Angels Awaken From 8-15 April Nightmare
The Angels beat the Twins 4-3 and finish April 8-16.
| Final - 4.30.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Stories
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GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| LA Angels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denard Span, CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .330 |
| Jamey Carroll, SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 |
| Josh Willingham, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .347 |
| Justin Morneau, DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 |
| Sean Burroughs, ph,dh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 |
| Danny Valencia, 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| Ryan Doumit, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Trevor Plouffe, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .121 |
| Chris Parmelee, 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| Alexi Casilla, 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Batting
Doubles - Casilla
Hit by pitch - Parmelee
Stolen Bases - 2 Casilla
Team LOB - 7
Doubles - Casilla
Hit by pitch - Parmelee
Stolen Bases - 2 Casilla
Team LOB - 7
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Blackburn (L, 0-3) | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.64 | 0 | 85-50 |
| Alex Burnett | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.42 | 0 | 11-7 |
| Jared Burton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 0 | 9-6 |
| Los Angeles Angels | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Trout, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 |
| Maicer Izturis, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Albert Pujols, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .217 |
| Kendrys Morales, DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .299 |
| Torii Hunter, RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| Howie Kendrick, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| Vernon Wells, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| Erick Aybar, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 |
| Chris Iannetta, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
Batting
Home runs - Hunter, Iannetta
Doubles - Trout, Pujols
Team LOB - 4
Home runs - Hunter, Iannetta
Doubles - Trout, Pujols
Team LOB - 4
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Wilson (W, 3-2) | 7.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.70 | 0 | 108-69 |
| LaTroy Hawkins (, 0-1) | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.17 | 0 | 10-7 |
| Scott Downs (S, 0-0; S,2) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 15-11 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Ed Rapuano, First Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez, Second Base Umpire - Mark Carlson, Third Base Umpire - Ed Hickox
Duration: 2:27
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Ed Rapuano, First Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez, Second Base Umpire - Mark Carlson, Third Base Umpire - Ed Hickox
Duration: 2:27
