Ervin Santana Tosses 5-Hit Shutout Against Texas

Final in Anaheim: Angels 2, Rangers 0

Pitching like the game really meant something, Ervin Santana scattered 5 singles to record his 5^th career shutout. Santana was a monster on the mound, terrorizing the Ranger hitters by striking out 8 while allowing just one walk.

Although the Angels only managed to get 4 hits from their offense, the big blows came from lead-off hits by Hank Conger and Hideki Matsui. King Conger hit his first major league triple to start the second inning, while Godzilla doubled to begin the 4^th. Both would eventually score on groundouts, but that would be all Santana would need.

With the win, Santana improves to 17-9 on the season, lowering his ERA to 3.77. The 17 wins is a personal high, besting his 16 wins in 2006 and 2008.