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	Middle men deliver

Angels 5, Athletics 2

Joe Saunders struck out seven and walked one for his fourth win. (Ben Margot/AP)

By Rick Eymer / Special to MLB.com

Cleanup hitter Torii Hunter went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and Mike Napoli, who has now reached base in 13 of his last 14 plate appearances, went 4-for-4 and knocked in two from the No. 5 spot to pave the way for Angels southpaw Joe Saunders to pick up his third straight win with a solid 6 2/3 innings in Oakland.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 05/04: LAA 5, OAK 2
Tue. 05/05: @ OAK, 7:05 PM PT

LA Angels (11-13)
Won 2

LA Angels 5, Oakland 2

Oakland (9-14)
Lost 2

May 4, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
LA Angels	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	5	12	0
Oakland	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	6	0

LA Angels	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Figgins, 3B	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	.247
Izturis, M, SS	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	.271
Abreu, RF	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	.363
Hunter, To, CF	4	1	2	3	0	0	2	.322
Napoli, DH	4	0	4	2	0	0	0	.364
Kendrick, H, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.253
Morales, K, 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.279
Rivera, J, LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.288
Mathis, C	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.235
Totals	36	5	12	5	1	3	12
BATTING 2B: Napoli 2 (5, Anderson, Anderson), Morales, K (8, Gallagher, S). TB: Figgins 3; Abreu 2; Hunter, To 2; Napoli 6; Morales, K 2. RBI: Hunter, To 3 (21), Napoli 2 (11). 2-out RBI: Hunter, To; Napoli. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rivera, J 2; Kendrick, H; Hunter, To. SAC: Izturis, M. GIDP: Kendrick, H. Team RISP: 4-for-13. Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING SB: Figgins (10, 2nd base off Anderson/Suzuki, K). CS: Napoli (3, 2nd base by Gallagher, S/Suzuki, K).

Oakland	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Suzuki, K, C	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	.329
Cabrera, O, SS	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.247
Giambi, 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.218
Holliday, LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.223
Cust, DH	4	0	0	0	0	4	4	.266
Crosby, 3B	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	.222
Buck, T, RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.182
Petit, G, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.333
Davis, R, CF	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.200
Totals	33	2	6	1	1	11	14
BATTING 2B: Crosby (1, Saunders, J). HR: Suzuki, K (2, 7th inning off Saunders, J, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Suzuki, K 4; Cabrera, O 2; Giambi; Crosby 3. RBI: Suzuki, K (11). 2-out RBI: Suzuki, K. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cust; Davis, R; Buck, T 2. Team RISP: 0-for-8. Team LOB: 6. FIELDING DP: (Cabrera, O-Petit, G-Giambi).

LA Angels	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Saunders, J (W, 4-1)	6.2	6	2	2	1	7	1	3.29
Arredondo (H, 8)	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	0	5.68
Fuentes (S, 6)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.00

Oakland	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Anderson (L, 0-3)	4.2	9	5	5	1	0	0	5.79
Gallagher, S	3.2	3	0	0	0	3	0	3.86
Blevins	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	27.00

Balk: Saunders, J.
HBP: Giambi (by Saunders, J).
Pitches-strikes: Saunders, J 110-70, Arredondo 14-12, Fuentes 14-9, Anderson 72-46, Gallagher, S 61-37, Blevins 7-4.
Groundouts-flyouts: Saunders, J 6-4, Arredondo 1-0, Fuentes 0-1, Anderson 10-2, Gallagher, S 4-3, Blevins 0-2.
Batters faced: Saunders, J 28, Arredondo 4, Fuentes 3, Anderson 23, Gallagher, S 13, Blevins 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Gallagher, S 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Sam Holbrook. 1B: Dan Iassogna. 2B: Charlie Reliford. 3B: Shawn Rakos.
Weather: 62 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 16 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:35.
Att: 10,397.
May 4, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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