Callaspo Powers Weaver to Hittable Angels Win
Jered Weaver allowed a few hits and even a run, but the Angels bats rose to the occasion. Alberto Callaspo hit a 2-run HR and the bullpen kept the Twins out of reach in the 8-3 victory.
| Final - 5.7.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Angels | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Angels | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Los Angeles Angels | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maicer Izturis, SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .288 |
| Alberto Callaspo, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| Albert Pujols, 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .197 |
| Torii Hunter, RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .283 |
| Mark Trumbo, DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 |
| Howie Kendrick, 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .280 |
| Vernon Wells, LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 |
| Chris Iannetta, C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .203 |
| Peter Bourjos, CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .192 |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | |
Batting
Home runs - Callaspo
Doubles - Kendrick
Grounded into DP - Pujols
Sacrifices - Izturis, Bourjos
Sacrifice flies - Bourjos
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Izturis
Home runs - Callaspo
Doubles - Kendrick
Grounded into DP - Pujols
Sacrifices - Izturis, Bourjos
Sacrifice flies - Bourjos
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Izturis
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jered Weaver (W, 5-0) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.60 | 89-53 | |
| Hisanori Takahashi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.59 | 9-7 | |
| David Carpenter | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 18-10 | |
| Jordan Walden (, 0-1) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 8-5 | |
| Jason Isringhausen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.79 | 14-9 |
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denard Span, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .298 |
| Brian Dozier, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Joe Mauer, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| Ryan Doumit, DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .244 |
| Danny Valencia, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .207 |
| Chris Parmelee, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 |
| Trevor Plouffe, RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .103 |
| Erik Komatsu, LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Jamey Carroll, 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
Batting
Doubles - Carroll
Sacrifice flies - Doumit
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Parmelee, Komatsu
Doubles - Carroll
Sacrifice flies - Doumit
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Parmelee, Komatsu
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Liriano (L, 0-5) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9.45 | 90-50 | |
| Anthony Swarzak | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.79 | 34-20 | |
| Jeff Gray | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.13 | 13-12 | |
| Glen Perkins | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.56 | 22-14 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Rob Drake, First Base Umpire - Cory Blaser, Second Base Umpire - Sam Holbrook, Third Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher
Duration: 3:01
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Rob Drake, First Base Umpire - Cory Blaser, Second Base Umpire - Sam Holbrook, Third Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher
Duration: 3:01
