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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL HOUSTON ASTROS AT CALIFORNIA ANGELS 07/29/2046 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| HOUSTON ASTROS AT CALIFORNIA ANGELS |  
					| GAME ID: 2121 - SUNDAY, JULY 29TH , 2046 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Houston Astros (36-68) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |  
								| California Angels (43-61) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | 7 | 10 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Angels Snag 7-5 Win |  
					| California and Houston duked it out and the Angels came out victorious. 
 Preston Deakyne was a major contributor to the 7-5 California win over Houston. The Angels first baseman was 3 for 4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Angel Marquez picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 4-7. Casey Truax was tagged with the loss. Dave Thomas got the save, his 4th in 7 chances.
 
 Nick Dunn  chipped in for  California with a run-scoring  single in the bottom of the eighth. For the game, the second baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 3 runs batted in.
 
 "Nice to tuck this win away," said Dunn.
 
 California has 3 straight wins, Houston 3 straight losses.
 
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					| HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE |  | CALIFORNIA BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI |  
		| M. Thompson 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .221 | 12 | 35 |  
		| B. Hill LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .275 | 12 | 40 |  
		| C. Lane 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .267 | 18 | 58 |  
		| S. Ono RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .226 | 1 | 8 |  
		| J. Gardner CF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | 18 | 57 |  
		| J. Froyd SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .270 | 10 | 33 |  
		| T. Kenyon C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .265 | 4 | 27 |  
		| A. Vasquez DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .286 | 6 | 11 |  
		| C. Jiang 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .263 | 4 | 22 |  
		| Totals | 35 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 |  |  |  |  
							
								| BATTING Doubles: 
J. Gardner
 (11, 2nd Inning off G. Morante, 0 on, 1 out) 
, 
T. Kenyon
 (20, 2nd Inning off G. Morante, 1 on, 2 outs)
 Home Runs: 
M. Thompson
 (12, 6th Inning off N. Madrid, 1 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
M. Thompson
 5
, 
B. Hill
, 
C. Lane
, 
J. Gardner
 4
, 
T. Kenyon
 2
 2-out RBI: 
M. Thompson
, 
J. Gardner
, 
T. Kenyon
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
B. Hill
, 
J. Froyd
, 
A. Vasquez
 Team LOB: 
6
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
M. Thompson
 (8)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Thompson-Froyd-Lane)
 PB: 
T. Kenyon
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
P. Deakyne
 (16, 6th Inning off B. Thomas, 0 on, 0 outs) 
, 
J. Burd
 (11, 8th Inning off C. Truax, 1 on, 2 outs)
 Home Runs: 
P. Deakyne
 (22, 4th Inning off B. Thomas, 1 on, 0 outs) 
, 
N. Dunn
 (11, 4th Inning off B. Thomas, 0 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
B. Waltersson
, 
P. Deakyne
 7
, 
M. Harkins
, 
N. Dunn
 5
, 
J. Burd
 2
, 
J. Trujillo
, 
M. Padron
 2-out RBI: 
N. Dunn
, 
J. Burd
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
D. Odom
 GIDP: 
M. Harkins
 Sac Bunt: 
B. Waltersson
 Team LOB: 
2
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
P. Deakyne
 (15)
, 
N. Dunn
 (15)
 CS: 
D. Odom
 (2)
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| B. Thomas | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 101 | 5.44 |  
	| C. Truax L (0-1), BS (1) | 0.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 13.50 |  
	| B. Garcia | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4.95 |  |  |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Preston Deakyne Ballpark: 
Angel Stadium of Anaheim
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
 Start Time: 
7:05 PM PT
 Time: 
3:20
 Attendance: 
33464
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