| It was Juan Rivera's turn to power that great engine known as the LA Angels' offense. His two home runs and a single accounted for 5 RBIs and 3 runs in their 8-2 win over the Colorado Rockies, giving them a 2-0 series lead. Starting pitcher Joe Saunders notched his 3rd victory of the post season, with a 2 run complete game that allowed LA's bullpen to get an extra two days of rest before the two teams will meet again in LA, where the Angles will look to put the World Series championship to bed before their home town fans. The news was not all sunny for the Angels, however. Right fielder Bobby Abreu left the game early and is expected to miss the next several games. He becomes the 2nd LA starter in addition to Pedro Guerrero to miss World Series playing time. Unlike Guerrero, though, Abreu may be able to play if the Series returns to Colorado. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2009 Los Angeles(AL) Angels At 2009 Colorado Rockies 10/29/2009
Angels AB R H RBI AVG Rockies AB R H RBI AVG
C.Figgins 3B 5 1 2 1 .302 D.Fowler CF 4 0 0 0 .304
M.Izturis 2B 3 0 0 0 .313 E.Young Jr 2B 4 0 1 0 .333
B.Abreu RF 4 0 0 1 .304 T.Helton 1B 2 0 0 0 .244
C-R.Quinlan RF 0 0 0 0 ---- T.Tulowitzki SS 4 0 0 0 .250
T.Hunter CF 4 2 2 1 .479 B.Hawpe RF 3 0 1 0 .357
K.Morales 1B 3 2 1 0 .311 G.Atkins 3B 3 0 0 0 .367
J.Rivera LF 4 2 3 5 .289 R.Spilborghs LF 3 0 1 0 .207
M.Napoli C 4 0 1 0 .429 Y.Torrealba C 3 1 2 0 .400
E.Aybar SS 4 1 1 0 .222 J.Marquis P 1 0 0 0 .286
J.Saunders P 3 0 0 0 .000 A-C.Barmes PH 1 1 1 2 .256
J.Beimel P 0 0 0 0 ----
B-S.Smith PH 1 0 0 0 .267
M.Daley P 0 0 0 0 ----
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 34 8 10 8 Totals 29 2 6 2
A-Pinch Hit For Marquis In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Beimel In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Abreu In 9th Inning
INJURY: Bobby Abreu INJURED (for 3 more games) in 9th inning
Angels.......... 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 - 8 10 0
Rockies......... 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0
Angels (9-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Saunders WIN(3-0) 9 6 2 2 2 0 1 124 1.11 A1
Totals 9 6 2 2 2 0 1
Rockies (7-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Marquis LOSS(1-1) 5 7 7 7 4 2 2 98 4.50 A1 C8
J.Beimel 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 40 0.00 C9 E1
M.Daley 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 12 5.40 E2
Totals 9 10 8 8 5 4 3
ATTENDANCE- 49,390 DATE- Thursday, October 29th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Lance Barksdale, James Hoye, Randy Marsh, Mike Winters
T- 2:46
LEFT ON BASE- Angels: 6 Rockies: 2
DOUBLE PLAYS- Angels: 2 Rockies: 1
DOUBLES- C.Figgins(3rd), T.Hunter(4th), K.Morales(3rd), R.Spilborghs(2nd)
HOME RUNS- T.Hunter(9th), J.Rivera-2(5th), C.Barmes(5th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Figgins(4th), E.Aybar(1st), J.Saunders
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Izturis
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Abreu
WALKS- M.Izturis, T.Hunter, K.Morales-2, J.Saunders, T.Helton-2
STRIKE OUTS- B.Abreu, J.Rivera, M.Napoli, J.Saunders
GIDP- C.Figgins, T.Tulowitzki, G.Atkins
Juan Rivera ripped 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI and Joe Saunders was able to
finish what he started and was credited with a complete game at Coors Field
as the Los Angeles(AL) Angels beat the Colorado Rockies 8 to 2.
Rivera was unconscious all evening. The Colorado fans hated to see him
approaching the batter's box as he just kept delivering base hits! He cracked
a two-run shot in the 3rd inning, rifled a three-run blast in the 5th inning
and smacked a single in the 7th inning. Los Angeles(AL) rapped out 10 hits
for the night.
The winning pitcher was Saunders(3-0) who allowed 2 runs for the game. Jason
Marquis(1-1) absorbed the loss. He allowed Los Angeles(AL) 7 runs in 5
innings of work.
'It's just about getting in a good hitting position and just going out there
and being prepared,' Rivera said. 'You try to hit in your own capacity and
not do too much. I just try to have a good approach, day after day, game by
game, and pitch by pitch.'
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