Colon wins 12th vs. Rangers
Halos win fourth straight By Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
Bartolo Colon struck out six on his way to securing his 12th straight start over the Rangers. The Angels provided plenty of run support early, including back-to-back RBI doubles by Orlando Cabrera and Vladimir Guerrero.
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Angels 6, Rangers 3
Angels right-hander Bartolo Colon improved to 4-0 with a 3.66 ERA on Saturday. (Matt Slocum/AP)
Rangers can't get going By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
After giving up five early runs, the Rangers were unable to rally against the Angels on Saturday. First baseman Mark Teixeira belted a two-run homer, his fifth of the season, and Sammy Sosa drove in a run, but Texas' late-game efforts came up short.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: May 12, 2007
LA Angels
(21-16)
Won 4
LA Angels 6, Texas 3
Today's Boxes 5/12/07
BOS 13, BAL 4
TOR 5, TB 4
MIL 12, NYM 3
PHI 11, CHC 7
DET 8, MIN 2
CLE 6, OAK 3
HOU 10, ARI 4
ATL 9, PIT 2
WSH 7, FLA 3
CWS 5, KC 4
COL 6, SF 2
NYY 7, SEA 2
STL 5, SD 0
LAD 7, CIN 3
Texas
(14-22)
Lost 2
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Standings thru 5/12/07  | Gameday  | Angels Stats  | Rangers Stats
LA Angels AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Willits , LF5 2 2 0 0 2 1 .365
Cabrera , SS5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .277
Guerrero , RF3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .347
Matthews , CF4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .291
Kotchman , 1B4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .234
Aybar , 2B4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .276
Hillenbrand , DH4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226
Molina , C4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .212
Figgins , 3B3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .163
Totals 36 6 10 4 3 3 11
BATTING 2B : Cabrera (13, Loe), Guerrero (10, Loe).TB : Willits 2; Cabrera 4; Guerrero 2; Kotchman 2; Hillenbrand; Figgins.RBI : Matthews (17), Kotchman (13), Cabrera (16), Guerrero (33).2-out RBI : Cabrera; Guerrero.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Matthews 2.SF : Matthews.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING SB : Figgins (2, 2nd base off Francisco/Laird).PO : Kotchman (1st base by Loe).
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lofton , CF4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .248
Young , SS4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .238
Teixeira , 1B4 1 2 2 0 1 5 .289
Sosa , DH4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .277
Blalock , 3B4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
Wilkerson , LF2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .228
Cruz , RF4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .190
Laird , C4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .214
Kinsler , 2B3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239
Totals 33 3 8 3 4 7 17
BATTING HR : Teixeira (5, 4th inning off Colon, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Lofton; Young; Teixeira 5; Sosa; Cruz; Laird 2.RBI : Teixeira 2 (17), Sosa (27).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Wilkerson; Teixeira 2; Young.S : Kinsler.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING CS : Wilkerson (1, 2nd base by Colon/Molina). FIELDING E : Cruz (2, throw), Young (5, throw), Blalock (6, throw).PB : Laird (7).Pickoffs : Loe (Kotchman at 1st base).
Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Loe (L, 1-3)7.0 8 5 5 2 2 0 5.89
Otsuka 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.42
Francisco 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.00
IBB : Guerrero (by Loe), Guerrero (by Francisco).Pitches-strikes : Colon 86-53, Moseley 12-8, Shields 27-17, Rodriguez 15-9, Loe 94-63, Otsuka 12-12, Francisco 23-11.Ground outs-fly outs : Colon 1-10, Moseley 1-0, Shields 1-3, Rodriguez 2-1, Loe 11-7, Otsuka 1-2, Francisco 1-1.Batters faced : Colon 24, Moseley 3, Shields 7, Rodriguez 4, Loe 30, Otsuka 5, Francisco 5.Inherited runners-scored : Shields 2-0.Umpires : HP: Chuck Meriwether. 1B: Alfonso Marquez. 2B: Tim Timmons. 3B: Rick Reed.Weather : 85 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 5 mph, Out to RF.T : 2:45.Att : 36,474.
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