Angels 7, Mariners 3
Torii Hunter greets Vladimir Guerrero, who hit a two-run homer in the fifth. (Getty Images)
By Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
Just when it looked like the Angels would suffer a letdown after a weekend sweep of the Yankees, the offense came through, muscling out three home runs to back Jon Garland as the Halos won their Major League-high 75th game.
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Series at a glance:
Tue. 08/12:
LAA 7, SEA 3
Wed. 08/13:
vs SEA, 7:05 PM PT
Seattle
(45-74)
Lost 4
LA Angels 7, Seattle 3
Today's Boxes 8/12/08
CLE 7, BAL 5
CIN 5, PIT 1
BOS 19, TEX 17
TOR 6, DET 4
NYM 4, WSH 3
FLA 4, STL 3
HOU 12, SF 4
NYY 9, MIN 6
CWS 9, KC 0
ARI 4, COL 2
MIL 5, SD 2
OAK 2, TB 1
LAD 4, PHI 3
LA Angels
(75-43)
Won 5
August 12, 2008
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Standings thru 8/12/08  | Recap: SEA | LAA  | Gameday  | Mariners stats  | Angels stats
Seattle AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Suzuki , RF5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .311
Reed , DH5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .279
Ibanez , LF5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .287
Beltre , 3B4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .251
Lopez, J , 2B4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .309
Clement , C4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .201
Balentien , CF3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .216
LaHair , 1B4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .275
Betancourt , SS4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .259
Totals 38 3 11 3 1 6 20
BATTING 2B : Clement (6, Garland).TB : Suzuki 2; Reed; Ibanez 2; Beltre; Lopez, J; Clement 2; Balentien; LaHair; Betancourt.RBI : Ibanez (80), Beltre (58), Lopez, J (65).2-out RBI : Beltre; Lopez, J.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Clement; Lopez, J; Balentien; Ibanez.GIDP : Betancourt.Team LOB : 9. FIELDING E : Betancourt (18, fielding).
LA Angels AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Figgins , 3B5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .278
Aybar, E , SS2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
Teixeira , 1B4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .287
Guerrero , RF4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .294
Hunter , CF3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .285
Anderson , DH4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .289
Kendrick , 2B4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .327
Rivera , LF4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .239
Mathis , C4 1 0 0 0 2 1 .208
Totals 34 7 10 7 1 4 9
BATTING 2B : Hunter (29, Washburn), Rivera (7, Lowe).HR : Rivera (7, 5th inning off Washburn, 0 on, 0 out), Guerrero (22, 5th inning off Washburn, 1 on, 2 out), Anderson (13, 8th inning off Lowe, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Figgins; Aybar, E; Teixeira; Guerrero 4; Hunter 2; Anderson 4; Kendrick 2; Rivera 6.RBI : Rivera 2 (23), Teixeira (88), Guerrero 2 (69), Anderson 2 (67).2-out RBI : Guerrero 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Guerrero; Anderson; Figgins.S : Aybar, E.Team LOB : 6. BASERUNNING SB : Hunter (11, 3rd base off Washburn/Clement). FIELDING E : Figgins (4, fielding), Teixeira (4, fielding).Outfield assists : Hunter (Clement at home).DP : (Figgins-Kendrick-Teixeira).
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Washburn (L, 5-12)7.0 7 4 1 0 3 2 4.58
Lowe 0.2 3 3 3 1 1 1 5.40
Woods 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.23
HBP : Aybar, E (by Washburn).Pitches-strikes : Washburn 93-61, Lowe 22-12, Woods 5-5, Garland 100-64, Shields 18-10, Arredondo 15-10, Rodriguez, F 4-3.Groundouts-flyouts : Washburn 7-11, Lowe 1-0, Woods 1-0, Garland 11-5, Shields 1-1, Arredondo 2-0, Rodriguez, F 0-0.Batters faced : Washburn 30, Lowe 6, Woods 1, Garland 29, Shields 5, Arredondo 4, Rodriguez, F 1.Inherited runners-scored : Woods 1-0, Rodriguez, F 2-0.Umpires : HP: Todd Tichenor. 1B: Gerry Davis. 2B: Brian Gorman. 3B: Bruce Dreckman.Weather : 75 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 7 mph, Out to RF.T : 2:30.Att : 42,086.August 12, 2008
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner