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Angels Hold On, Beat Oakland: Magic Number Now Two

Los Angeles Angels' Kendry Morales, right, hits a two-run home run as Oakland Athletics catcher Landon Powell looks on during the third inning of baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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about 1 month ago: Los Angeles Angels' Kendry Morales, right, hits a two-run home run as Oakland Athletics catcher Landon Powell looks on during the third inning of baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Joe Saunders likely nailed down the fourth spot in the Halos' playoff rotation, going six solid innings.  Four singles - only one hit with authority - and a walk chased him in the seventh, but all in all, it was a decent outing for the Colonel.

Kendry Morales hit the 100 RBI milestone with an RBI single in the first inning, and then tacked on 2 more with a monster blast in the third.  He also started a crucial double play with a man in scoring position, helping to bail Saunders out of what could have been a nasty third inning. 

Mike Napoli and Maicer Izturis made significant contributions with both the glove and the bat.  On a close play at home in the third, Big Mike blocked the plate perfectly to deny an early run to the A's.  He added a homerun to lead off the Halos' half of the fourth. Izturis initiated the Halos' second crucial double play of the afternoon, feeding the ball to Aybar quickly enough to get speedster Rajai Davis at first. In the ninth, he mashed a 2-run insurance double that felt like the difference-maker. 

The bullpen recorded two holds and a save, with Oliver, Jepsen and Fuentes making things interesting enough to keep fans in their seats and in front of their televisions, while still making Saunder's fine start hold up.

To round out a perfect Sunday afternoon, Joe Maddon's Rays stunned the Texas Rangers with a ninth inning comeback, reducing the Halos' magic number to two.  The Rangers come to town tomorrow, so the Halos could be celebrating at home as early as next evening. 

Poll
And the panther is...
Joe Saunders - You can't really hold his 7th inning bad luck against him, can you?
70 votes
Kendry Morales - Bam Bam goes yard, notches 3 RBI's, starts a crucial DP
320 votes
Kevin Jepsen - He found the strikezone
10 votes
Maicer Izturis - RISP God
33 votes

433 votes | Poll has closed

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Torii Hunter!

tied a major-league record for number of outs recorded by a single player in an inning.

"Figgins' OBP is still over 40!" -Steve Physioc

by Figgi4life on Sep 27, 2009 3:27 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice 550 commend Sunday ballgame thread

KMo all the way… Joe looked horrible in two specific innings, but was only punished in one of them.

by shiftyeyedgoat on Sep 27, 2009 3:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Joe Saundo

Made it interesting there in the 7th, but otherwise served as the stopper after Lackey crapped the bed last night!

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 27, 2009 3:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Oliver has to be some mention for Panther

comes on with 2 on NO out and shuts down the rally………sure he gave up the leadoff double the next inning but without those critical 3 outs in the 7th who knows what happens.

Oliver……panther.

"In every adversity there lies the seed of an equivalent advantage. In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next time." (Robert Collier)

by norcaliangelsfan on Sep 27, 2009 3:35 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

QFT

As far as pitching goes, Oliver came in and performed today.

He gets my pitching panther, but it doesn’t overtake KMo’s bambam day.

by shiftyeyedgoat on Sep 27, 2009 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pantera=Kendry

Let the Halo power flow...

by HALO N BRIMSTONE on Sep 27, 2009 3:43 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Who's that in the chair?

Jeffy?

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 27, 2009 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ah, right! That makes sense!

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 27, 2009 9:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

it would

but that pic is old. notice the lack of ink of Naps’ arms.

Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34

by howiestheman on Sep 27, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

and by "arms" i meant "forearms"

Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34

by howiestheman on Sep 27, 2009 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ah yes

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 27, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Too bad they're not cutting off the overly large bangs...

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 27, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Im going to the game tomorrow..

I needed a win and and a texas lost to have a shot at seeing the division clincher.

Thank God the angels came to play today and the Rays had the balls to pull it out

by LiteUpThatHalo on Sep 27, 2009 6:09 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Indeed! Storm the field!!

Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.

by AlanFalcon on Sep 27, 2009 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No....You just need and Angels WIN because they are playing TEXAS.

So obviously if the Angels win, the Rangers loose. So you just need the Angels to win, then you can laugh at them for being so cocky and talkin shit all year!

Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by acuda27 on Sep 27, 2009 10:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice!

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 27, 2009 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Panther indeed.

Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.

by AlanFalcon on Sep 27, 2009 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'm not good with history

but wouldn’t he be a sabertooth cat?

by daze on Sep 27, 2009 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What?

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 27, 2009 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, I see. Ageist!

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 27, 2009 10:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

true

and thanks to the rays i can see the angels clinch tomorrow night 5 rows behind there dugout lookin forward to a champaign bath

One time...

by mikvitu on Sep 27, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Shhhhh don't jinx it!

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 27, 2009 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The more people who say it the more likely the choke becomes!

;-D

RIP Nick Adenhart.

"When the Babe tries to call his shot, I hope Nick puts one in his ear."
--RallyMonkey5

by Clutch on Sep 28, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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