Angels 5,
Rangers 0
| W: | M. Palmer (11-2) |
| L: | D. Holland (8-13) |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| J Borbon DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .309 | .377 |
| M Young 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .323 | .375 |
| D Murphy LF-RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .272 | .341 |
| H Blalock 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .235 | .277 |
a-A Jones PH-1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .210 | .319 |
| I Kinsler 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | .253 | .327 |
| N Cruz RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .260 | .332 |
b-E German PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .310 | .370 |
| E Andrus SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .266 | .327 |
| I Rodriguez C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .245 | .279 |
| C Gentry CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .100 | .182 |
| Totals | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 126 | ||
| a-struck out swinging for H Blalock in the 5th b-flied out to right for N Cruz in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING GIDP: N Cruz 2, M Young Rangers RISP: 0-2 (D Murphy 0-1, M Young 0-1) Team LOB: 3 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: J Borbon (3, 2nd base by M Palmer/M Napoli) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (C Gentry-M Young, M Young-I Kinsler-A Jones). Outfield Assist: C Gentry (E Aybar at 3rd base). | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Holland (L, 8-13) | 6.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 85-58 | 6.12 |
| J Grilli | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7-7 | 4.91 |
| E Guardado | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20-13 | 4.46 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 112-78 | |
| PITCHING WP: D Holland IBB: K Morales (By E Guardado) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: D Holland 15/26; J Grilli 2/2; E Guardado 3/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: D Holland 18-3-14-23; J Grilli 2-4-1-0; E Guardado 3-1-4-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Holland 7-8; J Grilli 0-0; E Guardado 2-1 Game Scores: D Holland 44 | |||||||||
| Los Angeles Angels | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| C Figgins 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .300 | .399 |
F Sandoval 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .000 |
| E Aybar SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .304 | .346 |
a-B Wood PH-3B-SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .194 | .286 |
| T Hunter CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .298 | .364 |
R Willits RF-LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .213 | .241 |
| V Guerrero DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .293 | .333 |
b-C Pettit PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .500 | .500 |
| J Rivera LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .286 | .330 |
T Evans RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 | .333 |
| K Morales 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .303 | .353 |
| M Izturis 2B-SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .298 | .358 |
R Quinlan 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .231 | .265 |
| G Matthews RF-CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .251 | .339 |
| M Napoli C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .268 | .346 |
B Wilson C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .333 | .333 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 112 | ||
| a-flied out to right for E Aybar in the 5th b-flied out to center for V Guerrero in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Figgins (30, D Holland); K Morales (43, D Holland); G Matthews (18, D Holland) RBI: T Hunter (88), J Rivera (87), C Figgins (54), G Matthews (48), T Evans (1) 2-out RBI: J Rivera, C Figgins GIDP: R Quinlan Angels RISP: 6-15 (R Quinlan 0-2, J Rivera 1-1, B Wood 0-1, V Guerrero 0-1, B Wilson 0-1, K Morales 0-1, G Matthews 1-1, C Pettit 0-1, M Napoli 0-1, C Figgins 1-1, E Aybar 1-1, F Sandoval 0-1, T Evans 1-1, T Hunter 1-1) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: B Wood (1, ground ball) DP: 3 (M Izturis-E Aybar-K Morales, E Aybar-M Izturis-K Morales, B Wood-K Morales). | |||||||||
| Los Angeles Angels | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Palmer (W, 11-2) | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 57-35 | 4.00 |
| D Oliver (H, 19) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15-11 | 2.79 |
| J Arredondo (H, 16) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15-8 | 5.73 |
| K Jepsen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21-12 | 4.72 |
| R Rodriguez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18-9 | 5.64 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 126-75 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Palmer 11/15; D Oliver 3/3; J Arredondo 1/4; K Jepsen 2/4; R Rodriguez 4/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Palmer 13-1-9-12; D Oliver 5-2-4-0; J Arredondo 4-3-0-1; K Jepsen 3-1-7-1; R Rodriguez 3-1-2-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Palmer 8-5; D Oliver 0-0; J Arredondo 0-1; K Jepsen 0-2; R Rodriguez 2-1 Game Scores: M Palmer 64 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TEX | LAA | |||
| 4th | T Hunter reached on infield single to shortstop, C Figgins scored, E Aybar to second. | 0 | 1 | |
| 4th | J Rivera singled to left, T Hunter scored, J Rivera to second advancing on throw. | 0 | 2 | |
| 5th | C Figgins singled to left, M Izturis scored, C Figgins to second advancing on throw. | 0 | 3 | |
| 7th | G Matthews hit a ground rule double to deep left, K Morales scored. | 0 | 4 | |
| 8th | T Evans singled to center, B Wood scored, R Willits to third, T Evans to second advancing on throw. | 0 | 5 | |
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| Game Notes |
| RANGERS FIRST BASEMAN HANK BLALOCK LEFT THE GAME IN THE FIFTH INNING DUE TO A MILD CONCUSSION. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 40,616 (89.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:19 |
| Weather | 70 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Dan Iassogna, First Base - Larry Vanover, Second Base - Sam Holbrook, Third Base - Mike Winters |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, September 30th
| Pittsburgh | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 0 |
| Chi White Sox | 1 | Final |
| Cleveland | 5 |
| NY Mets | 4 | Final |
| Washington | 7 |
| Florida | 5 | Final |
| Atlanta | 4 |
| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| Detroit | 7 |
| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 3 |
| Houston | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 10 |
| Baltimore | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 5 |
| Toronto | 12 | Final |
| Boston | 0 |
| St. Louis | 1 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 6 |
| Chi White Sox | 1 | Final |
| Cleveland | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 8 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 2 |
| Milwaukee | 6 | Final |
| Colorado | 10 |
| Texas | 0 | Final |
| LA Angels | 5 |
| LA Dodgers | 0 | Final |
| San Diego | 5 |
| Oakland | 0 | Final |
| Seattle | 7 |
| Arizona | 1 | Final |
| San Francisco | 4 |