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Night to forget for Joe
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Rangers 9, Angels 5
Joe Saunders allowed four homers, the most he's allowed in an outing for his career. (AP)
By Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
Joe Saunders has always had trouble at Rangers Ballpark and Tuesday was no exception. Saunders was pulled in the fourth frame after allowing eight runs -- all earned -- as the Halos couldn't match the Rangers' power production in the loss.
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Series at a glance:
  • Mon. 06/29: LAA 5, TEX 2
  • Tue. 06/30: TEX 9, LAA 5
  • Wed. 07/01: TEX 9, LAA 7
LAA
LA Angels (42-33)
Lost 1 		Texas 9, LA Angels 5   TEX
Texas (41-35)
Won 1
June 30, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
LA Angels
 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2   5 8 1
Texas
 3 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 X   9 11 2
Standings thru 6/30/09  |  Recap: LAA | TEX  |  Gameday  |  Angels stats  |  Rangers stats
LA Angels AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Figgins, 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .309
Abreu, B, RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .298
  Quinlan, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
  a-Matthews, PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .229
Hunter, CF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .306
  Rodriguez, S, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .118
Guerrero, DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .277
Rivera, J, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .302
Morales, K, 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .281
Izturis, M, 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .291
Napoli, C 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 .297
Aybar, E, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271
Totals 36 5 8 4 2 9 19  

a-Singled for Quinlan in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Guerrero (6, Feldman), Izturis, M (8, Wilson, C).
TB: Abreu, B; Matthews; Hunter; Guerrero 2; Morales, K; Izturis, M 3; Napoli.
RBI: Napoli (29), Abreu, B (44), Hunter (57), Matthews (22).
2-out RBI: Abreu, B; Hunter.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rivera, J 2; Guerrero 3; Morales, K.
Team RISP: 4-for-14.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Thompson, R (1, pickoff).
 
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kinsler, 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .267
Young, M, 3B 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 .310
Byrd, CF 5 2 2 5 0 1 2 .286
Jones, An, DH 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .239
Cruz, N, RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .262
Murphy, Dv, LF 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 .259
Saltalamacchia, C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250
Davis, C, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .202
Andrus, El, SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .269
Totals 34 9 11 9 5 6 18  

BATTING
2B: Saltalamacchia (9, Rodriguez, R).
HR: Kinsler (19, 1st inning off Saunders, 0 on, 0 out), Byrd 2 (7, 1st inning off Saunders, 1 on, 0 out; 4th inning off Saunders, 2 on, 2 out), Cruz, N (19, 3rd inning off Saunders, 0 on, 1 out), Murphy, Dv (7, 7th inning off Rodriguez, R, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Kinsler 4; Young, M; Byrd 8; Jones, An; Cruz, N 5; Murphy, Dv 4; Saltalamacchia 2; Andrus, El 2.
RBI: Kinsler (51), Byrd 5 (39), Cruz, N 2 (47), Murphy, Dv (21).
2-out RBI: Byrd 3; Cruz, N.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Davis, C; Byrd; Murphy, Dv; Kinsler 2; Cruz, N.
Team RISP: 2-for-15.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Andrus, El 4 (15, 2nd base off Thompson, R/Napoli, 2nd base off Saunders/Napoli, 3rd base off Saunders/Napoli, 3rd base off Thompson, R/Napoli), Jones, An (3, 2nd base off Thompson, R/Napoli).
CS: Murphy, Dv (4, 2nd base by Saunders/Napoli).

FIELDING
E: Andrus, El (12, fielding), Byrd (1, fielding).
 
LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Saunders (L, 8-5) 3.2 6 8 8 5 2 4 4.24
Thompson, R 2.1 3 0 0 0 3 0 4.72
Rodriguez, R 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 6.97
 
Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Feldman (W, 6-2) 6.0 6 3 3 2 3 0 4.09
Guardado 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.76
O'Day 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.30
Wilson, C 0.2 1 2 1 0 1 0 2.81
Francisco, F 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.19

WP: Thompson, R, Francisco, F.
HBP: Andrus, El (by Saunders), Guerrero (by O'Day), Napoli (by Wilson, C).
Pitches-strikes: Saunders 100-61, Thompson, R 43-29, Rodriguez, R 26-17, Feldman 116-64, Guardado 18-12, O'Day 17-10, Wilson, C 27-17, Francisco, F 9-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Saunders 4-4, Thompson, R 3-1, Rodriguez, R 3-2, Feldman 8-7, Guardado 1-1, O'Day 0-0, Wilson, C 1-0, Francisco, F 0-0.
Batters faced: Saunders 22, Thompson, R 10, Rodriguez, R 8, Feldman 26, Guardado 3, O'Day 3, Wilson, C 5, Francisco, F 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Thompson, R 1-1, Wilson, C 1-0, Francisco, F 3-2.
Umpires: HP: Tim McClelland. 1B: Andy Fletcher. 2B: Greg Gibson. 3B: Ted Barrett.
Weather: 86 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, In from RF.
T: 3:21.
Att: 20,042.
June 30, 2009

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