MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT ANAHEIM ANGELS
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MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT ANAHEIM ANGELS
GAME ID: 2582 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2167 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (68-71) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 9 0
Anaheim Angels (70-70) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 14 0
Angels Win Thriller, 5-3
Anaheim pitcher Michael Johnston did his part in helping his team beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-3. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. With the win, Anaheim raised its record to 70-70.

Anaheim won the game in the bottom of the ninth inning. With no outs and Sonny Townsend on the mound for Tampa Bay, second baseman Larry Pazik hit a dramatic 2-run home run, bringing Angels fans to their feet.

Johnston called the triumph "a good team win."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE ANAHEIM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hernández 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .277 19 65
J. Lucero CF, RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .281 22 61
A. Canonica LF 4 2 2 1 0 2 1 .280 29 76
F. Moore 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .240 8 29
   a-M. Martínez PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 4 13
K. Webb DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .239 15 48
D. Brazoban 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .212 20 64
D. Payne RF, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .222 7 25
L. Franco SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .224 8 36
M. Bravo C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .229 4 33
Totals 35 3 9 3 1 9 13      
a - M. Martínez pinch hit for F. Moore in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Hernández (20, 6th Inning off M. Johnston, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Brazoban (18, 6th Inning off M. Johnston, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Canonica (29, 8th Inning off B. Bennett, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Hernández 2 , J. Lucero , A. Canonica 5 , K. Webb , D. Brazoban 3 , L. Franco , M. Bravo
2-out RBI: K. Webb , D. Brazoban
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Payne , M. Bravo
GIDP: F. Moore
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Murphy CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .311 14 69
E. Nelson SS 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .278 7 59
L. Fisher 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .273 23 87
   a-L. Pazik 2B 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .257 2 9
D. Clark 1B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .265 32 88
J. Perales RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .261 12 58
   b-W. Arnold RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 0 7
G. Sánchez C 4 0 3 2 0 1 0 .273 7 36
R. Harden DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .226 11 42
T. Ottens LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .244 1 16
B. Martin 3B 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 .100 1 3
Totals 37 5 14 5 2 9 21      
a - L. Pazik substituted for L. Fisher in the 8th
b - W. Arnold substituted for J. Perales in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Murphy (27, 1st Inning off T. Branom, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Sánchez (14, 6th Inning off E. McDermott, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Pazik (2, 9th Inning off S. Townsend, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Murphy 3 , E. Nelson , L. Fisher , L. Pazik 4 , D. Clark 3 , J. Perales , G. Sánchez 4 , T. Ottens 2
2-out RBI: G. Sánchez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Murphy , L. Fisher , J. Perales , R. Harden , B. Martin
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Ottens (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fisher-Nelson-Clark)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE ANAHEIM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Branom 4.0 5 2 2 0 4 0 68 4.65   
E. McDermott 1.0 4 1 1 1 1 0 25 3.05   
J. Buck 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 28 3.96   
S. Townsend L (6-3) 1.0 3 2 2 1 2 1 25 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Branom 48
Batters Faced: T. Branom 16, E. McDermott 8, J. Buck 8, S. Townsend 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Branom 4-3, E. McDermott 1-1, J. Buck 2-2, S. Townsend 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Branom 68-45, E. McDermott 25-16, J. Buck 28-19, S. Townsend 25-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Buck 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Johnston 7.0 7 2 2 1 6 0 86 4.97   
R. Thomas H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 6.30   
B. Bennett BS (4) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 6.11   
G. Laghi W (6-8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Johnston 60
Batters Faced: M. Johnston 28, R. Thomas 1, B. Bennett 3, G. Laghi 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Johnston 7-7, R. Thomas 0-0, B. Bennett 0-2, G. Laghi 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Johnston 86-63, R. Thomas 5-3, B. Bennett 5-3, G. Laghi 20-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michael Johnston
Ballpark: River Front Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 9:25 AM PT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 35139
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