Monday, June 18, 2007

Figgins Has Historical Game

Chone Figgins tied a club record with six hits in tonight's game including a 9th inning, 2-out walk-off double.

Garret Anderson is the only other Angel to have 6 hits in one game. He did it September 27, 1996 at Texas (Box Score) in the Angels 4-3, 15-inning victory.

Here's a look at his six at-bats.

1st inning - With one out in the bottom of the 1st, Figgins singles and goes to third on an Orlando Cabrera single. He is stranded at third as Vladimir Guerrero and Gary Matthews Jr both fly out.

2nd inning - Shea Hillenbrand is at third and Reggie Willits is at first with two outs. Figgins lines a single just out of the reach of the Astros shortstop, Mark Loretta. Hillenbrand scores and Willits advances to third. Cabrera then lined out to end the inning.

4th inning - With one out and the bases empty, Figgins singles to right field. He then scores on an Orlando Cabrera double.

6th inning - The bases are empty with two outs and Figgins doubles to right center. He is stranded at second as Cabrera flies out.

7th inning - With two outs and Erick Aybar on third base representing the tying run, Figgins bounces a big chopper between the pitcher and 1st baseman. He beats it out for an infield single.

9th inning - After making a nice grab of a line drive in the top half of the inning to keep the game tied at nine, Figgins came up with Willits on first and two outs. Surprisingly, Willits did not steal second and Figgins hit a 1-1 pitch into the right field corner for a double which scored Willits from first. Just another Halo victory 10-9.

The six hits helped raise Chone's average from .258 to .284.

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