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Late slam seals it
Angels 10, Twins 1
Maicer Izturis hit his first career grand slam on Friday. (Mark J. Terrill/AP)
 Izturis' grand slam
By Larry Santana / MLB.com
Kelvim Escobar was dominant en route to his 12th victory of the season, shutting down the Twins on five hits. Maicer Izturis provided some breathing room in the sixth, mashing his first career grand slam to right.
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Series at a glance:
MIN
Minnesota (58-57)
Lost 2 		LA Angels 10, Minnesota 1   LAA
LA Angels (67-47)
Won 1
August 10, 2007
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Minnesota
 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0   1 5 0
LA Angels
 0 0 2 0 0 4 4 0 X   10 12 1
Standings thru 8/10/07  |  Gameday  |  Twins Stats  |  Angels Stats
MinnesotaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Casilla, 2B4010113.250
Bartlett, SS4010000.260
Mauer, C2000201.295
Cuddyer, RF4000014.281
Morneau, 1B4000010.284
Hunter, CF4110010.293
Kubel, DH2010100.249
  a-Watkins, PH-DH1000000.000
White, LF4011011.154
Punto, 3B3000100.208
Totals32151559 

a-Grounded out for Kubel in the 8th.

BATTING
TB: Casilla; Bartlett; Hunter; Kubel; White.
RBI: White (3).
2-out RBI: White.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cuddyer 2; Mauer; Casilla 2.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
PO: Casilla (1st base by Mathis).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Bartlett-Casilla-Morneau, Morneau-Bartlett-Morneau).
 
LA AngelsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Figgins, 3B4121022.342
  Haynes, RF0000000.241
Cabrera, SS4011013.303
  a-Aybar, PH-SS1000002.253
Guerrero, RF3100101.327
  Brown, 3B1000000.000
Anderson, LF4110011.284
  Quinlan, LF1000000.254
Matthews, DH3220110.277
  b-Budde, PH-DH1000010.000
Kotchman, 1B3221101.307
Izturis, 2B2214201.268
Mathis, C3011112.210
Willits, CF2121200.309
Totals32101298713 

a-Flied out for Cabrera in the 7th. b-Struck out for Matthews in the 8th.

BATTING
HR: Izturis (4, 6th inning off Baker, 3 on, 1 out).
TB: Figgins 2; Cabrera; Anderson; Matthews 2; Kotchman 2; Izturis 4; Mathis; Willits 2.
RBI: Cabrera (66), Izturis 4 (31), Kotchman (53), Mathis (6), Willits (31), Figgins (42).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Mathis; Cabrera 2; Aybar.
SF: Figgins.
GIDP: Guerrero; Izturis.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
CS: Willits (7, 3rd base by Baker/Mauer).

FIELDING
E: Guerrero (7, fielding).
Pickoffs: Mathis (Casilla at 1st base).
 
MinnesotaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Baker (L, 6-5)5.19663414.76
Rincon 0.20113106.35
Cali 0.11332108.22
Ortiz 1.22000105.08
 
LA AngelsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Escobar (W, 12-6)6.05115402.74
Speier 1.00000002.08
Oliver 1.00000104.39
Jones 1.00000007.11

Rincon pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP: Cali, Escobar.
IBB: Izturis (by Cali), Mauer (by Escobar).
Pitches-strikes: Baker 83-58, Rincon 21-9, Cali 17-6, Ortiz 20-14, Escobar 104-63, Speier 10-7, Oliver 13-9, Jones 7-6.
Ground outs-fly outs: Baker 6-5, Rincon 1-0, Cali 0-0, Ortiz 0-4, Escobar 8-5, Speier 2-1, Oliver 1-1, Jones 2-1.
Batters faced: Baker 25, Rincon 5, Cali 4, Ortiz 7, Escobar 28, Speier 3, Oliver 3, Jones 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Cali 1-1, Ortiz 3-3.
Umpires: HP: Bruce Dreckman. 1B: Gary Darling. 2B: Larry Poncino. 3B: Jerry Meals.
Weather: 76 degrees, clear.
Wind: 7 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:52.
Att: 43,810.

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