Albert Pujols Ties Stan Musial After Angels Sleepwalk Thru Third Straight Loss
The Angels had six scattered hits in a losing effort to the Athletics. A.J. Griffin allowed only 4 hits in 8 shutout innings.
| Final - 9.12.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| LA Angels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coco Crisp, CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| Seth Smith, LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .249 |
| Jonny Gomes, ph,7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| Josh Reddick, RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 |
| Yoenis Cespedes, DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .287 |
| Brandon Moss, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .262 |
| Josh Donaldson, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 |
| Stephen Drew, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .219 |
| Derek Norris, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .198 |
| Cliff Pennington, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .215 |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
Batting
Home runs - Cespedes
Doubles - Reddick, Donaldson, Norris
Stolen Bases - Reddick, Cespedes
Team LOB - 10
Home runs - Cespedes
Doubles - Reddick, Donaldson, Norris
Stolen Bases - Reddick, Cespedes
Team LOB - 10
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Griffin (W, 6-0) | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.94 | 0 | 107-72 |
| Sean Doolittle | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.44 | 0 | 16-10 |
| Ryan Cook (S, 6-2; S,14) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.48 | 0 | 5-2 |
| Los Angeles Angels | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Trout, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .331 |
| Torii Hunter, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .305 |
| Albert Pujols, DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .287 |
| Kendrys Morales, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| Howie Kendrick, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 |
| Erick Aybar, SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| Vernon Wells, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 |
| Alberto Callaspo, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 |
| Chris Iannetta, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
Batting
Home runs - Pujols
Doubles - Aybar
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Aybar
Home runs - Pujols
Doubles - Aybar
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Aybar
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ervin Santana (L, 8-12) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5.08 | 0 | 103-65 |
| Scott Downs | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.81 | 0 | 8-7 |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.57 | 0 | 8-3 |
| Jason Isringhausen | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.23 | 0 | 13-9 |
| Barry Enright | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 21-13 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Mike Everitt, First Base Umpire - Laz Diaz, Second Base Umpire - Tim Welke, Third Base Umpire - Paul Schrieber
Duration: 2:51
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Mike Everitt, First Base Umpire - Laz Diaz, Second Base Umpire - Tim Welke, Third Base Umpire - Paul Schrieber
Duration: 2:51
