Texas 7, LA Angels 1
When: 8:05 PM ET, Monday, April 18, 2011
Where: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Temperature:
91°
Umpires:
Home -
Dan Iassogna, 1B -
Dale Scott, 2B -
John Tumpane, 3B -
CB Bucknor
Attendance:
30799
By SportsDirect Inc.
C.J. Wilson threw seven strong innings and Adrian Beltre clubbed a three-run homer as the host Texas Rangers trounced the Los Angeles Angels 7-1 on Monday night to reclaim sole possession of first place in the American League West.
After Mitch Moreland's bases-loaded single in the fourth gave Texas (11-5) a 2-0 lead, the Rangers busted the game open against Ervin Santana (0-2) in the fifth. Ian Kinsler led off with a triple and scored on a bunt single by Elvis Andrus, and Beltre stretched the margin to six when he followed Michael Young's single with a three-run shot to center.
The Angels (10-6), who saw their five-game winning streak come to an end, avoided the shutout with Howard Kendrick's RBI single in the seventh.
Moreland padded the Rangers' cushion with a solo homer in the eighth.
Wilson (2-0) struck out nine and scattered nine hits over seven innings.
Santana, meanwhile, failed to retire a batter in the fifth, and surrendered 10 hits, two walks and six earned runs.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| LA Angels
|
10 |
0 |
12 |
.286 |
19 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Texas
|
14 |
2 |
24 |
.400 |
13 |
8 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
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