Greinke and The Wonderboys Power Angels to Sweep of Tigers
The Angels pulled to within a game of the wild card, courtesy of a great Zack Greinke start and homeruns by Mike Trout and Alberto Callaspo, sweeping the Tigers in Anaheim.
| Final - 9.9.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Stories
Game 139 Preview: Tigers at Angels
Anibal Sanchez and the Tigers will look to avoid a sweep today at the hands of Zack Greinke and the Los Angeles Angels
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The Angels humiliated Cy Young contender Justin Verlander, scoring six runs off the alleged ace of aces. Final score in Anaheim: Angels 6 Tigers 1.
GameThreads
Angels Fans GameThread on Halos Heaven
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| LA Angels | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Jackson, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| Andy Dirks, LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .314 |
| Gerald Laird, C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| Miguel Cabrera, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .326 |
| Avisail Garcia, PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 |
| Prince Fielder, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .312 |
| Delmon Young, DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .275 |
| Brennan Boesch, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .243 |
| Jhonny Peralta, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .251 |
| Alex Avila, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .243 |
| Quintin Berry, pr,7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| Omar Infante, 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
Batting
Home runs - Dirks
Doubles - Boesch
Grounded into DP - Young
Sacrifices - Infante
Caught Stealing - Jackson
Team LOB - 5
Home runs - Dirks
Doubles - Boesch
Grounded into DP - Young
Sacrifices - Infante
Caught Stealing - Jackson
Team LOB - 5
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anibal Sanchez (L, 2-5) | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4.40 | 1 | 98-67 |
| Brayan Villarreal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.06 | 0 | 16-9 |
| Los Angeles Angels | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Trout, 8,7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .328 |
| Torii Hunter, RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .305 |
| Albert Pujols, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| Kendrys Morales, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .280 |
| Howie Kendrick, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 |
| Erick Aybar, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 |
| Mark Trumbo, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Peter Bourjos, CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| Alberto Callaspo, 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| Chris Iannetta, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Trout, Callaspo
Doubles - Hunter, Pujols
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Aybar, Callaspo
Home runs - Trout, Callaspo
Doubles - Hunter, Pujols
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Aybar, Callaspo
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Greinke (W, 5-2) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4.15 | 1 | 105-68 |
| Kevin Jepsen (, 3-2) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 11-4 |
| Ernesto Frieri (S, 3-0; S,18) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.96 | 0 | 38-26 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Vic Carapazza, First Base Umpire - Eric Cooper, Second Base Umpire - Angel Campos, Third Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
Duration: 2:45
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Vic Carapazza, First Base Umpire - Eric Cooper, Second Base Umpire - Angel Campos, Third Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
Duration: 2:45
