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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
LA Angels 3, Texas 2
When: 4:10 PM ET, Saturday, May 14, 2011
Where: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Temperature: 65°
Umpires: Home - James Hoye, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Angel Campos, 3B - Mike Muchlinski
Attendance: 47663

Dan Haren turned in a solid start, Alberto Callaspo had two run-scoring doubles and the Los Angeles Angels remained atop the American League West with a 3-2 victory over the host Texas Rangers on Saturday.

After the Rangers tied the game 2-2 in the eighth, the Angels rallied for the go-ahead run in the ninth when Jeff Mathis led off with a single, moved to second on Peter Bourjos’ sacrifice bunt and scored on a two-out single by Maicer Izturis.

Scott Downs (1-0) got one out in the eighth and Jordan Walden pitched a scoreless ninth for his seventh save, but the star of the game was Haren, who had his longest start since a complete game April 12. He went 7 2/3 innings Saturday, allowed two runs, six hits and struck out five.

The Rangers took a 1-0 lead in the second on Adrian Beltre’s RBI single before the Angels tied it on a double by Callaspo in the fourth. In the sixth, Callaspo's RBI double gave the Angels a 2-1 lead.

Texas answered with a run in the eighth. Angels shortstop Erick Aybar couldn’t come up with a hard grounder by Michael Young, which allowed Ian Kinsler to score. Young was awarded a hit on the play.

Texas starter Derek Holland went six innings, allowed two runs, six hits, three walks and struck out four. Reliever Darren Oliver (1-4) allowed a run on two hits in the ninth.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
LA Angels   Texas
Dan Haren Player Derek Holland
No Decision W/L No Decision
7.2 IP 6.0
5 Strikeouts 4
6 Hits 6
1.17 ERA 3.00
Hitting
LA Angels   Texas
Alberto Jose Callaspo Player Adrian Beltre
2 Hits 2
2 RBI 1
0 HR 0
4 TB 2
.500 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
LA Angels 10 0 14 .286 18 4 3 4 0 1
Texas 6 0 8 .176 13 7 1 0 1 0