Izturis' tater toasts Twins
Angels 4, Twins 3
Maicer Izturis hits a two-run shot off Pat Neshek in the eighth. (Chris Carlson/AP)
By Larry Santana / MLB.com
Trailing by two runs in the eighth, a four-run rally highlighted by Maicer Izturis' two-run homer helped the Angels oust the Twins. John Lackey gave up two runs in eight innings, and Orlando Cabrera tallied the only two hits against Carlos Silva.
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LA Angels 4, Minnesota 3
Today's Boxes 8/11/07
BOS 6, BAL 2
STL 6, LAD 1
PIT 13, SF 3
CIN 8, SD 3
ATL 7, PHI 5
MIL 7, HOU 4
NYY 11, CLE 2
DET 5, OAK 2
SEA 7, CWS 6
FLA 7, NYM 5
KC 4, TOR 1
COL 15, CHC 2
ARI 1, WSH 0
TB 3, TEX 0
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Standings thru 8/11/07 | Gameday | Twins Stats | Angels Stats
Minnesota AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Casilla , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .237
Bartlett , SS4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .262
Mauer , C4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .301
Morneau , 1B4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .284
Hunter , CF3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .294
Cuddyer , RF4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .280
Kubel , DH1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .248
a-Redmond , PH-DH 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .292
1-Tyner , PR-DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
White , LF4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .163
Punto , 3B3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .206
b-Rodriguez , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .196
Totals 35 3 11 3 1 5 17
BATTING 2B : Hunter (33, Lackey).3B : Bartlett (2, Lackey).TB : Bartlett 4; Mauer 3; Morneau; Hunter 2; Cuddyer; Redmond 2; White.RBI : Mauer (50), White (4), Redmond (26).2-out RBI : Mauer.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Morneau; Hunter.GIDP : Hunter; Casilla; Morneau.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING SB : Hunter (12, 2nd base off Rodriguez/Mathis), Bartlett (21, 2nd base off Lackey/Mathis).FIELDING E : Casilla (5, fielding), Mauer (1, throw).DP : (Bartlett-Casilla-Morneau).
LA Angels AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Figgins , 3B3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .339
Cabrera , SS4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .304
Guerrero , RF4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .324
Anderson , LF3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
Matthews , DH3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .275
Kotchman , 1B3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .307
Izturis , 2B3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .269
Mathis , C3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
Willits , CF2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .307
Totals 28 4 4 3 2 4 5
BATTING 2B : Kotchman (27, Neshek).HR : Izturis (5, 8th inning off Neshek, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Cabrera 2; Kotchman 2; Izturis 4.RBI : Kotchman (54), Izturis 2 (33).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Anderson; Guerrero.GIDP : Guerrero.Team LOB : 2.BASERUNNING SB : Figgins (32, 2nd base off Guerrier/Mauer), Willits (24, 3rd base off Guerrier/Mauer).FIELDING E : Mathis (1, throw).DP : 3 (Cabrera-Izturis-Kotchman, Izturis-Kotchman, Izturis-Cabrera-Kotchman).
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Silva 7.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.30
Neshek (BS, 3)(L, 6-2)0.1 2 4 2 1 1 1 2.29
Reyes 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.39
Guerrier 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.66
LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lackey (W, 15-6)8.0 10 2 2 0 3 0 3.07
Rodriguez (S, 29)1.0 1 1 0 1 2 0 2.57
Pitches-strikes : Silva 88-60, Neshek 23-15, Reyes 4-0, Guerrier 12-7, Lackey 104-69, Rodriguez 20-13.Ground outs-fly outs : Silva 10-9, Neshek 0-0, Reyes 0-0, Guerrier 0-1, Lackey 16-5, Rodriguez 0-1.Batters faced : Silva 22, Neshek 5, Reyes 1, Guerrier 2, Lackey 31, Rodriguez 5.Inherited runners-scored : Reyes 1-0, Guerrier 2-1.Umpires : HP: Gary Darling. 1B: Larry Poncino. 2B: Jerry Meals. 3B: Bruce Dreckman.Weather : 79 degrees, clear.Wind : 9 mph, Out to CF.T : 2:36.Att : 44,064.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
