October 24, 2007 Angels 10, Braves 1 (Angels lead series, 1-0)

In a game that was much closer than the final score makes it appear, the Los Angeles Angels take game one of the World Series with a 10-1 victory. A last-minute change of starters for the Braves, as Tim Hudson got an extra day of rest after two rough starts in the NLCS so Buddy Carlyle gets the start instead against John Lackey. Carlyle did not dissapoint, only allowing one earned run in his almost 6 innings of work. The Angels opened the scoring in the 2nd inning when Braves right fielder Jeff Francoeur drops what should have been the third out allowing a run to score. The Braves tie it right back up in the 3rd on three singles for Kelly Johnson, Edgar Renteria and Mark Teixeira, but the Angels get their lead back in the bottom of the 4th via a Howie Kendrick leadoff triple and a Reggie Willits double. The score would stay 2-1 until the 7th inning, when the floodgates would open. The Angels get 5 runs in the 7th off of Oscar Villarreal, with the big blow being a Nathan Haynes 3-run triple. Carl Paronto stops the 7th inning bleeding, but opens the wound back up in the 8th when Mike Napoli rips a 3-run homerun. Meanwhile, Lackey quietly puts the Braves in check going 8 innings scattering 5 hits and the one run, getting his third playoff win overall. You may notice the interesting line for Casey Kotchman for the day - zero at-bats for the day and with scoring two runs and coming to the plate five times. He walked 3 times, had a sacrifice bunt, and was hit by a pitch. Hudson will get the start for the Braves in game 2, as they try to right the ship against the Angels' Kelvim Escobar. Interesting statistic that you might expect - 20 game winner and second in the NL Cy Young voting Tim Hudson so far for the playoffs is 0-2 with an 8.44 ERA in three starts!! The Angels 7th inning: *** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 *** 0 G.Anderson 2- 8 5 4 Home Run b-H 0 V.Guerrero 3-11 1 HBP b-1 0 1 C.Kotchman 3 Sac Bunt 1-2 b-0 1 2 M.Napoli 2- 8 5 Walk b-1 1 12 H.Kendrick 3- 5 14 6 Double 2-H 1-3 b-2 1 23 R.Willits 6- 5 5 Walk b-1 SUBSTITUTE P - Tyler Yates 1 123 N.Haynes 1- 9 19 5 Triple 3-H 2-H 1-H b-3 SUBSTITUTE P - Chad Paronto 1 3 C.Figgins 6- 9 5 Ground Out b-0 2 3 O.Cabrera 5- 4 2 Foul Out b-0

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 2007 Atlanta Braves At 2007 Los Angeles(AL) Angels       10/24/2007
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Angels             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  K.Johnson 2B        3  1  1  0 .220     C.Figgins 3B        5  0  1  0 .245  
  E.Renteria SS       4  0  1  0 .360     O.Cabrera SS        5  0  0  0 .313  
  C.Jones 3B          4  0  2  0 .449     G.Anderson LF       5  1  3  1 .275  
  M.Teixeira 1B       3  0  1  1 .318     V.Guerrero DH       4  2  1  0 .282  
  B.McCann C          4  0  0  0 .375     C.Kotchman 1B       0  2  0  0 .257  
  J.Francoeur RF      4  0  0  0 .208     M.Napoli C          3  2  1  3 .200  
  A.Jones CF          3  0  0  0 .205     H.Kendrick 2B       5  2  2  1 .293  
  S.Thorman DH        3  0  0  0 .000     R.Willits CF        3  1  2  1 .324  
  W.Harris LF         2  0  0  0 .278     N.Haynes RF         5  0  2  3 .235  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  1  5  1                 Totals      35 10 12  9
 
 
Braves.......... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  5  1
Angels.......... 0 1 0  1 0 0  5 3    - 10 12  0
 
Braves (7-5)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Carlyle LOSS(0-2)       5 1/3   7   2   1   3   5   0  88   4.32
O.Villarreal              1       2   5   5   2   2   1  32   9.00
T.Yates                   0       1   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.00
C.Paronto                 1       2   3   3   1   0   1  23   5.40
R.Mahay                   0 2/3   0   0   0   1   2   0  16   7.11
Totals                    8      12  10   9   7   9   2
 
Angels (8-4)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Lackey WIN(3-0)         8       5   1   1   3   5   0 120   1.59
C.Bootcheck               1       0   0   0   0   1   0   9   6.75
Totals                    9       5   1   1   3   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 44,137 DATE- Wednesday, October 24th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:59
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 5  Angels:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0  Angels: 1
ERRORS- J.Francoeur
DOUBLES- G.Anderson(2nd), H.Kendrick(4th), R.Willits(2nd)
TRIPLES- H.Kendrick(1st), N.Haynes(1st)
HOME RUNS- G.Anderson(2nd), M.Napoli(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- W.Harris, R.Willits
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Kotchman
WALKS- K.Johnson, M.Teixeira, W.Harris, C.Kotchman-3, M.Napoli-2, R.Willits-2
HIT BY PITCH- V.Guerrero, C.Kotchman
STRIKE OUTS- K.Johnson, C.Jones, M.Teixeira, B.McCann-2, J.Francoeur,
             C.Figgins-2, O.Cabrera, V.Guerrero, M.Napoli, H.Kendrick-3,
             N.Haynes
GIDP- E.Renteria
WILD PITCHES- J.Lackey
 
Garret Anderson blasted a homerun as the Los Angeles(AL) Angels outscored the
Atlanta Braves 10 to 1.
 
John Lackey(3-0) gave Los Angeles(AL) a solid outing.  He was reached for 5
hits and 3 walks in 8 innings.  Los Angeles(AL) had 12 hits overall, while
Atlanta had 5.  
 
Buddy Carlyle(0-2) was the loser.  He gave up 7 hits and 3 walks in 5 and 1/3
innings.

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