Hot Bats of Torii and Howie Lead Angels Sweep of A's in Oakland
The Angels swept the Athletics and are back in the hunt for the AL Wild Card!
| Final - 9.5.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Angels | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| Oakland Athletics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Angels | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Angels | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Trout, 8,7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .330 |
| Torii Hunter, RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .305 |
| Albert Pujols, DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .287 |
| Kendrys Morales, 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .276 |
| Howie Kendrick, 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .293 |
| Mark Trumbo, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .271 |
| Peter Bourjos, CF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 |
| Erick Aybar, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| Alberto Callaspo, 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Bobby Wilson, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 |
| Maicer Izturis, PH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .257 |
| Chris Iannetta, C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| Totals | 32 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |
Batting
Doubles - Pujols, Kendrick
Grounded into DP - Kendrick
Sacrifices - Callaspo, Wilson
Stolen Bases - Trout, Hunter, Izturis
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Morales
Doubles - Pujols, Kendrick
Grounded into DP - Kendrick
Sacrifices - Callaspo, Wilson
Stolen Bases - Trout, Hunter, Izturis
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Morales
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Haren (W, 10-10) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4.46 | 0 | 98-58 |
| Garrett Richards (, 3-3) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.65 | 0 | 9-3 |
| Nick Maronde (, 0-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 15-11 |
| Kevin Jepsen (, 3-2) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.16 | 0 | 12-6 |
| Ernesto Frieri | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.06 | 0 | 13-10 |
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coco Crisp, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .253 |
| Seth Smith, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .248 |
| Adam Rosales, 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 |
| Josh Reddick, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .256 |
| Yoenis Cespedes, DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 |
| Chris Carter, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .276 |
| Josh Donaldson, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 |
| Stephen Drew, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 |
| Derek Norris, C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .201 |
| Cliff Pennington, 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .207 |
| Brandon Moss, ph,7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
Batting
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Norris
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Norris
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon McCarthy (L, 8-6) | 3.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.24 | 0 | 54-35 |
| Travis Blackley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.39 | 0 | 44-30 |
| Pat Neshek | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.73 | 0 | 6-4 |
| Ryan Cook | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.62 | 0 | 17-9 |
| Grant Balfour | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.77 | 0 | 15-9 |
| Jim Miller | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.19 | 0 | 9-6 |
Pitching
IBB - Morales by McCarthy
IBB - Morales by McCarthy
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: R.Cook pitched to 3 batters in the 9th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Chad Fairchild, First Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez, Second Base Umpire - Tom Hallion, Third Base Umpire - Brian O`Nora
Duration: 3:10
Pitching notes: R.Cook pitched to 3 batters in the 9th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Chad Fairchild, First Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez, Second Base Umpire - Tom Hallion, Third Base Umpire - Brian O`Nora
Duration: 3:10
