07/05/2008 - Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Howie Kendrick finished 2-for-4 and drove in three runs as Los Angeles drubbed Toronto, 8-2, in the first of a three-game set.
Garret Anderson went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and a pair of runs scored for the Angels, winners in three straight and four of five. Torii Hunter homered and scored twice while Gary Matthews Jr. and Maicer Izturis also knocked in runs for the victors.
Jered Weaver (8-8) evened his record by allowing only two runs on six hits with six strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings.
Joe Inglett and Alex Rios knocked in a run each for the Blue Jays, who have lost three in a row. A.J. Burnett (8-8) was rocked in the loss for 12 hits and eight runs -- six earned -- over seven full frames.
Los Angeles blew the game open by scoring three times each in the sixth and seventh, opening up an 8-0 advantage.
In the sixth, Vladimir Guerrero opened with a double and moved up on Marco Scutaro's fielding error on Hunter's grounder. Two batters later Matthews doubled down the line in left to score Guerrero, then Kendrick punched a single to center which brought in two more.
Casey Kotchman started the Angels' next at-bat with a double and scored when Izturis followed with a single. He was cut down trying to advance, but Guerrero singled. Hunter lined out but Anderson stepped up and drilled a two- run shot into the seats in right field.
Weaver finally faltered in the eighth, allowing a one-out double by Scutaro and a triple from Inglett which accounted for Toronto's first run. Justin Speier was called on, but allowed an RBI single from Rios for an 8-2 game before retiring Wells and Rolen to limit further damage.
Darren Oliver closed out the rout with a scoreless ninth.
The home team picked up a pair of runs in the second inning, as Hunter's solo homer was followed by Kendrick's two-out RBI double.
Weaver retired 13 of 14 batters from Inglett's first-inning single until Lyle Overbay's one-out double in the fifth. Although Rod Barajas singled to put two runners on, the inning came to a close when Scutaro flew out.
Game Notes
The Angels have won five of the last seven meetings dating back to last season...Toronto has lost 12 of its last 15 on the road...Every Angels starter collected at least one hit.
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