08/24/2008 - Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mark Teixeira finished 3-for-4 with a homer, double and two runs scored, as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim scored three times in the bottom of the eighth inning to rally past the Minnesota Twins, 5-3, and salvage a spilt in the four-game series.
Gary Matthews Jr. and Vladimir Guerrero both went 2-for-4 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored for the Angels, who have won three of their last five games.
Ervin Santana gave up three runs on nine hits over seven innings, and came away with a no-decision. He also matched his season-high with 10 strikeouts and did not walk a batter. Jose Arredondo (6-1) tossed a scoreless eighth to get the win.
Justin Morneau was 3-for-4, including a home run, and drove in all three runs for Minnesota, which lost for just the third time in its last 11 contests. Nick Punto collected three hits in defeat.
The Twins fell a half-game behind the White Sox for first place in the AL Central after Chicago defeated Tampa Bay earlier Sunday.
Kevin Slowey allowed two runs on eight hits and struck five over 6 1/3 innings, but did not receive a decision. Dennys Reyes surrendered a run in two-thirds of an inning, while Jesse Crain (5-3) gave up two runs to take the loss.
Trailing 3-2, the Angels scored three times in the eighth to pull ahead 5-3. Teixeira got things started with a double off Reyes, who relieved Slowey in the seventh. Crain then took over on the mound and Guerrero tripled off the center field wall, tying the game at three.
After Torii Hunter went down swinging, Matthews gave the Halos their first lead of the game with a triple into the right field corner. Juan Rivera followed with a sacrifice fly.
Francisco Rodriguez closed the door in the ninth to earn his MLB-best 50th save of the season.
Three singles by Denard Span, Alexi Casilla and Morneau plated a run in the first inning, and Minnesota tacked on another run in the third. Joe Mauer had a two-out single and Morneau followed with an RBI double for a 2-0 Twins lead.
Leading off the sixth, Morneau drove a 2-1 slider to the seats in right. Teixeira put the Angels on the board by leading off the home half with a shot over the center field wall. Los Angeles picked up another run in the seventh on an RBI groundout by Chone Figgins.
Game Notes
Rodriguez became the ninth pitcher in Major League baseball history to record at least 50 saves in a season...Mauer has hit safely in a career-high 16 consecutive games, while Punto is riding a season-high 12-game hitting streak...Slowey has allowed two runs or less in each of his last four starts.
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Barry Bonds is a 50-1 long shot to be this year's home run champ odds. The favorite to be this year's home run champ is none other than Albert Pujols, however.
Now that Barry Bonds is signed and in Giants camp, it is on to his pursuit of all of sports most prestigious records: the all-time home run mark. Bonds sits just 21 homers shy of tying Hank Aaron for the career mark at 755. Word out of Giants’ camp is that Bonds is the healthiest he has been in a few years. Bonds is just two seasons removed from his injury riddled 2005 campaign where he played in only 14 games and hit only 5 home runs. He did come back last year and had a solid season hitting .270 with 26 bombs. All eyes will be on Bonds this spring and summer not only because of his home run chase but his highly publicized steroid abuse allegations. If and when Bonds breaks the record, he surely will not get the positive attention one should for breaking a record that was once thought of as “unbreakable”. Despite Bonds decent season last year, he is just 50-1 at MySportsbook.com to lead the MLB in long balls this season.
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