Final Score in Arlington: Angels 10, Rangers 5
In what might have been his next to last regular season start as an Angel, John Lackey tied Frank Tanana for 4th Place all time in franchise history with his 102nd win under the Halo. And he did it with the Angels' #2 All Time Winner watching in the stands - but on behalf of the opposition. Rangers team president Nolan Ryan (138 Wins as an Angel) saw the Angel bats battle back on behalf of Big John, scoring 7 unanswered runs after being behind 5-3 to start the 6th. That made a loser out of Texas starter Derek Holland.
Finishing up a grueling road trip 3-4, the Angels bats finally awoke. Howie Kendrick was a Double shy of the cycle, his 3 hits in the game highlighted by a solo HR and a bases clearing 3-Run Triple. The Angels hit 4 HR in a rare Arlington day game. Gary Matthews Jr subbed for Bobby Abreu and was 2 for 3 with one of the RBI. Chone Figgins and Juan Rivera had solo HRs. Holland was charged with 6 ER and Texas Phenom Neftali Feliz was charged with 2 ER.
The Angels head home to face the Yankees tomorrow night. John Lackey will celebrate by taking a few teammates to the Cowboys home opener in his luxury suite. What does this mean for Frank Tanana? A solid 5th place all time for now is the worst that could come of a reinvigorated Lackey in the home stretch.
Angels All-Time WINS Leaders:
| PLAYER | IP | W |
| Chuck Finley |
2,674+ | 165 |
| Nolan Ryan |
2,181+ | 138 |
| Mike Witt |
1,965+ | 109 |
| John Lackey |
1,492+ | 102 |
| Frank Tanana |
1,615+ | 102 |
| Mark Langston |
1,445+ | 88 |
| Clyde Wright |
1,403+ | 87 |
| Kirk McCaskill |
1,220+ | 78 |
| J. Washburn |
1,153+ | 75 |
| Dean Chance |
1,236+ | 74 |
Ervin Santana is 13th All Time with 58 Wins
Jered Weaver is 18th All Time with 50 Wins
Joe Saunders is 21st All Time with 45 Wins
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This is modified from the
Boston one, but….
vlad IS my man - September 20, 2009
howie for POTG
daze - September 20, 2009
44FAN - September 20, 2009
Ron Washington on the road to a nice off season.
HALO N BRIMSTONE - September 20, 2009
Hahaha, this is creative, great
Clutch - September 20, 2009
HK47
Ratta-tat-tat
Slyintine - September 20, 2009
Howie, panther.
clover_black - September 20, 2009
congrats on the division.
iorange555 - September 20, 2009
Two-steppin' onto post season glory!
HALO N BRIMSTONE - September 20, 2009
"I eat Texas Rangers for breakfast."
Big Easy Halofan - September 20, 2009
dude Saints are ridiculous
just to let you know
princeton11loveshalos - September 20, 2009
They take the old adage that the best defense is a great offense to a new level
Big Easy Halofan - September 20, 2009
yeah hopefully Brees goes easy on my Bills next week.
Too bad they didnt come to town in December.
norcaliangelsfan - September 20, 2009
Ratatat on that ass!
HALO N BRIMSTONE - September 20, 2009
I gave some love for the Garbage man......
Had a nice game today
norcaliangelsfan - September 20, 2009
Let's hope this propels Howie into the
everyday lineup again! POTG HK!!
angelskid2210 - September 20, 2009
I really want to see Lackey move up that list.
matthiasstephan - September 20, 2009
and Rev, shouldn't Lackey have one or two more starts in the regular season anyway.
We have 13 games left, and the magic number is 7. Lackey should start at least one more time, right???
matthiasstephan - September 20, 2009
at least one, maybe two
Saturday against Oakland and Thursday against Texas – depending on how the rotation gets slotted with the postseason in mind.
Rev Halofan - September 20, 2009
Great gane but Kendry is in a SLLLLLUMP!
4 K’s??? Did the MLB suddenly learn how to pitch to him or is he just blowing it?
BryanHarvey'sMoustache - September 20, 2009
game not gane.
BryanHarvey'sMoustache - September 20, 2009
hes blowing it
i feel like he got it into his head that every time he swings its going to go out of the park or off the wall. He has forgotten what has made the halo’s offense so potent this year – patience and situational hitting. Kendry is looking terrible at the plate these days. Absolutely terrible.
TheAngelsAngels - September 20, 2009
Yeah
Hopefully he figures this out and picks up before the offseason so we can see some KENDRY AWESOMENESS!!!!!
Clutch - September 20, 2009
Let's give HGH his due.
He also had a solo shot.
red floyd - September 20, 2009
Agree about 99%...
…his forgetting the number of outs was un-freakin-believable. Fortunately, it didn’t matter, but it COULD have mattered. And he still can’t seem to track a fly ball. He should have his eyes checked.
Got to give him credit for 3 RBI’s including the HR. That’s a healthy offensive contribution.
sothball - September 20, 2009
Oh, I wasn't voting for him for Panther.
Just that the Rev didn’t credit the HR like he did for everyone else.
red floyd - September 20, 2009
Up
scottnak - September 20, 2009
Sounds like Howie wants to start a couple playoff games.
I say let the man have his wish.
moosemastr - September 20, 2009
A 100% healthy Howie in the post season...
…watch out!
My money’s on Howie this time ’round.
Funke5ive - September 20, 2009
I'll take cash
for the 3-4 roadie!
Brian S (brianguy) - September 20, 2009
But for the bad umpiring in game 2 in Boston, it would have (should have) been a grueling 4-3 road trip.
sothball - September 21, 2009
yeah
nervous time
Brian S (brianguy) - September 21, 2009
Thanks to Texas tanking at the right time...
No Millwood, Young or Hamilton helped make that a nice end to an otherwise brutal trip…
Downing Rules - September 21, 2009
Me too.
hauldog - September 21, 2009
how are you and Brian S going to get me your email addys?
for your 10 skinnies? I’d say email Rev and then have him forward your paypal email addresses to me that way … unless you want to meet at Tuesday night’s game (haul, I know you are in OR, so that might not be feasible).
Downing Rules - September 21, 2009
My trips to the OC are done for the regular season and the ALDS
Email me your address to hauldog@gmail.com.
I will email you my email address attached to paypal or whatever you need. Let me know.
hauldog - September 22, 2009
Bobby "the dog" Abreu
The Angels success is no thanks to Bobby “the dog” Abreu. This out-of-shape, narcissistic, player is now showing his true colors after playing over his head for a good chunk of the season. He is, and has always been, as selfish player who looks only to his own numbers and not to what it takes to help the team win. Wake up Angel fans ….. this guy is poison and will not help you get another championship.
Jeff I - September 21, 2009
troll?
opiejeanne - September 22, 2009
Bitter Yankee fan says what?
hauldog - September 22, 2009
Yeah, Not much love for the Bobby.
opiejeanne - September 22, 2009
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