Angels 7, 
Athletics 4
| W: | J. Saunders (15-7) |
| L: | E. Gonzalez (0-4) |
| SV: | B. Fuentes (45) |
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| R Davis CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .309 | .364 |
| D Barton 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .281 | .389 |
| M Ellis 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .272 | .314 |
| N Garciaparra DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .276 | .305 |
| B Crosby 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .219 | .290 |
a-A Kennedy PH-3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .293 | .352 |
| M Carson RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .417 | .417 |
b-J Cust PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .243 | .360 |
| L Powell C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .231 | .302 |
| E Patterson LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .267 | .360 |
c-K Suzuki PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .272 | .310 |
| C Pennington SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .286 | .351 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 131 | ||
| a-hit sacrifice fly to right for B Crosby in the 8th b-struck out swinging for M Carson in the 8th c-popped out to second for E Patterson in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Pennington (11, J Saunders); D Barton (11, D Oliver) RBI: M Carson (4), L Powell (30), A Kennedy (63) SF: A Kennedy GIDP: D Barton, R Davis Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Ellis (5, catch) DP: 2 (Ed Gonzalez-C Pennington-D Barton, M Ellis-A Kennedy). | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Ed Gonzalez (L, 0-4) | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 88-56 | 5.51 |
| J Meloan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16-9 | 0.00 |
| J Blevins | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20-14 | 4.82 |
| B Ziegler | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 3.20 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 132-84 | |
| PITCHING WP: Ed Gonzalez HBP: J Rivera 2 (By Ed Gonzalez 2) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: Ed Gonzalez 15/24; J Meloan 2/3; J Blevins 4/5; B Ziegler 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: Ed Gonzalez 15-10-11-20; J Meloan 5-1-2-1; J Blevins 4-1-6-3; B Ziegler 0-0-2-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Ed Gonzalez 7-7; J Meloan 0-1; J Blevins 0-2; B Ziegler 0-1 Game Scores: E Gonzalez 33 | |||||||||
| Los Angeles Angels | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| C Figgins 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .300 | .398 |
| B Abreu RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .292 | .391 |
| T Hunter CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .298 | .365 |
| V Guerrero DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .292 | .333 |
| K Morales 1B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | .303 | .351 |
| J Rivera LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .288 | .333 |
R Willits PR-LF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .236 |
| M Izturis 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .292 | .354 |
| M Napoli C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .268 | .345 |
| E Aybar SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .303 | .347 |
| Totals | 31 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 132 | ||
| BATTING 2B: B Abreu (28, Ed Gonzalez); M Izturis (22, B Ziegler) HR: K Morales (32, 3rd inning off Ed Gonzalez 1 on, 2 Out); M Napoli (19, 4th inning off Ed Gonzalez 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: V Guerrero (48), K Morales 3 (102), M Napoli (52), M Izturis 2 (63) 2-out RBI: V Guerrero, K Morales 3 GIDP: J Rivera Angels RISP: 4-7 (V Guerrero 1-1, K Morales 2-2, M Napoli 0-1, T Hunter 0-1, M Izturis 1-2) Team LOB: 4 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: T Hunter (18, 2nd base off Ed Gonzalez/L Powell) CS: E Aybar (7, 2nd base by J Meloan/L Powell) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (K Morales-E Aybar-J Saunders, M Izturis-E Aybar-K Morales). | |||||||||
| Los Angeles Angels | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Saunders (W, 15-7) | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 89-52 | 4.62 |
| D Oliver (H, 18) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-5 | 2.83 |
| K Jepsen (H, 17) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17-8 | 4.82 |
| B Fuentes (S, 45) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-12 | 4.13 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 131-77 | |
| PITCHING J Saunders pitched to 5 batters in the 7th; D Oliver pitched to 1 batter in the 8th WP: J Saunders; K Jepsen First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Saunders 14/25; D Oliver 3/4; K Jepsen 2/4; B Fuentes 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Saunders 16-4-11-21; D Oliver 2-0-0-3; K Jepsen 2-5-0-1; B Fuentes 2-1-5-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Saunders 9-6; D Oliver 2-1; K Jepsen 0-1; B Fuentes 1-2 Game Scores: J Saunders 48 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| OAK | LAA | |||
 | 1st | V Guerrero singled to right, B Abreu scored. | 0 | 1 |
| 1st | K Morales singled to right, V Guerrero scored. | 0 | 2 |
| 3rd | K Morales homered to right, T Hunter scored. | 0 | 4 |
| 4th | M Napoli homered to left. | 0 | 5 |
 | 7th | M Carson singled to left center, M Ellis scored, N Garciaparra to third, B Crosby to second. | 1 | 5 |
| 7th | N Garciaparra scored, B Crosby to third, M Carson to second on wild pitch by J Saunders. | 2 | 5 |
| 7th | L Powell singled to left, B Crosby scored, M Carson to third. | 3 | 5 |
| 8th | A Kennedy hit sacrifice fly to right, D Barton scored. | 4 | 5 |
| 8th | M Izturis doubled to right, K Morales and R Willits scored, M Izturis to third on error by second baseman M Ellis. | 4 | 7 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 38,718 (85.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:37 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ted Barrett, First Base - Greg Gibson, Second Base - Tim Mcclelland, Third Base - Andy Fletcher |
MLB Scores
Sunday, September 27th
| Boston | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 4 |
| Baltimore | 0 | Final |
| Cleveland | 9 |
| Seattle | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 5 |
| NY Mets | 4 | Final |
| Florida | 0 |
| Atlanta | 6 | Final |
| Washington | 3 | in 10 |
| LA Dodgers | 5 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 6 |
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 8 |
| Philadelphia | 6 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 5 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 3 |
| Minnesota | 1 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | Final |
| Texas | 6 |
| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| Colorado | 4 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| LA Angels | 7 |
| Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
| San Francisco | 5 |
| San Diego | 4 | Final |
| Arizona | 7 |