Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
LA Angels 7, Texas 4
When: 10:05 PM ET, Monday, September 20, 2010
Where: Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, California
Temperature: 67°
Umpires: Home - Jim Reynolds, 1B - Bill Welke, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - Tim Welke
Attendance: 41404

The Los Angeles Angels aren’t quite ready to give up the American League West crown as they cruised to a 7-4 victory over the division-leading Texas Rangers on Monday night to open a three-game series.

The Angels jumped out to an early lead on Brandon Wood’s RBI single in the second.

After the Rangers tied it at 1-1 in the fourth on Nelson Cruz’s single, the Angels answered in the bottom half. Los Angeles took a 4-1 lead on three run-scoring doubles from Jeff Mathis, Howie Kendrick and Bobby Abreu.

Torii Hunter extended the Angels’ lead with a two-run single in the sixth.

Los Angeles starter Jered Weaver (13-11) went 6 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on nine hits with two walks and two strikeouts.

The Rangers scored two runs in the seventh and Chris Davis belted a solo home run in the eighth to cut the deficit to 7-4. That, however, was as close as the Rangers would come.

Texas starter Derek Holland (3-4) lasted only 3 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on six hits with three walks and a strikeout.

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Texas   LA Angels
Derek Holland Player Jered Weaver
Loss W/L Win
3.2 IP 6.2
1 Strikeouts 2
6 Hits 9
9.82 ERA 4.05
Hitting
Texas   LA Angels
David Murphy Player Peter Bourjos
5 Hits 2
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
6 TB 2
1.000 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Texas 13 1 17 .333 25 5 4 3 0 1
LA Angels 11 0 14 .314 23 5 7 4 3 0
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