Jayson Nix Homers, Blue Jays Beat Angels
Blue Jays 3 Angels 2Another come from behind win. Gotta love those. Kyle Drabek didn't have as good a start as his first one of the season but he battled through 6 innings, giving up 6 hits, 4...
| Final - 4.8.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
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View From the Other Side: Questions For WiHaloFan from Halos Heaven
I sent off some questions to WiHaloFan from SB Nation's great Los Angeles Angels site, Halos Heaven and he was kind enough to answer. It went both ways, I did the same for him. What do the...
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| LA Angels | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajai Davis, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 |
| Jayson Nix, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Jose Bautista, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 |
| Adam Lind, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .345 |
| Aaron Hill, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| Juan Rivera, DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 |
| Mike McCoy, pr,dh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Travis Snider, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .190 |
| Jose Molina, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| John McDonald, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Nix
Doubles - Lind
Grounded into DP - Snider
Stolen Bases - McCoy
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Errors - Bautista
Home runs - Nix
Doubles - Lind
Grounded into DP - Snider
Stolen Bases - McCoy
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Errors - Bautista
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Drabek | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1.38 | 0 | 103-64 |
| Octavio Dotel (W, 1-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 10-10 |
| David Purcey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6-2 |
| Shawn Camp (, 0-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3-2 |
| Jon Rauch (S, 0-0; S,2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.45 | 0 | 18-13 |
| Los Angeles Angels | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maicer Izturis, SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .345 |
| Howie Kendrick, 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .429 |
| Bobby Abreu, DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .360 |
| Torii Hunter, RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| Vernon Wells, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .097 |
| Alberto Callaspo, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .391 |
| Mark Trumbo, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| Hank Conger, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Chris Pettit, PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Peter Bourjos, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .217 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
Batting
Doubles - Izturis, Trumbo
Grounded into DP - Hunter, Trumbo
Caught Stealing - Izturis
Team LOB - 7
Doubles - Izturis, Trumbo
Grounded into DP - Hunter, Trumbo
Caught Stealing - Izturis
Team LOB - 7
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ervin Santana (L, 0-1) | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3.68 | 0 | 99-70 |
| Fernando Rodney | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 0 | 14-8 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: D.Purcey pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Bob Davidson, First Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt, Second Base Umpire - Brian Knight, Third Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
Duration: 2:35
Pitching notes: D.Purcey pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Bob Davidson, First Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt, Second Base Umpire - Brian Knight, Third Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
Duration: 2:35
