Angels 5, Athletics 3
Ervin Santana struck out seven batters in Tuesday's no-decision. (Chris Carlson/AP)
By Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
Ervin Santana calmed down after a rocky stretch in the first two innings and settled in to a pitching duel before departing after seven. The A's took the lead in the top half of the eighth, but Garret Anderson's late homer sealed victory for the Halos.
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Oakland
(45-38)
Lost 1
LA Angels 5, Oakland 3
Today's Boxes 7/1/08
PHI 8, ATL 3
BAL 7, KC 5
TEX 3, NYY 2
TB 3, BOS 1
PIT 6, CIN 5
WSH 9, FLA 6
LAD 7, HOU 6
MIN 6, DET 4
CWS 3, CLE 2
NYM 7, STL 4
COL 4, SD 0
MIL 8, ARI 6
SEA 7, TOR 6
SF 2, CHC 1
LA Angels
(50-34)
Won 1
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Standings thru 7/1/08  | Recap: OAK | LAA  | Gameday  | Athletics stats  | Angels stats
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sweeney, R , RF-LF5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .296
Suzuki , C5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .285
Cust , LF3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .235
Davis , CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
Chavez , DH3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .247
Crosby , SS4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .257
Gonzalez, C , CF-RF4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .259
Ellis , 2B4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .255
Hannahan , 3B4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .219
Barton , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227
Totals 36 3 9 3 2 9 16
BATTING 2B : Gonzalez, C (14, Santana).HR : Ellis (9, 8th inning off Shields, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Sweeney, R 2; Suzuki; Cust; Crosby; Gonzalez, C 2; Ellis 5; Hannahan.RBI : Crosby (38), Sweeney, R (27), Ellis (30).2-out RBI : Crosby; Sweeney, R; Ellis.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Gonzalez, C; Ellis 2; Barton.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING SB : Ellis (10, 2nd base off Santana/Mathis), Hannahan (2, 2nd base off Santana/Mathis).
LA Angels AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Figgins , 3B3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289
Kotchman , 1B4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .292
1-Willits , PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Quinlan , 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
Izturis , SS3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .266
Guerrero , RF4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .282
Hunter , CF4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .272
Anderson , DH4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .259
Matthews , LF3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .239
Kendrick , 2B3 1 1 0 0 2 2 .306
Mathis , C2 0 0 1 0 2 0 .211
Totals 30 5 8 5 1 9 9
1-Ran for Kotchman in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Kendrick (14, Harden), Kotchman (17, Embree).HR : Anderson (7, 8th inning off Embree, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Kotchman 3; Izturis; Guerrero; Hunter; Anderson 5; Kendrick 2.RBI : Mathis (20), Kotchman (39), Guerrero (44), Anderson 2 (37).2-out RBI : Anderson 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Izturis; Kendrick 2; Guerrero.S : Izturis.SF : Mathis.Team LOB : 5. BASERUNNING SB : Anderson (6, 2nd base off Harden/Suzuki).
HBP : Matthews (by Harden).Pitches-strikes : Harden 91-59, Ziegler 24-19, Embree 26-17, Gaudin 1-1, Santana 118-80, Shields 13-9, Rodriguez, F 10-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Harden 5-5, Ziegler 3-0, Embree 1-0, Gaudin 1-0, Santana 3-11, Shields 1-1, Rodriguez, F 0-2.Batters faced : Harden 22, Ziegler 6, Embree 5, Gaudin 1, Santana 31, Shields 4, Rodriguez, F 3.Umpires : HP: Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B: Marvin Hudson. 2B: Mike Winters. 3B: Brian Knight.Weather : 82 degrees, clear.Wind : 5 mph, Out to CF.T : 2:31.Att : 42,047.
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