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	Extra effort not enough

Angels 7, Rangers 6

Jarrod Saltalamacchia had a pair of hits and an RBI. (Chris Carlson/AP)

Sosa's RBI single

By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com

Sammy Sosa singled home the game-tying run in the ninth inning, but the Rangers fell one frame later when Frank Francisco allowed the game-winning run. Sosa's hit picked up Vicente Padilla, who struggled through 6 2/3 innings.

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Series at a glance:

Fri. 08/31: LAA 7, TEX 6
Sat. 09/01: TEX 7, LAA 6
Sun. 09/02: TEX 8, LAA 7

Texas (61-73)
Lost 1

LA Angels 7, Texas 6

LA Angels (80-54)
Won 5

August 31, 2007

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Texas	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	6	14	0
LA Angels	0	2	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	7	12	2

Standings thru 8/31/07 | Gameday | Rangers Stats | Angels Stats

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Kinsler, 2B	5	0	3	1	0	0	2	.259
Laird, C	5	0	0	0	0	2	4	.225
Young, SS	4	2	3	0	1	0	0	.305
Sosa, DH	5	0	1	1	0	1	6	.249
Byrd, CF	5	1	1	0	0	1	3	.305
Botts, LF	5	1	1	0	0	3	3	.207
Murphy, LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.424
Cruz, RF	5	1	1	1	0	0	1	.218
Saltalamacchia, 1B	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	.271
1-Hairston, PR-3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193
Vazquez, 3B	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	.243
a-Catalanotto, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.271
Wilkerson, 1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236
Totals	44	6	14	4	1	7	21
a-Grounded out for Vazquez in the 8th. 1-Ran for Saltalamacchia in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Kinsler (18, Saunders), Saltalamacchia (11, Speier). HR: Cruz (7, 8th inning off Speier, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Kinsler 4; Young 3; Sosa; Byrd; Botts; Cruz 4; Saltalamacchia 3; Vazquez 2. RBI: Saltalamacchia (26), Kinsler (50), Cruz (25), Sosa (79). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Byrd; Sosa 2; Laird; Saltalamacchia; Kinsler; Botts. GIDP: Kinsler. Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING SB: Byrd (4, 2nd base off Rodriguez/Mathis), Kinsler (17, 2nd base off Saunders/Mathis), Young (11, 2nd base off Rodriguez/Mathis). FIELDING DP: (Vazquez-Kinsler).

LA Angels	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Matthews, CF	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.263
Cabrera, SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.310
Guerrero, RF	5	1	2	1	0	1	1	.327
Anderson, LF	4	2	1	2	1	0	3	.287
Izturis, 3B	3	2	1	0	1	0	2	.276
Morales, DH	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	.338
Kotchman, 1B	5	0	1	1	0	0	4	.295
Kendrick, 2B	5	0	3	3	0	0	2	.315
Mathis, C	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	.223
Totals	39	7	12	7	3	2	16
BATTING 2B: Morales (8, Padilla), Kendrick (16, Padilla). HR: Anderson (11, 5th inning off Padilla, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Matthews; Guerrero 2; Anderson 4; Izturis; Morales 3; Kotchman; Kendrick 4; Mathis. RBI: Kendrick 3 (23), Kotchman (58), Anderson 2 (58), Guerrero (109). 2-out RBI: Anderson 2; Kendrick. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Matthews; Izturis 2. S: Cabrera; Izturis. GIDP: Kendrick. Team LOB: 8. FIELDING E: Anderson (2, fielding), Guerrero (9, fielding). DP: (Kendrick-Cabrera-Kotchman).

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Padilla	6.2	10	6	6	1	0	1	6.36
Wood	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.69
Francisco (L, 1-1)	1.2	1	1	1	2	2	0	4.64

LA Angels	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Saunders	5.0	10	4	2	1	5	0	3.62
Bootcheck (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.03
Speier (H, 17)	1.1	2	1	1	0	0	1	3.49
Shields (H, 29)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.44
Rodriguez (BS, 5)	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	2.86
Oliver (W, 2-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.20

Saunders pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

WP: Saunders.
IBB: Morales (by Francisco), Young (by Saunders).
Pitches-strikes: Padilla 84-53, Wood 20-13, Francisco 31-15, Saunders 99-62, Bootcheck 8-6, Speier 17-12, Shields 7-5, Rodriguez 17-13, Oliver 13-6.
Ground outs-fly outs: Padilla 10-10, Wood 2-2, Francisco 3-0, Saunders 8-2, Bootcheck 2-0, Speier 2-2, Shields 1-1, Rodriguez 2-0, Oliver 0-3.
Batters faced: Padilla 31, Wood 5, Francisco 8, Saunders 27, Bootcheck 2, Speier 6, Shields 2, Rodriguez 5, Oliver 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Wood 2-0, Bootcheck 1-0, Shields 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Jim Reynolds. 1B: Gary Cederstrom. 2B: Lance Barksdale. 3B: Bill Hohn.
Weather: 93 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:10.
Att: 41,012.

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

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