Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim vs Texas Rangers
September 20, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 20, 2008 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 7, Texas Rangers 3

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ab   r   h rbi
Aybar ss 4 3 2 0
Anderson dh 4 2 3 3
Teixeira 1b 4 0 0 0
Guerrero rf 2 0 1 0
  Morales pr,rf 2 1 1 1
  Willits lf 0 0 0 0
Hunter cf 3 0 0 0
Matthews lf,rf 4 0 0 1
Wood 3b 5 0 2 1
Mathis c 5 0 0 0
Rodriguez S. 2b 3 1 0 0
Moseley p 0 0 0 0
  Speier p 0 0 0 0
  Jepsen p 0 0 0 0
  Shields p 0 0 0 0
  Bulger p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez F. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 9 6
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Arias 2b 3 0 0 1
  Vazquez ph,2b 1 0 0 0
  Metcalf ss 0 0 0 0
Duran ss,2b 5 0 1 0
Hamilton cf 3 0 1 0
Bradley dh 5 0 0 0
Byrd lf 5 1 2 0
Blalock 1b 4 1 4 1
Cruz rf 4 0 0 0
Laird c 2 1 1 0
Davis 3b 4 0 1 1
Padilla p 0 0 0 0
  Rupe p 0 0 0 0
  White p 0 0 0 0
  Mendoza p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
Los Angeles 002 001 202791
Texas 001 101 0003101
  Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim IP H R ER BB SO
Moseley   5.0 8 3 3 1 3
  Speier  W(2-8) 1.2 1 0 0 2 4
  Jepsen   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Shields   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Bulger   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Rodriguez  SV(60) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Padilla  L(13-8) 6.0 7 5 5 3 5
  Rupe   2.0 1 2 2 2 2
  White   0.1 1 0 0 2 0
  Mendoza   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0

  E–Mathis (13), Padilla (3).  PB–Laird (6).  2B–Los Angeles Guerrero (30,off Padilla); Aybar (16,off Rupe); Morales (2,off White), Texas Blalock 2 (15,off Moseley 2); Laird (24,off Moseley); Byrd 2 (27,off Moseley,off Speier).  HR–Los Angeles Anderson (15,3rd inning off Padilla 1 on 1 out).  HBP–Aybar (5,by Padilla); Laird (6,by Moseley).  IBB–Hunter 2 (6,by Rupe,by White); Anderson (6,by Rupe); Blalock (3,by Speier).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Laird (4,off Speier).  Team–13.  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–Brian O'Nora, 2B–Paul Nauert, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–3:15.  A–38,973.
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