GAME 1 - Angel Stadium
Royals 4, Angels 3
Hochevar vs Weaver
Jared Weaver did not have his best day on the hill and the Halo's paid for it. Of course for most "human" pitchers 4 runs in 7 innings would be an ok outing, but not for Weaver. KC only had 5 hits on the day, but they sure did make them count. Melky Cabrera went 2 for 4 with 2 RBI's and a homer. Joakim Soria pitched a perfect 9th to get the save and give the Royals a 1-0 lead in the series.
GAME 2
Angels 8, Roylas 0
Chen vs Haren
Four Angel pitchers combined to scatter 7 hits, fan 10 en route to a group shutout of the Royals. Vernon Wells, who struggled all year with a batting average in the two-teens, broke out with a 3 for 4 day with 3 runs scored and 2 runs batted in. Wells, Aybar, Bourjos and Trumbo all hit homers as the Halos won this one in convincing fashion to even the series at 1 game apiece.
GAME 3 - Kaufman Stadium
Angels 13, Royals 4
Santana vs Francis
The score was tied at 3-3 after 4 innings. That's when Ervin Santana righted his ship and didn't allow another run. At that same point Jeff Francis lost his handle on the game and began to melt down. Anaheim scored 3 in the 4th, 4 in the 5th and 6 in the 7th to blow the game wide open and put the Royals on the brink of elimination. Angel 1st baseman Mark Trumbo had a breakout day offensively going 3 for 5 with 5 RBI's and 3 runs scored. Trumbo also hit his 2nd homer of the series. Tori Hunter's 3 for 5 day was nothing to sneeze at either.
Royals 4, Angels 3
Hochevar vs Weaver
Jared Weaver did not have his best day on the hill and the Halo's paid for it. Of course for most "human" pitchers 4 runs in 7 innings would be an ok outing, but not for Weaver. KC only had 5 hits on the day, but they sure did make them count. Melky Cabrera went 2 for 4 with 2 RBI's and a homer. Joakim Soria pitched a perfect 9th to get the save and give the Royals a 1-0 lead in the series.GAME 2
Angels 8, Roylas 0
Chen vs Haren
Four Angel pitchers combined to scatter 7 hits, fan 10 en route to a group shutout of the Royals. Vernon Wells, who struggled all year with a batting average in the two-teens, broke out with a 3 for 4 day with 3 runs scored and 2 runs batted in. Wells, Aybar, Bourjos and Trumbo all hit homers as the Halos won this one in convincing fashion to even the series at 1 game apiece.
GAME 3 - Kaufman Stadium
Angels 13, Royals 4
Santana vs Francis
The score was tied at 3-3 after 4 innings. That's when Ervin Santana righted his ship and didn't allow another run. At that same point Jeff Francis lost his handle on the game and began to melt down. Anaheim scored 3 in the 4th, 4 in the 5th and 6 in the 7th to blow the game wide open and put the Royals on the brink of elimination. Angel 1st baseman Mark Trumbo had a breakout day offensively going 3 for 5 with 5 RBI's and 3 runs scored. Trumbo also hit his 2nd homer of the series. Tori Hunter's 3 for 5 day was nothing to sneeze at either.GAME 4
Angels 4, Royals 3 (15 inn)
Williams vs Paulino
Today's storyline should have focused on Felipe Paulino's virtuoso performance. For 8 innings Paulino was masterful. He fanned 8 Angels, while walking only 1 and allowing just 2 hits. His only vice, not being able to close the door and finish his work. After throwing 124 pitches over those 8 innings Paulino was flat out spent. Lefty Tim Collins started the inning and gave up a bunt single to Aybar. He struck out Bobby Abreu then gave way to closer Joakim Soria, who immediately got Howie Kendrick down 0-2 in the count. Soria tried to go right after Kendrick and made the fatal mistake of putting the ball in the hitting zone. Kendrick turned on it and hit just far enough to tie the game with one swing, which sucked all the air out of Kaufman Stadium. A death march of 5 scoreless extra innings brought us to the top of the 15th where Blake Wood managed to walk in 2 batters with 2 outs and the bases loaded. KC scored 1 in the bottom of the 5th inning to tear at the Aorta of manager Zaner, but with his back firmly against the wall closer Jordan Walden was able to get Jeff Francoeur to ground out to short, with runners on the corners, for the final out of the game and the series. The Angels gained more baserunners via the walk (10) than via the hit (7), which made it almost fitting that the walk was their best offensive tool in the extra frames.
Angels 4, Royals 3 (15 inn)
Williams vs Paulino
Today's storyline should have focused on Felipe Paulino's virtuoso performance. For 8 innings Paulino was masterful. He fanned 8 Angels, while walking only 1 and allowing just 2 hits. His only vice, not being able to close the door and finish his work. After throwing 124 pitches over those 8 innings Paulino was flat out spent. Lefty Tim Collins started the inning and gave up a bunt single to Aybar. He struck out Bobby Abreu then gave way to closer Joakim Soria, who immediately got Howie Kendrick down 0-2 in the count. Soria tried to go right after Kendrick and made the fatal mistake of putting the ball in the hitting zone. Kendrick turned on it and hit just far enough to tie the game with one swing, which sucked all the air out of Kaufman Stadium. A death march of 5 scoreless extra innings brought us to the top of the 15th where Blake Wood managed to walk in 2 batters with 2 outs and the bases loaded. KC scored 1 in the bottom of the 5th inning to tear at the Aorta of manager Zaner, but with his back firmly against the wall closer Jordan Walden was able to get Jeff Francoeur to ground out to short, with runners on the corners, for the final out of the game and the series. The Angels gained more baserunners via the walk (10) than via the hit (7), which made it almost fitting that the walk was their best offensive tool in the extra frames.
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