TODAY'S WRAPS: June 16, 2007
Angels prevail in arms race
Halos blank SoCal rivals By Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
Reggie Willits' two-run single in the fifth inning broke a scoreless deadlock, and Jered Weaver tossed 5 1/3 shutout innings for his sixth victory. Angels relievers Darren Oliver, Scot Shields and Francisco Rodriguez sealed the deal with flawless outings.
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Angels 3, Dodgers 0
Francisco Rodriguez celebrates after striking out the side for his 22nd save. (Reed Saxon/AP)
Early exit for Schmidt By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
Jason Schmidt pitched shutout ball for the first four innings, but the Angels drove his pitch count up and knocked him out of the game with a three-run fifth. The right-hander remained winless in three starts since his DL stint as the Dodgers could not get on the board against four Angels pitchers.
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LA Angels
(43-26)
Won 1
LA Angels 3, LA Dodgers 0
Today's Boxes 6/16/07
NYY 11, NYM 8
SD 1, CHC 0
TOR 7, WSH 3
ATL 6, CLE 2
BOS 1, SF 0
ARI 8, BAL 4
CWS 6, PIT 1
PHI 6, DET 3
HOU 9, SEA 4
FLA 9, KC 8
MIL 5, MIN 2
CIN 8, TEX 4
COL 10, TB 5
STL 15, OAK 6
LA Dodgers
(39-29)
Lost 1
June 16, 2007
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Standings thru 6/16/07  | Gameday  | Angels Stats  | Dodgers Stats
LA Angels AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Figgins , 3B5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .255
Cabrera , SS5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .337
Guerrero , RF3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .329
Matthews , CF5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .280
Kotchman , 1B3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333
1-Quinlan , PR-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Anderson , LF0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
a-Willits , PH-LF 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 .324
Kendrick , 2B4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .264
Shields , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Rodriguez , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Napoli , C3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .248
Weaver , P3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250
Oliver , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Aybar , 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246
Totals 35 3 8 3 5 4 16
a-Bunted out for Anderson in the 2nd. 1-Ran for Kotchman in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Kotchman (16, Billingsley).TB : Cabrera 2; Matthews; Kotchman 2; Willits; Kendrick; Weaver; Aybar.RBI : Willits 2 (16), Kendrick (8).2-out RBI : Willits 2; Kendrick.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Matthews 2; Weaver; Napoli; Kendrick.Team LOB : 11. BASERUNNING SB : Willits (16, 3rd base off Schmidt/Martin).CS : Guerrero (2, 2nd base by Tomko/Martin).
LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Furcal , SS4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
Pierre , CF3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .279
Loney , 1B4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .357
Gonzalez , LF3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .288
Martin , C3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .288
Betemit , 3B3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .211
Abreu , 2B4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .260
Ethier , RF3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .262
Schmidt , P1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143
Seanez , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Garciaparra , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
Billingsley , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Kemp , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .438
Beimel , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tomko , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Saenz , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208
Totals 31 0 5 0 5 7 18
a-Grounded out for Seanez in the 5th. b-Struck out for Billingsley in the 7th. c-Struck out for Tomko in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Gonzalez (15, Weaver).TB : Pierre; Loney; Gonzalez 2; Martin; Ethier.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Schmidt 2; Ethier; Gonzalez.Team LOB : 9. BASERUNNING CS : Pierre (7, 2nd base by Weaver/Napoli). FIELDING E : Betemit (3, fielding).
LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Weaver (W, 6-3)5.1 4 0 0 4 3 0 3.80
Oliver (H, 3)0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.20
Shields (H, 18)2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.19
Rodriguez (S, 22)1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.43
Oliver pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. WP : Schmidt 2.IBB : Guerrero (by Schmidt), Napoli (by Schmidt).HBP : Guerrero (by Schmidt).Pitches-strikes : Weaver 95-55, Oliver 10-7, Shields 25-14, Rodriguez 11-9, Schmidt 78-42, Seanez 6-4, Billingsley 29-19, Beimel 10-7, Tomko 9-7.Ground outs-fly outs : Weaver 5-7, Oliver 1-1, Shields 3-2, Rodriguez 0-0, Schmidt 5-7, Seanez 0-0, Billingsley 3-2, Beimel 2-1, Tomko 0-2.Batters faced : Weaver 23, Oliver 3, Shields 7, Rodriguez 3, Schmidt 24, Seanez 2, Billingsley 8, Beimel 4, Tomko 3.Inherited runners-scored : Shields 1-0, Seanez 2-1.Umpires : HP: Marty Foster. 1B: Paul Schrieber. 2B: Fieldin Culbreth. 3B: Derryl Cousins.Weather : 74 degrees, sunny.Wind : 9 mph, Out to CF.T : 3:07.Att : 56,000.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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