 10, Tampa Bay 5   LAA
    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
    		 
    LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Bell, T 5.1 9 4 4 1 4 2 6.75
    Bulger (W, 5-1) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.68
    Oliver, D (H, 13) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.04
    Arredondo, J 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 5.67
    Jepsen 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.87

    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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