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Angels sweep
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Angels 4, Giants 3
Jeff Mathis tags out Matt Downs at the plate to end the seventh inning. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)
By Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
After mustering little against Giants ace Tim Lincecum, the Angels unleashed a pair of potent weapons as pinch-hitters in the eighth inning. Torii Hunter and Vladimir Guerrero both singled to spark a comeback victory and finish off a three-game Interleague sweep.
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Series at a glance:
LAA
LA Angels (35-29)
Won 6 		LA Angels 4, San Francisco 3   SF
San Francisco (34-31)
Lost 3
June 17, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
LA Angels
 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0   4 8 0
San Francisco
 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0   3 7 0
Standings thru 6/17/09  |  Recap: LAA | SF  |  Gameday  |  Angels stats  |  Giants stats
LA Angels AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Figgins, 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .320
Aybar, E, SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .291
Izturis, M, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .285
Rivera, J, RF-LF 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .316
Morales, K, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .269
Matthews, CF-RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .221
Quinlan, LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241
  Napoli, C 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
Mathis, J, C 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .202
  a-Hunter, PH-CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .321
Palmer, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
  Jepsen, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Guerrero, PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286
  Oliver, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Speier, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Fuentes, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 4 8 4 0 10 9  

a-Singled for Mathis, J in the 8th. b-Singled for Jepsen in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Morales, K (19, Lincecum), Figgins (13, Lincecum).
TB: Figgins 3; Aybar, E; Rivera, J; Morales, K 2; Mathis, J; Hunter; Guerrero.
RBI: Rivera, J 2 (35), Figgins (19), Aybar, E (20).
2-out RBI: Rivera, J.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Matthews 2; Figgins; Morales, K.
S: Palmer.
Team RISP: 3-for-9.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Aybar, E (3, 2nd base off Lincecum/Molina, B).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Quinlan (Downs, M at home).
 
San Francisco AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Torres, CF-LF 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .308
Renteria, SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .254
Winn, LF-RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273
Molina, B, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260
Sandoval, P, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .330
Schierholtz, RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .253
  a-Aurilia, PH-1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .212
Ishikawa, 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .276
  b-Rowand, PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .293
Downs, M, 2B 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .333
Lincecum, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167
  Romo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  c-Uribe, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
Totals 31 3 7 3 4 8 7  

a-Walked for Schierholtz in the 8th. b-Struck out for Ishikawa in the 8th. c-Struck out for Romo in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Ishikawa (5, Palmer).
HR: Ishikawa (2, 7th inning off Palmer, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Torres; Renteria; Winn; Ishikawa 6; Downs, M 2.
RBI: Torres (9), Winn (26), Ishikawa (16).
2-out RBI: Torres; Winn.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Molina, B; Lincecum; Rowand.
S: Lincecum 2.
Team RISP: 3-for-7.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
PB: Molina, B (3).
 
LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Palmer 6.1 6 3 3 2 5 1 4.13
Jepsen (W, 1-2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.63
Oliver (H, 6) 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.49
Speier, J (H, 4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.56
Fuentes (S, 18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.43
 
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lincecum (L, 6-2) 8.0 8 4 3 0 9 0 2.72
Romo 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.70

WP: Palmer, Lincecum.
IBB: Downs, M (by Palmer).
Pitches-strikes: Palmer 96-57, Jepsen 7-4, Oliver 18-9, Speier, J 5-4, Fuentes 14-8, Lincecum 109-79, Romo 10-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Palmer 10-4, Jepsen 1-0, Oliver 2-0, Speier, J 0-0, Fuentes 0-1, Lincecum 12-3, Romo 1-1.
Batters faced: Palmer 27, Jepsen 2, Oliver 4, Speier, J 1, Fuentes 3, Lincecum 32, Romo 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Jepsen 1-0, Speier, J 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Dana DeMuth. 1B: Todd Tichenor. 2B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B: Brian Knight.
Weather: 65 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:34.
Att: 37,431.
June 17, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner