Angels 9, Mariners 4
Vladimir Guerrero had three hits, including two solo home runs. (John Froschauer/AP)
By Mike Scarr / MLB.com
Two mammoth home runs from Vladimir Guerrero and a solo shot from Bengie Molina helped early, but it was a five-run eighth that made the difference. Garret Anderson singled in the game-winner as the Angels regained a share of first in the AL West.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: August 12, 2005
LA Angels
(66-49)
Won 1
LA Angels 9, Seattle 4
Today's Boxes 8/12/05
CHC 4, STL 1
BOS 9, CWS 8
TB 8, CLE 6
NYY 6, TEX 5
ARI 8, ATL 0
SF 1, FLA 0
TOR 12, BAL 0
CIN 5, MIL 3
HOU 6, PIT 5
WSH 4, COL 2
MIN 1, OAK 0
PHI 3, SD 2
LAD 7, NYM 6
Seattle
(49-65)
Lost 2
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Standings through 8/12/05  | Gameday  | Angels Stats  | Mariners Stats
LA Angels AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Figgins , 3B5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .284
Cabrera , SS5 0 2 2 0 0 2 .251
Erstad , 1B4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .279
Guerrero , RF5 3 3 2 0 1 0 .319
Anderson , DH4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .287
a-Mathis , PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Molina, B , C5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .306
Finley , CF4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222
Rivera , LF4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .246
Kennedy , 2B2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .330
Totals 39 9 13 9 1 6 13
a-Struck out for Anderson in the 9th.
BATTING HR : Molina, B (12, 2nd inning off Moyer, 0 on, 2 out), Guerrero 2 (25, 4th inning off Moyer, 0 on, 0 out; 6th inning off Moyer, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Figgins; Cabrera 2; Guerrero 9; Anderson; Molina, B 6; Rivera; Kennedy 2.RBI : Molina, B 2 (51), Cabrera 2 (35), Guerrero 2 (83), Anderson (74), Kennedy (32), Figgins (38).2-out RBI : Molina, B; Cabrera 2; Figgins.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Erstad 2.SF : Kennedy.Team LOB : 6. BASERUNNING SB : Kennedy (12, 2nd base off Moyer/Torrealba), Figgins (40, 2nd base off Moyer/Torrealba). FIELDING E : Washburn (2, throw).Outfield assists : Guerrero (Bloomquist at 3rd base).
Seattle AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Suzuki , RF4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .303
Bloomquist , 2B4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .273
Ibanez , LF4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289
Sexson , 1B3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .261
Beltre , 3B4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .258
Reed , CF2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .252
Betancourt , SS4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250
Spiezio , DH4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .051
Torrealba , C1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .212
a-Hansen , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .186
Gonzalez , C1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
Totals 32 4 7 2 4 8 11
a-Struck out for Torrealba in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Beltre 2 (23, Washburn, Gregg), Betancourt (3, Washburn).HR : Beltre (15, 2nd inning off Washburn, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Suzuki; Bloomquist; Beltre 8; Betancourt 2; Gonzalez.RBI : Beltre 2 (62).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Spiezio; Bloomquist 2; Reed.S : Reed.Team LOB : 6.
Putz pitched to 4 batters in the 8th.IBB : Suzuki (by Donnelly).HBP : Kennedy (by Moyer).Pitches-strikes : Washburn 96-62, Donnelly 13-7, Gregg 37-23, Moyer 103-68, Putz 24-13, Sherrill 20-13, Hasegawa 8-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Washburn 5-9, Donnelly 1-0, Gregg 1-2, Moyer 6-11, Putz 0-1, Sherrill 0-2, Hasegawa 0-1.Batters faced : Washburn 26, Donnelly 3, Gregg 8, Moyer 28, Putz 5, Sherrill 6, Hasegawa 3.Inherited runners-scored : Donnelly 2-0, Putz 1-0, Sherrill 2-2.Umpires : HP: James Hoye. 1B: Chris Guccione. 2B: Laz Diaz. 3B: Dana DeMuth.Weather : 70 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 10 mph, L to R.T : 3:02.Att : 37,585.
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