MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/15/2005
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 9680 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Angels (80-67) 0 2 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 8 13 0
Texas Rangers (86-61) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 1
Angels Upend Rangers, 8-1
Los Angeles Angels starter Manny Acosta pitched his team past the Texas Rangers, 8-1. Acosta, the winner, moves to 8-12. He threw 5.2 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 5 and giving up 2 walks. The win for the Angels raised their record to 80-67.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Nick Markakis? The Los Angeles left fielder had a run-scoring double in the top of the second inning to put the Angels on top, 1-0. For the game, Markakis had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"I really like what we did out there today," Markakis said after the game.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Markakis LF 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .311 10 57
J. Reyes 2B 4 0 1 1 1 3 1 .302 4 19
J. Werth C 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .312 15 72
R. Howard 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .269 32 103
O. Young 3B 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 .253 20 84
G. Caruso DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .306 27 82
J. Wilson SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 11 62
W. Martinez RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .267 8 49
M. Rodriguez CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .295 5 16
Totals 39 8 13 8 4 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Rodriguez (6, 2nd Inning off T. Gorzelanny, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Markakis (36, 2nd Inning off T. Gorzelanny, 1 on, 2 outs) , W. Martinez (24, 3rd Inning off T. Gorzelanny, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Howard (38, 4th Inning off T. Gorzelanny, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: O. Young (20, 4th Inning off T. Gorzelanny, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Werth (15, 4th Inning off T. Gorzelanny, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Rodriguez (5, 7th Inning off J. Lackey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Markakis 3 , J. Reyes , J. Werth 5 , R. Howard 3 , O. Young 4 , G. Caruso , W. Martinez 3 , M. Rodriguez 6
2-out RBI: , N. Markakis 2 , J. Reyes , J. Werth , O. Young , W. Martinez , M. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Howard , G. Caruso 2 , M. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Reyes (5)
CS: N. Markakis (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Reyes-Wilson-Howard)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Diaz 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .251 0 29
T. Holley 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .324 40 116
J. Orozco RF, LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .280 29 107
A. Cardenas 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .307 32 98
B. Mueller DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .288 10 34
A. Mendoza LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 14 64
   a-L. Milledge PH, CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259 2 10
R. Hernandez C 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .291 12 59
   c-T. Paredes PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .136 2 11
J. Damon CF 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .263 11 60
   b-A. Rios PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .238 0 26
R. Alvarado SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 .194 1 13
Totals 33 1 8 1 3 7 19      
a - L. Milledge pinch hit for A. Mendoza in the 7th
b - A. Rios pinch hit for J. Damon in the 7th
c - T. Paredes pinch hit for R. Hernandez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Orozco (47, 6th Inning off M. Acosta, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Holley (59, 8th Inning off D. Elder, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Holley 2 , J. Orozco 3 , A. Mendoza , L. Milledge , R. Hernandez 2 , A. Rios
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Diaz , A. Cardenas , B. Mueller 2
GIDP: T. Diaz
Sac Fly: R. Alvarado
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: A. Mendoza (6)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Acosta W (8-12) 5.2 4 0 0 2 5 0 95 5.23   
D. Elder 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 32 1.85   
C. Hutchinson 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 23 5.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Acosta 64
Batters Faced: M. Acosta 22, D. Elder 9, C. Hutchinson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Acosta 4-7, D. Elder 4-1, C. Hutchinson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Acosta 95-58, D. Elder 32-21, C. Hutchinson 23-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Elder 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Gorzelanny L (11-7) 3.2 9 6 6 4 3 2 96 4.40   
J. Lackey 3.1 4 2 2 0 1 1 55 14.40   
J. Galvan 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 3.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Gorzelanny 16
Batters Faced: T. Gorzelanny 23, J. Lackey 14, J. Galvan 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Gorzelanny 3-4, J. Lackey 6-3, J. Galvan 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Gorzelanny 96-54, J. Lackey 55-39, J. Galvan 22-14
Balk: T. Gorzelanny
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manny Acosta
Ballpark: Ameriquest Field in Arlington
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 48410
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