Angels 2, Rangers 0
Vladimir Guerrero rounds the bases after his third-inning home run. (Mike Fuentes/AP)
By Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
The Angels extended their AL West lead over the Rangers behind lefty Scott Kazmir, who picked up his first win since joining the Halos in an August trade by tossing six shutout frames. Vladimir Guerrero went long, his 15th.
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LA Angels
(88-59)
Won 2
LA Angels 2, Texas 0
Today's Boxes 9/18/09
BOS 3, BAL 1
PIT 5, SD 1
FLA 4, CIN 3
WSH 6, NYM 5
PHI 9, ATL 4
TB 11, TOR 4
MIL 3, HOU 2
MIN 3, DET 0
KC 11, CWS 0
STL 3, CHC 2
ARI 7, COL 5
OAK 2, CLE 1
SEA 3, NYY 2
SF 8, LAD 4
Texas
(80-66)
Lost 5
September 18, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
LA Angels
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
6
1
Texas
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
1
Standings thru 9/18/09  | Recap: LAA | TEX  | Gameday  | Angels stats  | Rangers stats
LA Angels
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Figgins , 3B
4
0
0
0
1
1
1
.298
Izturis, M , 2B
4
1
0
0
1
0
4
.294
Abreu , RF
4
0
0
0
1
2
4
.297
Guerrero , DH
4
1
2
1
0
1
0
.297
Hunter, To , CF
4
0
1
1
0
2
1
.309
Morales, K , 1B
4
0
1
0
0
1
3
.301
Rivera, J , LF
4
0
2
0
0
0
1
.290
Aybar , SS
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
.306
Napoli , C
3
0
0
0
1
2
3
.266
Totals
33
2
6
2
5
9
17
BATTING HR : Guerrero (15, 3rd inning off Hunter, T, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Guerrero 5; Hunter, To;
Morales, K; Rivera, J 2.RBI : Hunter, To (84), Guerrero (45).2-out RBI : Hunter, To.Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out : Morales, K; Abreu 2; Napoli.SAC : Aybar.Team RISP : 1-for-6.Team
LOB : 10. BASERUNNING CS : Abreu (8, 2nd base by Hunter, T/Rodriguez, I). FIELDING E :
Hunter, To (1, throw).DP : 2 (Figgins-Morales, K, Izturis, M-Morales, K).
Texas
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Kinsler , 2B
4
0
1
0
0
0
3
.252
Andrus , SS
4
0
0
0
0
0
3
.270
Murphy, Dv , LF
3
0
1
0
1
1
0
.270
Teagarden , C
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.209
Jones, An , DH
4
0
0
0
0
1
4
.214
Byrd , CF
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
.283
Cruz, N , RF
4
0
0
0
0
2
1
.263
Davis, C , 1B
3
0
2
0
1
1
0
.216
Rodriguez, I , C
2
0
1
0
0
0
2
.253
a-Borbon , PH-LF
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
.313
German , 3B
2
0
1
0
0
1
2
.342
b-Blalock , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.236
Vizquel , 3B
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.268
Totals
33
0
8
0
2
7
17
a-Singled for Rodriguez, I in the 8th. b-Lined out for German in the 8th.
BATTING TB : Kinsler; Murphy, Dv; Byrd; Davis, C 2; Rodriguez, I; Borbon; German.Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out : Kinsler; Jones, An 2.GIDP : Rodriguez, I; Andrus.Team RISP : 0-for-5.Team
LOB : 8. FIELDING E : German (5, fielding).
LA Angels
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Kazmir (W, 9-8)
6.0
6
0
0
0
5
0
5.08
Bulger (H, 9)
1.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3.36
Jepsen (H, 16)
1.0
2
0
0
1
0
0
4.35
Fuentes (S, 43)
1.0
0
0
0
1
1
0
4.26
WP : Hunter, T.IBB : Murphy, Dv (by Jepsen).Pitches-strikes : Kazmir 104-77, Bulger 9-7, Jepsen
19-10, Fuentes 24-13, Hunter, T 97-58, Feliz 32-16, Wilson, C 11-7, Francisco, F 15-10.Groundouts-flyouts : Kazmir
3-6, Bulger 1-1, Jepsen 1-1, Fuentes 1-0, Hunter, T 5-4, Feliz 2-1, Wilson, C 2-0, Francisco, F 2-0.Batters faced :
Kazmir 22, Bulger 3, Jepsen 6, Fuentes 4, Hunter, T 25, Feliz 8, Wilson, C 3, Francisco, F 3.Umpires : HP: Dale
Scott. 1B: Rob Drake. 2B: Mike DiMuro. 3B: Ron Kulpa.Weather : 77 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 7 mph,
Out to RF.T : 2:57.Att : 34,240.September 18, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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